Literary Fiction

One Glass Year in Port

by Mateo Mensah · Narrated by Elena Whitlock · 7 hrs 20 min

★★★★☆ 3.8 · 1,959 ratings

Across three generations and one stubborn house, One Glass Year in Port traces how a stranger who knows too much reshapes everyone it touches.

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Across three generations and one stubborn house, One Glass Year in Port traces how a stranger who knows too much reshapes everyone it touches.

One Glass Year in Port is the kind of audiobook you press into a friend's hands and then ask about a week later. Mateo Mensah writes with real attention to detail, and the pacing carries you through to the final page.

“A novel that sneaks up on you and stays for weeks.” Open Shelf Quarterly

Publisher	Longshadow Press
Publication date	February 2023
Narrator	Elena Whitlock
Length	7 hrs 20 min
Format	Unabridged audiobook (Digital download, Audio CD and Streaming available)
ISBN	978-1-66232-625-3
Genre	Literary Fiction
Language	English

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★★★★☆ Stayed with me

I keep thinking about the ending. Mateo Mensah has a real gift for the small, true detail.

Isla F. · May 20, 2026 · Verified buyer

★★★★☆ Absolutely loved it

I picked this up on a whim and finished it in two sittings. One Glass Year in Port is warm, sharp and beautifully paced.

Rina G. · Jun 21, 2026 · Verified buyer

★★★★★ Absolutely loved it

I picked this up on a whim and finished it in two sittings. One Glass Year in Port is warm, sharp and beautifully paced.

Marcus T. · Apr 20, 2026 · Verified buyer

★★★★★ Good, not great

Enjoyable and well written. Not quite what I expected from the description, but I'd read more by Mateo Mensah.

Tom H. · May 21, 2026 · Verified buyer

Mateo Mensah

Santa Fe, NM

Mateo Mensah grew up in Santa Fe, NM and spent years as a ferry deckhand before turning to writing full time. Their work has appeared in The Paper Lantern and Harbor City Gazette. They now live in Asheville, NC with a beat-up canoe.

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