The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/143551 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Emperor of Gladness Author: Ocean Vuong Narrator: James Aaron Oh Format: mp3 Length: 14 hrs and 5 mins Release date: 05-13-25 Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 529 ratings Genres: Friendship Publisher's Summary: One late summer evening in the post-industrial town of East Gladness, Connecticut, nineteen-year-old Hai stands on the edge of a bridge in pelting rain, ready to jump, when he hears someone shout across the river. The voice belongs to Grazina, an elderly widow succumbing to dementia, who convinces him to take another path. Bereft and out of options, he quickly becomes her caretaker. Over the course of the year, the unlikely pair develops a life-altering bond, one built on empathy, spiritual reckoning, and heartbreak.