Nur ein Wort von Dir by Julia Whelan

Nur ein Wort von Dir

When a voice becomes the love story you never saw coming

Written byJulia Whelan
Length12h18m
Release dateMay 19, 2023
LanguageGerman
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AuthorJulia Whelan
NarratorSandrine Mittelstädt
Runtime12h18m
PublishedMay 19, 2023
RatingNot yet rated
CategoriesRomance, Contemporary
FormatAudiobook (Digital)
PlatformAudible

About This Audiobook

Sewanee’s entire life has been a carefully curated performance—just not the one she’s onstage for. With dreams of Hollywood stardom in tatters, she takes a job reading audiobooks, where the magic of voice becomes her escape. That’s where she meets Mark Friedman, an acclaimed audiobook narrator whose velvety baritone could melt steel. Theirs is a relationship built on stolen words, late-night studio sessions, and the kind of intimacy that blooms when you hear someone’s soul before you ever see their face. Julia Whelan crafts a romance that’s as much about the *sound* of love as it is about its messy reality—think audiobook nirvana meets emotional gut-punch.

What makes this audiobook electric is Sandrine Mittelstädt’s narration, which doesn’t just deliver dialogue—it *inhabits* it. Her seamless switch between Sewanee’s sharp wit, Mark’s smoldering warmth, and the gravel of other characters’ voices creates a full-cast illusion with a single performer. The production leans into the audiobook’s meta layer: breathless studio scenes feel like eavesdropping on a love letter, while the silences between exchanged words hum with tension. Whelan’s script revels in the paradox of modern romance—how we fall for faceless voices online, only to risk everything when the face finally appears.

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Editor's Review

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I’ll admit, I was skeptical going in. A romance built around audiobooks? Sure, the premise is cute, but could it sustain 12 hours of my life? By the end, I was *gripping* my phone, rewound three times to relive Mark’s last line. Mittelstädt’s performance is the secret weapon here—her Mark isn’t just charming; he’s a living ASMR trigger, and Sewanee’s narration has the dry, self-deprecating humor of a best friend who won’t let you take yourself too seriously. The studio scenes crackle with authenticity; you can *smell* the stale coffee and hear the hum of the recording booth. That said, the pacing drags in the middle act when the couple’s long-distance dynamic hinges on voice memos and scripted sessions. A full 90 minutes could’ve been trimmed without losing a beat of emotional impact. And while Whelan’s prose is snappy, Sewanee’s internal monologue occasionally veers into rom-com trope territory—though Mittelstädt sells it so hard you’ll forgive the clichés. The ending? Resolved, but not neatly wrapped. It’s the kind of messy, hopeful close that lingers like an echo in an empty studio.

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