Call My Name

A Novel

by Jenni Ogden

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Pub Date Sep 15 2022 | Archive Date Sep 15 2022

Historical Fiction | Literary Fiction | Women's Fiction

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Description

Two women, bound together by opposite personalities, friendship, love and family—until motherhood rips them apart.

Do you love audiobooks with New Zealand, Australian, Scottish and British accents?‘Call My Name’ by award-winning author, Jenni Ogden, is a compelling family saga evocatively narrated by Naomi Barton, whose voice will take you into the heart of this powerful story set in the Australian Tropics and spanning the 1960s to 1990s.

Her mother dead from a drug overdose, thirteen-year-old Olivia is rescued by Cathie Tulloch, her mother’s friend throughout the years they were held captive in Japanese prison camps in Sumatra in WWII. Welcomed into the Tulloch’s remote family home in the Australian tropics, introverted Olivia is claimed by dramatic, generous, controlling Cassandra Tulloch as her sister and best friend. Moving to the UK at 18, Olivia finds her independence — and partner Ben. But in 1970, after five years away, she is homesick, and ready to fulfill her long-held dream: to make a family of her own. In Brisbane she and Ben share a hippie lifestyle with Cassandra and husband, Sebastian. But while earth-mother Cassandra effortlessly produces beautiful babies, for Olivia, becoming a mother is hard. Even harder is discovering the truth about her own mother. And when the unimaginable happens, destroying the friendship with Cassandra that has been her bedrock for so long, Olivia tells herself that she doesn’t deserve a family, nor a place to call home.

Praise from Paula McLain, New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Wife and When the Stars Go Dark:

“An emotionally piercing and absorbing account of turbulent female friendship over time, Call My Name is also a keen meditation on the powerful pull of connection and belonging—the places and people that shape and change us, forever calling us home.”

Two women, bound together by opposite personalities, friendship, love and family—until motherhood rips them apart.

Do you love audiobooks with New Zealand, Australian, Scottish and British accents?‘...

A Note From the Publisher

e-Book ISBN:978-0-473-62963-2
Paperback ISBN: 978-0-473-62961-8
Hardback ISBN: 978-0-473-62962-5
Audiobook ISBN: 978-0-473-62964-9

Advance Praise

Editorial Reviews

“A gripping story that’s hard to put down—draws the reader into complex and deeply human questions as her characters’ lives intertwine over three decades of joy, loss, grief, and below it all, like a sustaining chord, loyalty and kindness. Call My Name reminds us that love calls us to be generous rather than possessive and that we can go on, even when terrible things happen, because we’re profoundly connected. Layered, sometimes shocking, yet shining with goodness and hope, it’s exactly the kind of story we need right now.”

—Barbara Linn Probst, Sarton and Nautilus award-winning author of The Sound Between the Notes & The Color of Ice

"Jenni Ogden's done it again—given us a beautifully crafted novel filled with the complexities, mysteries and joys of human connection within a family and between sisters, lovers and friends. Filled with authenticity, compassion and grace, Call My Name will find its way deep into your heart and soul, and stay with you long after the last page has been turned."

—Sally Cole-Misch, Award-winning author of The Best Part of Us

“Vivid setting, dynamic plot, and likable characters come together beautifully to deliver an emotionally compelling tale of friendship, love, loss, and forgiveness. Call My Name is a fantastic read.”

—Jodi Wright, Award-winning author of How to Grow an Addict & Eat and Get Gas.

“This is a love story ... of couples, of friends, of families. A page turning saga that is fresh in its story, yet provides the warmth of an old-fashioned classic.

—Romalyn Tilghman, Award-winning author of To the Stars with Difficulties, 2018 Kansas Notable Book of the Year

"...so intense and raw that I choked up a few times…brings out the true essence of friendship… Powerful and inspirational"

—Readers Favorite, 5 Star Review

“…realistic, pulled at my heartstrings… unforgettable characters…A masterpiece”

—Readers Favorite, 5 Star Review

Editorial Reviews

“A gripping story that’s hard to put down—draws the reader into complex and deeply human questions as her characters’ lives intertwine over three decades of joy, loss, grief, and...

Marketing Plan

Launch promotion will list the RRP of the audiobook as US$6.99 for a few weeks following publication date and then the RRP will double.

25 stop Virtual e-Book and Audiobook Tour, US

Paperback, Hardback and Audiobook released simultaneously on Sept 15th, 2022: Amazon, Apple, Kobo, Nook, Google Play and others, world-wide. Audiobook also available on Audible, Audiobooks, Chirp, libraries and others.

NetGalley E-Blasts to US, UK, Australian and NZ readers in September.

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Launch promotion will list the RRP of the audiobook as US$6.99 for a few weeks following publication date and then the RRP will double.

25 stop Virtual e-Book and Audiobook Tour, US

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