The Winter People
Narrated by Cassandra Campbell, Kathe Mazur
Why Listen to This Audiobook?
Two women, a century apart, both searching for someone who shouldn't have vanished — and the Vermont winter makes sure neither story feels safe.
- Great if you want: dual-timeline ghost stories steeped in New England dread
- Listening experience: slow-building and atmospheric, best in one long session
- Narration: Campbell and Mazur split the timelines cleanly, each voice anchoring its era
- Skip if: you need tidy supernatural explanations or a fast payoff
About This Audiobook
Generations apart, two women connected by the same isolated Vermont farmhouse face devastating losses that blur the line between grief and supernatural terror. In 1908, Sara Harrison Shea mourns her young daughter's death while documenting strange occurrences in her diary, until she too vanishes under mysterious circumstances. Over a century later, nineteen-year-old Ruthie discovers her mother Alice has disappeared from their off-grid existence in Sara's former home, leaving behind only cryptic clues and a hidden diary that reveals disturbing parallels between past and present tragedies.
Cassandra Campbell and Kathe Mazur deliver compelling dual narrations that enhance the novel's split timeline structure, with each voice distinctly capturing the desperation and determination of women separated by eras but united by loss. Campbell's portrayal of the historical sections brings gothic atmosphere to Sara's increasingly frantic diary entries, while Mazur grounds the contemporary mystery in Ruthie's urgent search for answers. Their contrasting but complementary styles create an immersive listening experience that amplifies the mounting tension as the two storylines converge toward a chilling revelation about what some people will do to bring back the dead.