When you purchase this Booktrack edition, you receive the exact narration as the traditional audiobook available, with the addition of music throughout. Gently playing in the background, the music never overpowers or distracts from the narration, so listeners can enjoy every minute. Monica Wood is the author of four works of fiction, most recently The One-in-a-Million-Boy, which won a 2017 Nautilus Award (Gold) and the 2017 fiction prize from the New England Society in the City of New York. The tempo and rhythm of the score are in perfect harmony with the action and characters throughout the audiobook. *Booktrack is an immersive format that pairs traditional audiobook narration to complementary music. Not to be missed by readers who loved THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY, ELIZABETH IS MISSING or THE SHOCK OF THE FALL. The One in a Million Boy is published by Headline. Despite himself, Quinn picks up where the boy left off, forging a friendship with Ona that allows him to know the son he never understood. A one-in-a-million story for anyone who loves to laugh, cry, and think about how extraordinary ordinary life can be. And yet it is testament to Wood’s empathetic storytelling that a novel replete with grief is nonetheless so heartwarming, funny and uplifting. Quinn soon discovers that the boy had talked Ona into gunning for the world record for Oldest Licensed Driver.

Wood finished the book in 2008, but her publisher rejected it. When the boy dies suddenly, Quinn seeks forgiveness for his paternal shortcomings by completing the requirements for one of his son's unfinished Boy Scout badges.įor seven Saturdays, Quinn does yard work for Ona Vitkus, the spry 104-year-old Lithuanian immigrant the boy had visited weekly. Monica Wood Dan Abbott photo Monica Wood can thank her husband for her latest novel, The One-in-a-Million Boy.

The One-In-A-Million Boy: Booktrack Edition adds an immersive musical soundtrack to your audiobook listening experience!*įor years, guitarist Quinn Porter has been on the road, chasing gig after gig, largely absent to his twice-ex-wife Belle and their odd, Guinness records' obsessed son.

The One-in-a-Million Boy by Monica Wood