Audiobooks Like The Road to Tender Hearts

10 audiobooks for fans of The Road to Tender Hearts

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   North Woods

   by Daniel Mason

   Narrated by Mark Bramhall, Michael Crouch, Jason Culp, Mark Deakins, Jayne Entwistle, Billie Fulford-Brown, Arthur Morey, George Newbern, Kirsten Potter, Simon Vance

   ★ 4.26 ABR Score (120.3K ratings)

   ★ 4.1 Goodreads (117.0K) ★ 4.46 Audible (3.4K)

   11h 5m listening time • Released 2023

   A multigenerational haunting told through ten perfectly cast narrators—each voice anchors a different era, making the house itself feel alive across centuries of secrets and sorrow.

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   The Divorce Papers

   by Susan Rieger

   Narrated by Rebecca Lowman, Arthur Morey, Kathe Mazur, Emily Rankin, Susan Denaker, Mark Bramhall, Fred Sanders, Mark Deakins, Kim Mai Guest, Marc Cashman, Kimberly Farr

   ★ 3.38 ABR Score (7.5K ratings)

   ★ 3.26 Goodreads (7.4K) ★ 3.54 Audible (145)

   13h 22m listening time • Released 2014

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   The Correspondent

   by Virginia Evans

   Narrated by Maggi-Meg Reed, Jane Oppenheimer, Carly Robins, Jeff Ebner, David Pittu, Chris Andrew Ciulla, Mark Bramhall, Petrea Burchard, Robert Petkoff, Kimberly Farr, Cerris Morgan-Moyer, Peter Ganim, Jade Wheeler, Various

   ★ 4.81 ABR Score (383.3K ratings)

   ★ 4.53 Goodreads (364.9K) ★ 4.8 Audible (18.3K)

   8h 36m listening time • Released 2025

   A sprawling ensemble cast brings luminous depth to this meditation on lifelong correspondence—each narrator inhabits their character so fully you'll forget you're listening to a performance, not overhearing actual lives unfolding.

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   Theo of Golden

   by Allen Levi

   Narrated by David Morse

   ★ 4.85 ABR Score (178.8K ratings)

   ★ 4.57 Goodreads (168.5K) ★ 4.89 Audible (10.3K)

   13h 12m listening time • Released 2025

   David Morse's weathered voice transforms this quiet parable into something hypnotic—each pencil portrait portrait exchange feels like a secret being shared directly with you, making generosity feel less like virtue and more like magic.

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   The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell

   by Robert Dugoni

   Narrated by Robert Dugoni

   ★ 4.68 ABR Score (253.5K ratings)

   ★ 4.45 Goodreads (230.8K) ★ 4.67 Audible (22.7K)

   11h 41m listening time • Released 2018

   Robert Dugoni narrating his own coming-of-age story brings an intimacy that transforms a tale of isolation into something deeply moving. His performance captures both the wounded kid and the reflective adult looking back, making this feel less like memoir and more like a friend finally trusting you with his truth.

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   My Friends

   by Fredrik Backman

   Narrated by Marin Ireland

   ★ 4.58 ABR Score (421.8K ratings)

   ★ 4.36 Goodreads (413.4K) ★ 4.64 Audible (8.5K)

   13h 22m listening time • Released 2025

   Marin Ireland's narration transforms this story of teenage friendship into something achingly real—she captures the specific cadence of how friends actually talk, making you feel like you're eavesdropping on something sacred.

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   UnDivided

   Unwind Dystology • Book 4

   by Neal Shusterman

   Narrated by Luke Daniels

   ★ 4.57 ABR Score (34.4K ratings)

   ★ 4.45 Goodreads (32.4K) ★ 4.77 Audible (2.0K)

   12h 57m listening time • Released 2014

   Luke Daniels brings devastating clarity to this finale, making the moral reckoning hit harder than any previous book in the series. The stakes feel genuinely apocalyptic because he forces you to hear the humanity in every side of an impossible conflict.

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   When Crickets Cry

   by Charles Martin

   Narrated by Charles Martin, Adam Verner

   ★ 4.45 ABR Score (74.6K ratings)

   ★ 4.38 Goodreads (72.3K) ★ 4.61 Audible (2.3K)

   11h 15m listening time • Released 2019

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   Chasing Fireflies

   by Charles Martin

   Narrated by Adam Verner

   ★ 4.43 ABR Score (45.7K ratings)

   ★ 4.42 Goodreads (44.1K) ★ 4.6 Audible (1.7K)

   10h 25m listening time • Released 2020

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    Say Goodbye for Now

    by Catherine Ryan Hyde

    Narrated by Nick Podehl, Teri Schnaubelt

    ★ 4.38 ABR Score (29.8K ratings)

    ★ 4.37 Goodreads (27.5K) ★ 4.55 Audible (2.3K)

    9h 41m listening time • Released 2016

    Nick Podehl and Teri Schnaubelt bring richness to Hyde's story of outsiders finding belonging in 1950s Texas—their dual narration deepens the emotional weight of a love and friendship that society forbids.

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