The Life We Bury
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Narrated by:
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Zach Villa
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Written by:
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Allen Eskens
About this listen
College student Joe Talbert has the modest goal of completing a writing assignment for an English class. His task is to interview a stranger and write a brief biography of the person. With deadlines looming, Joe heads to a nearby nursing home to find a willing subject. There he meets Carl Iverson, and soon nothing in Joe's life is ever the same. Carl is a dying Vietnam veteran-and a convicted murderer. With only a few months to live, he has been medically paroled to a nursing home after spending thirty years in prison for the crimes of rape and murder.
As Joe writes about Carl's life, especially Carl's valor in Vietnam, he cannot reconcile the heroism of the soldier with the despicable acts of the convict. Aided by his skeptical neighbor, Lila, Joe throws himself into uncovering the truth. Thread by thread, he begins to unravel the tapestry of Carl's conviction. But as he and Lila dig deeper into the circumstances of the crime, the stakes grow higher. Will Joe discover the truth before it's too late to escape the fallout?
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- Derrick Menezes
- 20-04-25
Old school American lit at its relatable best
Great pace of story even though some touches on the unbelievable the narrator draws you in from the moment you understand this young man is doing everything he possibly can for a better life
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- Kindle Customer
- 04-02-24
Exceptional Writing
Story falls unders the usual template but the crisp writing makes to get to the end in a single stretch.
A very good narration, tune to this if you have to do night drive. will keep you awake for sure.
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- AmazonFANBOY
- 26-01-25
Great Book.
Again a new author for me. And boy am I glad I picked it up. The story is brilliant. Simple and yet recounted effortlessly the story unfolds seamlessly and you don't feel the time go by. I didn't realise how the hours went by. Introducing a character that was developed very nicely through the book and I realised only after I finished that there are other books as well. I had caught the first book. Reading another one now. Not disappointed. This is an author to read again. and again.
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- Amazon Customer
- 09-12-24
Absolutely worth listening to !
Not a thriller with unpredictable plot twists but it is an amazing story, very well written, lovely narration and will make you happy in the end .
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- 16-05-23
Regular thriller
well narrated, but not very engrossing.
it has its moments though.
Good one time light read
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- Ketki
- 17-09-24
Wonderful read, great narration
Absolutely loved the storyline. The narration was fantastic and made the read top notch. Fast moving, not even one dull moment. Highly recommended
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