Listen to the first chapter of Freeing Teresa, “The Silver Recorder,” in this six-minute excerpt from the audiobook.
The story starts in media-res—in the middle of the action—when all the family troubles are coming to a head. In this first chapter, Franke and Teresa are celebrating Teresa’s return home to Dad’s condo when there’s a knock at the door. It’s the police…
Freeing Teresa, Chapter One, The Silver Recorder
The voices in this chapter include Jackie Blackmore (Franke), Lauren Potter (Teresa), Bill Mackie (Dad), Dayleigh Nelson (Bill), Geoff Sugiyama (The Cop), and Cynthia Potvin (Deirdre).
Watch the Freeing Teresa Book Trailer
The Freeing Teresa book trailer, “You’re not Afraid,” uses actors’ voices from the full-cast audiobook. These audio tracks are mixed with hand-held video footage from the actual day in 2013 when Franke, Bill and Dad rescued Teresa. Learn more about the production of this video here.
Get the Freeing Teresa Audiobook
The Freeing Teresa audiobook is widely distributed, and you should be able to get at Audible, Apple, Spotify, your Library, and many other suppliers. Click on the link to your favoured audiobook distributor.
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Meet the Cast
The Freeing Teresa audiobook is brought to life by a full cast of thirteen talented voice actors. The casting reflects the authors’ commitment to authentic representation. Two of the actors have Down syndrome, just like the characters they play. To learn more and listen to sound clips from each of the actors, visit Meet the 13 Actors Narrating the Freeing Teresa Audiobook
About Freeing Teresa
When an idealistic activist objects to her siblings’ plan to ship their disabled sister off to a nursing home, she’s forced to choose between family and her sister’s freedom. This is a true story about disability, sisters, and standing up for the right to be yourself.
“The result is more than a memoir: it’s a testimony to how ‘tickets to freedom’ are gained through fighting and love.”
D. Donovan, Sr. Reviewer, Midwest Book Review
Franke James is an environmental activist who got into trouble in her own backyard—family trouble. She objected when she heard her siblings’ plan to put their disabled sister, Teresa Heartchild, into a nursing home. Teresa, who has Down syndrome, refused to go. But the other siblings insisted and secretly put Teresa into an institution for end-of-life care.
Teresa was in shock. Franke was horrified and organized a rescue. That’s when all hell broke loose. The two sisters had to stand together—against their siblings, the medical system, and the police—to defend Teresa’s right to be free.
This is a true story about a key civil rights issue for all people with disabilities—the right to decide where you live.
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