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Experience the emotional journey in 'The Reason You're Alive' with this unabridged audio book on MP3. Shipping is FREE from Auckland, ensuring you encounter no unexpected import charges, customs duties, or taxes. Allow 15 days for delivery. This brand new audio book, published by Bolinda/Macmillan audio, presents a gripping narrative of David Granger, a 68-year-old veteran faced with a life-altering diagnosis of a brain tumor. Through deep reflection, David unearths memories tied to his service, particularly a Native American soldier, Clayton Fire Bear, whose name haunts his recovery. The audio book dives into themes of redemption, loss, and the quest for closure against the backdrop of a rapidly changing America. With poignant storytelling, Matthew Quick crafts a complex portrayal of David as he navigates his past to preserve his present relationships, including with his son Hank and granddaughter Ella. This unabridged audio book on MP3 format is ideal for those looking to explore the intersection of personal history and national identity. Discover how David's journey encourages listeners to confront their past and reassess their prejudices while seeking the good in others. Add this unique audio experience to your collection today, and let the power of David's story resonate within you.
NOTE: Please note this is an AUDIO BOOK - ON MP3. Shipping for this item is FREE, please allow 15 days for shipping. As its shipped from our Auckland warehouse there is no unexpected import charges, custom duties or taxes
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781509886784
Format: MP3 format
Year: 2018
Publisher: Bolinda/Macmillan audio
Description:
After s68-year-old David Granger crashes his BMW, medical tests reveal a brain tumour that he readily attributes to his wartime Agent Orange exposure. He wakes up from surgery repeating a name no one in his civilian life has ever heard – that of a Native American soldier whom he was once ordered to discipline. David decides to return something precious he long ago stole from the man he now calls Clayton Fire Bear. It might be the only way to find closure in a world increasingly at odds with the one he served to protect. It might also help him finally recover from his wife's untimely demise.
As David confronts his past to salvage his present, a poignant portrait emerges: that of an opinionated and goodhearted American patriot fighting like hell to stay true to his red, white and blue heart, even as the country he loves rapidly changes in ways he doesn't always like or understand. Hanging in the balance are Granger's distant art-dealing son, Hank; his adoring seven-year-old granddaughter, Ella; and his best friend, Sue, a Vietnamese-American who respects David's fearless sincerity.
Through the controversial, wrenching and wildly honest David Granger, Matthew Quick offers a no-nonsense but ultimately hopeful view of America's polarised psyche. By turns irascible and hilarious, insightful and inconvenient, David is a complex, wounded, honourable and ultimately loving man. The Reason You're Alive examines how the secrets and debts we carry from our past define us; it also challenges us to look beyond our own prejudices and search for the good in our supposed enemies.
NOTE: Please note this is an AUDIO BOOK - ON MP3. Shipping for this item is FREE, please allow 15 days for shipping. As its shipped from our Auckland warehouse there is no unexpected import charges, custom duties or taxes
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781509886784
Format: MP3 format
Year: 2018
Publisher: Bolinda/Macmillan audio
Description:
After s68-year-old David Granger crashes his BMW, medical tests reveal a brain tumour that he readily attributes to his wartime Agent Orange exposure. He wakes up from surgery repeating a name no one in his civilian life has ever heard – that of a Native American soldier whom he was once ordered to discipline. David decides to return something precious he long ago stole from the man he now calls Clayton Fire Bear. It might be the only way to find closure in a world increasingly at odds with the one he served to protect. It might also help him finally recover from his wife's untimely demise.
As David confronts his past to salvage his present, a poignant portrait emerges: that of an opinionated and goodhearted American patriot fighting like hell to stay true to his red, white and blue heart, even as the country he loves rapidly changes in ways he doesn't always like or understand. Hanging in the balance are Granger's distant art-dealing son, Hank; his adoring seven-year-old granddaughter, Ella; and his best friend, Sue, a Vietnamese-American who respects David's fearless sincerity.
Through the controversial, wrenching and wildly honest David Granger, Matthew Quick offers a no-nonsense but ultimately hopeful view of America's polarised psyche. By turns irascible and hilarious, insightful and inconvenient, David is a complex, wounded, honourable and ultimately loving man. The Reason You're Alive examines how the secrets and debts we carry from our past define us; it also challenges us to look beyond our own prejudices and search for the good in our supposed enemies.