Turner, Joan Frances

Turner's debut novel balances on the following premise: What if zombies weren't merely shambling corpses but were sentient unto themselves, with their own language, structure, and desires? Actress/narrator Eva Amurri delivers a stellar performance: her gritty voice, unemotional delivery, and clear understanding of character motives put listeners alongside her in every scene...

What if zombies aren't mindless eating machines? What if they think, feel, and communicate with one another but just can't make themselves understood to ordinary humans? That's the premise of this debut novel, which is told from the point of view of Jessie, who's been dead for nine years...