EPISODE · Jul 2, 2012 · 3 MIN
Say Nice Things about Detroit by Scott Lasser
from Listen to Trending Full Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Suspense · host jenifer
Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/131920 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Say Nice Things about Detroit Author: Scott Lasser Narrator: Kevin Kenerly Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 14 minutes Release date: July 2, 2012 Genres: Suspense Publisher's Summary: A novel about second chances from a writer of “stirring, poignant, and quietly profound” work (Wally Lamb) Twenty-five years after his high school graduation, David Halpert returns to a place that most people flee. But David is making his own escape—from his divorce and the death of his son. In Detroit David learns about the double shooting of his high school girlfriend, Natalie, and her black half-brother, Dirk. As David becomes involved with Natalie’s sister, he will discover that both he and his hometown have reason to hope. As compelling an urban portrait as The Wire and a touching love story, Say Nice Things about Detroit takes place in a racially polarized, economically collapsing city that doesn’t seem like a place for rebirth. But as David tries to make sense of the mystery behind Natalie’s death and puts back the pieces of his own life, he is forced to answer a simple question: If you want to go home again, what do you do if home is Detroit?
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/131920 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Say Nice Things about Detroit Author: Scott Lasser Narrator: Kevin Kenerly Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 14 minutes Release date: July 2, 2012 Genres: Suspense Publisher's Summary: A novel about second chances from a writer of “stirring, poignant, and quietly profound” work (Wally Lamb) Twenty-five years after his high school graduation, David Halpert returns to a place that most people flee. But David is making his own escape—from his divorce and the death of his son. In Detroit David learns about the double shooting of his high school girlfriend, Natalie, and her black half-brother, Dirk. As David becomes involved with Natalie’s sister, he will discover that both he and his hometown have reason to hope. As compelling an urban portrait as The Wire and a touching love story, Say Nice Things about Detroit takes place in a racially polarized, economically collapsing city that doesn’t seem like a place for rebirth. But as David tries to make sense of the mystery behind Natalie’s death and puts back the pieces of his own life, he is forced to answer a simple question: If you want to go home again, what do you do if home is Detroit?
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