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STARRED REVIEW

Leaving Isn’t the Hardest Thing

Author Lauren Hough and actor-producer Cate Blanchett create a heartbreaking and intimate experience for listeners.

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Review of ‘Leaving Isn’t the Hardest Thing’

In her collection of intensely personal essays, Leaving Isn’t the Hardest Thing (9 hours), Lauren Hough explores her identities—lesbian, Air Force airman, blue-collar worker and cult survivor—and uses them to critique systemic issues in contemporary American culture.

The audiobook’s narration is shared by Hough and actor-producer…

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