The Train of Small Mercies
By David Rowell
Recorded by Penguin Group (USA) Inc.
Read by Jeremy Davidson
Unabridged
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3 Formats: Library CD
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3 Formats: MP3 CD
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3 Formats: Playaway
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ISBN: 9781455113026
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ISBN: 9781455113040
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ISBN: 9781455113071
Runtime: | 6.82 Hours |
Category: | Fiction |
Audience: | Adult |
Language: | English |
Summary
Summary
Selected for the November 2011 Indie Next List
In haunting and crystalline prose, The Train of Small Mercies follows six characters’ intrepid search for hope among the debris of an American tragedy.
In New York, a young black porter struggles through his first day on the job—a staggering assignment aboard Robert F. Kennedy’s funeral train. In Pennsylvania, a woman creates a tangle of lies to sneak away from her disapproving husband and pay her respects to the slain senator, dragging her child with her. In Maryland, a wounded young soldier awaits a newspaper interview that his parents hope will restore his damaged self-esteem. In Washington, an Irish nanny in town to interview with the Kennedy family must reconcile the lost opportunity and the chance to start her life anew.
In this stunning debut, Rowell depicts disparate lives united by an extraordinary commemoration, irrevocably changed as the Kennedy funeral train makes its solemn journey from New York to Washington.
Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
Details
Details
Available Formats : | Library CD, MP3 CD, Playaway |
Category: | Fiction |
Runtime: | 6.82 |
Audience: | Adult |
Language: | English |
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