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The Past Is Red by Catherynne M. Valente

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The Past Is Red

by Catherynne M. Valente

Narrator Penelope Rawlins

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Length 5 hours

Language English

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The future is blue—endless blue… except for a few small places that float across the hot, drowned world left behind by long-gone fossil fuel-guzzlers. One of those patches is a magical place called Garbagetown. Tetley Abednego is the most beloved girl in Garbagetown, but she’s the only one who knows it. She’s the only one who knows a lot of things: that Garbagetown is the most wonderful place in the world, that it’s full of hope, that you can love someone and 66% hate them all at the same time. But Earth is a terrible mess, hope is a fragile thing, and a lot of people are very angry with her. Then Tetley discovers a new friend, a terrible secret, and more to her world than she ever expected.

Fiction Science Fiction Apocalyptic & Dystopian

Catherynne M. Valente, acclaimed author of many books for adults, made her children's book debut with The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making. She lives on an island off the coast of Maine with her husband.

Penelope Rawlins is an award-winning audiobook narrator and acclaimed stage actress. Nominated for Narrator of the Year by Audible, she has recorded over 300 audiobooks and participated in hundreds of voiceover projects, including animation, computer games, radio dramas, and corporate learning modules. In 2019, she wrote and produced her first play, Pigeons, which sold out in London to five-star reviews. Raised in both Surrey and the States, she currently lives with her family in Kent.