Half of Paradise by James Lee Burke

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203098 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Half of Paradise Author: James Lee Burke Narrator: Mark Zeisler Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 36 minutes Release date: December 3, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.6 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Police & Detective Publisher's Summary: Discover James Lee Burke’s debut novel—before the creation of his now-famous Cajun detective Dave Robicheaux—as he follows the lives of three very different young Louisiana men, each of whom finds himself in desperate circumstances. Toussaint Boudreaux, a black longshoreman in New Orleans, tolerates his co-workers’ racism because he has to, and moonlights as a heavyweight boxer. J.P. Winfield, with his gift for twelve-string guitar, finds his break into showbiz, which ultimately leads to the flipside of the American dream. Avery Broussard, descendant of once-prosperous land owners, has a weakness for alcohol and succumbs to his demons when what remains of his land is repossessed... The intertwining stories of these three men are a testament to the realities of life in 1950s Louisiana, their destinies seemingly fixed by fate. Yet each hopes for redemption...