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Title: The Burgess Boys
Subtitle: A Novel
Author: Elizabeth Strout
Narrator: Cassandra Campbell
Format: Unabridged
Length: 13 hrs and 29 mins
Language: English
Release date: 03-26-13
Publisher: Random House Audio
Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 1091 votes
Genres: Fiction, Literary
Publisher's Summary:
Haunted by the freak accident that killed their father when they were children, Jim and Bob Burgess escaped from their Maine hometown of Shirley Falls for New York City as soon as they possibly could. Jim, a sleek, successful corporate lawyer, has belittled his bighearted brother their whole lives, and Bob, a Legal Aid attorney who idolizes Jim, has always taken it in stride. But their long-standing dynamic is upended when their sister, Susan - the Burgess sibling who stayed behind - urgently calls them home. Her lonely teenage son, Zach, has gotten himself into a world of trouble, and Susan desperately needs their help. And so the Burgess brothers return to the landscape of their childhood, where the long-buried tensions that have shaped and shadowed their relationship begin to surface in unexpected ways that will change them forever.
With a rare combination of brilliant storytelling, exquisite prose, and remarkable insight into character, Elizabeth Strout has brought to life two deeply human protagonists whose struggles and triumphs will resonate with listeners long after the ausiobook is over. Tender, tough-minded, loving, and deeply illuminating about the ties that bind us to family and home, The Burgess Boys is Elizabeth Strouts newest and perhaps most astonishing work of literary art.
Editorial Reviews:
Editors Select, March 2013 - Jim and Bob Burgess escaped their Maine hometown just as soon as they couldbut now their nephews antics have brought them back home where theyre forced to relive the accident that killed their father and deal with the (not-so-pretty) realities of their relationships. Elizabeth Strout won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for her last book, Olive Kitteridge, which I loved, so my expectations were high for this new novel. Similar to Olive, the protagonists here arent necessarily likeable, but the character studies are so insightful, so raw and real, you cant help but be drawn in especially with Cassandra Campbell at the helm.
Critic Reviews:
"Deeply human... Though loneliness and loss haunt these pages, Strout also supplies gentle humor and a nourishing dose of hope. (Booklist)
