The Lake on Fire

Rosellen Brown

marras 2018 · Highbridge Audio · Lukija: Emily Lawrence

Äänikirja

15 h 14 min

Lyhentämätön

Kelvollinen

Arvioita ja arvosteluja ei ole vahvistettu Lue lisää

Haluatko näytteen, jonka kesto on 1 h 31 min? Kuuntele milloin tahansa, jopa offline-tilassa.

Lisää

Tietoa tästä äänikirjasta

The Lake on Fire is an epic narrative that begins among nineteenth-century Jewish immigrants on a failing Wisconsin farm. Dazzled by lore of the American dream, Chaya and her strange, brilliant, young brother Asher stow away to Chicago; what they discover there, however, is a Gilded Age as empty a façade as the beautiful Columbian Exposition luring thousands to Lake Michigan's shore. The pair scrapes together a meager living—Chaya in a cigar factory; Asher, roaming the city and stealing books and jewelry to share with the poor, until they find different paths of escape. An examination of family, love, and revolution, this profound tale resonates eerily with today's current events and tumultuous social landscape. The Lake on Fire is robust, gleaming, and grimy all at once, proving that celebrated author Rosellen Brown is back with a story as luminous as ever.

Tietoja kirjoittajasta

Rosellen Brown is the author of the novels Civil Wars, Half a Heart, Tender Mercies, and Before and After. Her stories have appeared frequently in O. Henry Prize Stories, Best American Short Stories, and Best Short Stories of the Century. Emily Lawrence, an actor and writer, is passionate about bringing stories to life. She has narrated more than 190 audiobooks, half of which were USA Today or New York Times bestsellers, and has also worked in film, television, and theater.