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Rock Bottom: A Novel Audiobook
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Ten years ago, a pregnant seventeen-year-old, Angela Joy Palladino, fled her hometown, Scotia, West Virginia, as a pariah. Over time, AJ succeeded in establishing herself as an environmental activist, dubbed "The People's Champion," only to be forced to retreat from the spotlight in the wake of a crushing media disaster.
When AJ is offered a job with a lawyer who is crusading against mountaintop removal mining, she is torn. As a single mother of a special-needs nine-year-old boy, AJ can use any work she can get. But doing so will mean returning to the West Virginia hometown she left in disgrace so long ago.
Upon arriving in Scotia, AJ learns of the sudden death of the lawyer who hired her. Soon after joining forces with his daughter, Elizabeth, threats begin to surface, bodies begin to pile up, and AJ discovers that her own secrets aren't the only ones her mountain hometown has kept buried. Hitting rock bottom, AJ must face the betrayal of those once closest to her and confront the harrowing past she thought she had left behind.
In Rock Bottom, Erin Brockovich combines passionate intensity, first-rate storytelling, and her real-life experiences in a novel that will leave you breathless.
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"Thanks CJ--This arrived in the mail yesterday and I spent the night reading instead of sleeping! Fantastic! Incredible heart, strength, morality, love of the land & each other. "
— Lynnette (5 out of 5 stars)
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Everything a great thriller should be---action-packed, authentic, and intense.
— Lee Child
Rock Bottom Listener Reviews
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" This book grips you in the same way Erin Brockovich's story gripped you. There is a lot going on in this story, but it goes at a fast pace and is very enjoyable and believable. Very good read! "
— Carol, 5/24/2011 -
" Pretty good book. Not very long. Guess it's the first in a series. "
— Allison, 4/16/2011 -
" Good book. I would gladly read more by her. "
— Crista, 4/5/2011 -
" Good, but not great. I thought it was somewhat predictable, but the character development was interesting and I also enjoyed the back story and inspirational aspect. "
— Jessica, 3/20/2011 -
" Cliche-riddled, with a protagonist who is combative and not especially likable. "
— Michelle, 3/17/2011 -
" its really good, but really sad:( "
— Vivian, 1/23/2011
About the Authors
Erin Brockovich is the real-life inspiration behind the Oscar-winning movie that bears her name. Today she continues to do legal work as a director of environmental research and is involved in consulting on numerous toxic waste investigations. She is also active on the motivational speaking circuit, with a thriving lecture series and a television talk show in development. She lives in Los Angeles.
C. J. Lyons is a New York Times bestselling author who, as a pediatric emergency-room doctor, has lived the life she writes about in her cutting edge suspense novels. She has assisted police and prosecutors with cases involving child abuse, rape, homicide, and has worked in numerous trauma centers as a crisis counselor and victim advocate, as well as serving as a flight physician for Life Flight. She credits her patients and their families for teaching her the art of medicine and giving her the courage to pursue her dream of becoming a novelist.
About Coleen Marlo
Coleen Marlo is an AudioFile Earphones Award–winning narrator who has been nominated for an Audie Award twice, winning in 2011. She has been awarded three Listen-Up Awards from Publishers Weekly, an AudioFile Audiobook of the Year Award in 2011, and was named Audiobook Narrator of the Year for 2010 by Publishers Weekly. She is a member of the prestigious Actors Studio and taught acting for ten years at the Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute. Marlo is a proud founding member of Deyan Institute of Voice Artistry and Technology.