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Purchased:
We Now Return to Regular Life by Martin Wilson. Unabridged audiobook on one MP3 CD. 10 hours; 9 minutes. Read by Will Ropp and Whitney Dykhouse. Brilliance Audio, August, 2017. 9781543619768.
Publisher synopsis: The Face on the Milk Carton meets The Impossible Knife of Memory in this ripped-from-the-headlines novel that explores the power of being an ally—and a friend—when a kidnapped boy returns to his hometown.
Sam Walsh had been missing for three years. His older sister, Beth, thought he was dead. His childhood friend Josh thought it was all his fault. They were the last two people to see him alive.
Until now. Because Sam has been found, and he’s coming home. Beth desperately wants to understand what happened to her brother, but her family refuses to talk about it—even though Sam is clearly still affected by the abuse he faced at the hands of his captor.
And as Sam starts to confide in Josh about his past, Josh can’t admit the truths he’s hidden deep within himself: that he’s gay, and developing feelings for Sam. And, even bigger: that he never told the police everything he saw the day Sam disappeared.
As Beth and Josh struggle with their own issues, their friends and neighbors slowly turn on Sam, until one night when everything explodes. Beth can’t live in silence. Josh can’t live with his secrets. And Sam can’t continue on until the whole truth of what happened to him is out in the open.
For fans of thought-provoking stories like The Face on the Milk Carton, this is a book about learning to be an ally—even when the community around you doesn’t want you to be.
I was nearly halfway through reading this with my eyes in late August when I left it on the kitchen table instead of bringing it with me on vacation. Then it was time to get ready to teach. Then school started and other books needed to be read for review. Each time I tried to pick up where I left off, something derailed my reconnecting. I recalled that it was available as an audio and will hopefully finish what was a fascinating story.
That's what's new with me. What's new with you?
I hope you get the chance to listen to the audiobook soon! Have a great week and happy reading!
ReplyDeleteI have juts listened to one audio book till date :D Though I enjoyed it thoroughly, I don't think I a able to concentrate on it much. I hope you enjoy your audio book :)
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I hope you get to read it soon. I have the same experience. I read a book a while back but then things happened and I ended up not finishing it. I've missed it though and very curious with the ending so I'm planning to finish it soon.
ReplyDeleteI hope you enjoy it and have a wonderful week. Happy reading. :)
I hope you are able to get back to this one soon. It's not one I've heard of before, but it sounds good. I tend to have that problem with audio books instead of print books--I start an audio book, get distracted and don't get back to it until weeks later. Have a great week.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like an interesting story :) I also listen to a lot of audio last week. So good when doing chores!
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