My Name Is Anton

A Novel

By: Catherine Ryan Hyde

Narrated by: Michael Crouch

New York Times bestselling author Catherine Ryan Hyde returns with a hopeful novel of sacrifice, two lost souls, and enduring love.

It’s 1965, and life has taken a turn for eighteen-year-old Anton Addison-Rice. Nearly a year after his brother died in a tragic accident, Anton is still wounded - physically and emotionally. Alone for the holidays, he catches a glimpse of his neighbor Edith across the street one evening and realizes that she’s in danger.

Anton is determined to help Edith leave her abusive marriage. Frightened and fifteen years Anton’s senior, Edith is slow to trust. But when she needs a safe place to stay, she lets down her guard, and over the course of ten days an unlikely friendship grows. As Anton falls hopelessly and selflessly in love, Edith fears both her husband finding her and Anton getting hurt. She must disappear without telling anyone where she’s going - even Anton.

If keeping Edith safe means letting her go, Anton will say goodbye forever. Or so he believes. What would happen, though, if one day their paths should cross again?

©2020 Catherine Ryan Hyde, Trustee, or Successor Trustee, of the Catherine Ryan Hyde Revocable Trust created under that certain declaration dated September 27, 1999 (P)2020 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Critic reviews

"Crouch's endearing performance allows listeners to immerse themselves in this imperfectly sweet love story." - AudioFile Magazine

"A heartwarming story spanning decades of shared trials and personal growth, [Hyde’s] latest will appeal to her loyal readers and fans of Hazel Prior, Erica Bauermeister, and HBO’s recent series Run." - Booklist

"Readers who want tales of love, family, and emotional strength in the face of hardship will cheer on Anton, Edith, and their efforts to create a family in the midst of pain. A great choice for fans of Hyde and a fine introduction to Hyde’s brand of uplifting [stories] of people thrown together by chance and united by love." - Library Journal

Great story

I loved the story overall, but it took a long time to get “into it”.

I was ready to quit listening after a few chapters because of the (too) SLOW, very draggy narration.

I hate abandoning books after I’ve started them,
so I speeded it up.

First I tried listening at 1.3 speed, then bumped it up to 1.4.

That was a very good speed to listen to this.

That guy just reads like thick molasses TRYING to flow downhill.

AN 11 STAR LISTEN

I FOUND THIS TO BE A STRONG, POWERFUL LOVE STORY. LESSONS TO BE LEARNED HERE. THE ACCEPTANCE OF NAIVETY AND WISDOM SHARED, ARE TOUCHING. I CANNOT SAY ENOUGH ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THIS STORY. I LOVED THIS BOOK, AND WILL BE COMING BACK TO RE-READ SEVERAL TIMES.
THANK YOU TO MS. HYDE, AND MR. CROUCH, WHO WAS PERFECT FOR THE READ.

Superb narration

This book was one of the finest I have listened to. The narrators voices were so believable. The story was so emotional.

Wonderful

A wonderful story about love that is heart warming I loved the narrator and all the characters came “to life”

Admiring Selfless Love

Don’t we all wish we could give and receive a selfless love like Anton and Edith shared.