I Know This Much Is True Audiobook (Free)
- Ken Howard
- HarperAudio
- 2004-02-10
Summary:
Oprah’s latest book club selection!NY Times Ideal SellerAt 40, Dominick Birdsey’s entire life continues to be compromised and constricted by anger and fear: from the schizophrenic twin brother he both deeply loves and resents, and by days gone by they shared with their adoptive father, Ray, a spit-and polish ex-Navy man and their long-suffering mom, Concettina, a timid, self-conscious woman.Created in the waning occasions of 1949 as well as the starting a few minutes of 1950, the young boys are physical reflection images who about I Know This Much Is True grow into split yet connected entities. But Dominick’s talent for survival his get away from Ray’s wrath and the genetic fate that’s Thomas will be put to the best test when Thomas, a Bible-spouting zealot, commits an unthinkable react that threatens the tenuous stability of both his and Dominick’s lives.Arranged against the vivid panoply of twentieth century America and filled up with richly drawn, memorable character types, this deeply moving and thoroughly satisfying tale brings to light humanity’s deepest needs and anxieties, of our aloneness, our desire to have love and acceptance, and our battle to survive at all costs. Joyous, mystical, and exquisitely created, I Know This Much Is True is an remarkable audio experience that may leave no listener untouched.
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