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And There We Were and Here We Are: A Novel Audiobook
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“I wasn’t even going to tell this story, but Violet had to go and write a whole book about all of us before getting herself killed.”
Ten years ago, Jerry came to New York City to break into show business. Today, his career is stalled, his ex-fiancé is a TV star, and he survives by bartending in Manhattan’s high-end cocktail lounges. Stunned by loss and regret, he is sleepwalking through a hung-over life when he discovers Violet’s book about when they were young, hopeful servers at a Times Square restaurant.
Mustering the courage to open it, he relives the days of call-backs and late nights, angry chefs and crazy customers. As he searches the words of his self-destructive soul-mate, can he reconcile his past and find the hope he lost along the way?
With unflinching honesty, this book lays bare the reality of breaking into show business, while living paycheck to paycheck in the most expensive city in America. If you’ve ever wondered what happens to people who go to NYC to make it in show business and don’t, you will love this entertaining story of redemption.
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“Brilliantly observed…And There We Were and Here We Are is the Bright Lights, Big City of our century, with all the angst, the fun, and the desire New York affords."
— Kevin Baker, New York Times bestselling author
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About Scott Brooks
Scott Brooks grew up reading spy novels and watching old movies. Getting his BFA degree in theater led to broadcasting and a stint as a top 40 DJ in Danbury, Connecticut. He wrote screenplays and founded Badlands Theatre company, which produced several of his original stage plays as well as works by other playwrights. Badland’s production of his original play, ScreenPlay, won Best Play and Best Production at Manhattan’s Midtown International Theatre festival and moved to an Off-Broadway run the following year. He also collaborated with novelist Kevin Baker on the adaptation of his best selling novel Dreamland. His original comedy web series is Reality Sets In, about being a newly single New Yorker at 40.
About the Narrators
Tavia Gilbert is an acclaimed narrator of more than four hundred full-cast and multivoice audiobooks for virtually every publisher in the industry. Named the 2018 Voice of Choice by Booklist magazine, she is also winner of the prestigious Audie Award for best narration. She has earned numerous Earphones Awards, a Voice Arts Award, and a Listen-Up Award. Audible.com has named her a Genre-Defining Narrator: Master of Memoir. In addition to voice acting, she is an accomplished producer, singer, and theater actor. She is also a producer, singer, photographer, and a writer, as well as the cofounder of a feminist publishing company, Animal Mineral.
Michael David Axtell is a voice talent and audiobook narrator.