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The Summer Guest: A Novel Audiobook
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On an evening in late summer, the great financier Harry Wainwright, nearing the end of his life, arrives at a rustic fishing camp in a remote area of Maine. He comes bearing two things: his wish for a day of fishing in a place that has brought him solace for thirty years, and an astonishing bequest that will forever change the lives of those around him.
From the battlefields of Italy to the turbulence of the Vietnam era, to the private battles of love and family, The Summer Guest reveals the full history of this final pilgrimage and its meaning for four people: Jordan Patterson, the haunted young man who will guide Harry on his last voyage out; the camp's owner Joe Crosby, a Vietnam draft evader who has spent a lifetime "trying to learn what it means to be brave;" Joe's wife, Lucy, the woman Harry has loved for three decades; and Joe and Lucy's daughter Kate—the spirited young woman who holds the key to the last unopened door to the past.As their stories unfold, secrets are revealed, courage is tested, and the bonds of love are strengthened. And always center stage is the place itself—a magical, forgotten corner of New England where the longings of the human heart are mirrored in the wild beauty of the landscape.
Intimate, powerful, and profound, The Summer Guest reveals Justin Cronin as a storyteller of unique and marvelous talent. It is a book to treasure.
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"The bedrock realities of family and place remain constant in spite of the vicissitudes of emotions and events, and the voices of these Mainers have a lovely calm that evokes the timeless summer place. ... the novel’s recognition of human frailty and nobility rings true, as does its faithful recreation of a place outside the storms of history."
— Publishers Weekly
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“The Summer Guest explores love as the binding agent of life, not the factor that pulls it apart. And damned if Cronin doesn’t almost sell you on it.”
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Justin Cronin succeeds, touchingly and tenderly, in portraying life itself as a triumph of hope over experience.
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"Luminous.
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"The Summer Guest is a jewel, the best book I've read in a long, long time.... By all means take it to the beach, but be warned that it's more than entertainment - it's a work of art. Justin Cronin has written a great American novel.... reading this novel, I couldn't help but think of Hemingway, Andre Dubus and Wallace Stegner.
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"Here is a gifted and assured writer whose work reveals a fine sense of place and thoughtful characters who have something worth saying.... The Summer Guest is a haunting story about the way time changes us and about what endures.
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“Justin Cronin succeeds, touchingly and tenderly, in portraying life itself as a triumph of hope over experience.”
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“It’s a work of art.”
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“Here is a gifted and assured writer whose work reveals a fine sense of place and thoughtful characters who have something worth saying…The Summer Guest is a haunting story about the way time changes us and about what endures.”
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“The beauty of The Summer Guest lies in Cronin’s ability to create meaning in each character’s situation…Cronin creates deep, sincere characters with whom readers feel a powerful sense of investment.”
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“The novel’s recognition of human frailty and nobility rings true, as does its faithful recreation of a place outside the storms of history.”
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“Luminous.”
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“Graceful…Pleasant people in a pleasant setting.”
— Kirkus Reviews
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About the Authors
Justin Cronin is the New York Times bestselling author of three novels in The Passage series, three stand-alone novels, and a novella. Mary and O’Neil won the PEN/Hemingway Award and the Stephen Crane Prize. His work has been published in over forty-five languages and has sold more than three million copies worldwide. He is a writer in residence at Rice University."
Alison Anderson, a native Californian, works as a literary translator in the Swiss Alps. Her many translations include the Europa edition of Muriel Barbery’s The Elegance of the Hedgehog, Ingrid Betancourt’s memoir, and the work of JMG De Clezio. She has also written two previous novels and is the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Literary Translation Fellowship, as well as fellowships at the prestigious MacDowell Colony and the Hawthornden Retreat for Writers.
About the Narrators
Lucy Rayner is an Earphones Award–winning narrator and award-winning British actress. She has starred in numerous short and feature-length films, including English20 and Total Retribution. For her performance in Bolero, she was named Best Supporting Actress at the 2013 Madrid International Film Festival. She has worked on both sides of the Atlantic in a number of theater productions and films, many of which have screened at festivals around the world. She has a master’s degree in history from the University of Edinburgh and is a graduate of the Lee Strasberg Institute in New York City.
Julia Emelin is a voice talent and audiobook narrator. She is the winner of an AudioFile Earphones Award.