Kathryn Stockett’s The Calamity Club is available on Audible as a 28 hrs 44 mins unabridged audiobook, narrated by Jenna Lamia and January LaVoy.
Publisher’s Summary
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
“So immersive, exciting, and downright fabulous, you never want it to end.”—Oprah Daily
“A heart-wrenching, often hilarious story of economic hardship, moral posturing, and the particular yearnings of childless women and motherless girls.”—The New York Times
The multimillion-copy-selling author of The Help returns with a bold, big-hearted novel about a group of unbreakable women, fighting for what’s rightfully theirs—and the power of friendship to change everything.
Oxford, Mississippi, 1933.
Abandoned by her mother one Christmas Eve, eleven-year-old Meg Lefleur has learned the hard way to rely on no one. Now one of the unadoptable “big girls” at the Lafayette County Orphan Asylum, she fights each day to keep her spirit unbowed.
Birdie Calhoun, unmarried and outspoken, has come to Oxford to ask her socialite sister to help the struggling family she’s left behind. But as the Depression tightens its grip, Birdie discovers her sister’s seemingly charmed life is a tapestry of lies.
Then, Birdie encounters Charlie, a woman running low on luck with little left to lose. When their fates—and Meg’s—converge, Charlie comes up with an audacious plan for them to take control of their lives. But in a place and time where hypocrisy is rife and women’s freedom is fragile, even the smallest act of defiance can have dangerous consequences.
The Calamity Club will make you laugh, cry, and cheer—an epic testament to underestimated women who know that calamity can be the spark of new beginnings. This is Kathryn Stockett at her most confident, heartfelt, and hilarious—the triumphant return of one of the most beloved storytellers of our time.
Audiobook Details
- Narrated by: Jenna Lamia and January LaVoy
- Length: 28 hrs 44 mins
- Publisher: Spiegel & Grau by Spotify Audiobooks
- Release year: 2026
- Audible category: Literature & Fiction / Genre Fiction / Friendship
Listener Ratings
The Calamity Club holds an average listener rating of 4.9/5 from 20033 Audible ratings.
On Audible, ratings for this title break down into narration performance and story separately:
- Performance (narration): 4.9/5
- Story: 4.9/5
- 5-star ratings: 92% of all ratings
What Audible Listeners Are Saying
5/5 stars — “Least we forget!”
What a wonderful book. The voice of the Southern woman told in shocking detail. We as human beings should never forget what we did and what was done to us.When we don’t listen to the voices of the past we are bound to repeat the past.
Thank you Kathryn for another look at where we came from. And for helping us see we are more alike than different.
— The Warped Weaver Kathy, Audible listener
5/5 stars — “Beautiful story, exceptional narration”
I absolutely loved everything about this book that transported me into the past where I immediately fell in love with Meg, Birdie and Charlie. The skilled voice acting brought the characters to life in a way I don’t believe reading it would have. I could have listened for many hours longer. Best audio book I’ve experienced in a long time.— love audio, Audible listener
5/5 stars — “Just Wow!”
This story is so captivating and the narrators so on point, I haven’t been able to do anything I didn’t HAVE to do the past couple of days!— Amazon Customer, Audible listener
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