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The Wettest County in the World, or Lawless: A Novel Based on a True Story Audiobook (Unabridged)

By: Matt Bondurant
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Read By: Erik Steele Publisher: AudioGO Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 7.00 hours at 1.5x Speed 5.25 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: October 2008 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN:
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Now a Major Motion Picture, Lawless, starring Tom Hardy and Shia LaBeouf.

Based on the true story of his grandfather and two granduncles, Matt Bondurant's novel is a gripping tale of brotherhood, greed, and murder.

The Bondurant Boys were a notorious gang of roughnecks and moonshiners who ran liquor through Franklin County during Prohibition and after. The brothers played a central role in a major conspiracy trial and its violent end. In 1935, Sherwood Anderson, working on a magazine story, finds himself driving along the dusty red roads trying to find the brothers and break the silence that shrouds Franklin County.

In vivid, muscular prose, Matt Bondurant brings these men - their dark deeds, their long silences, their deep desires - to life. His understanding of the passion, violence, and desperation at the center of this world is both heartbreaking and magnificent.

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"page turning read on bootleggers in Franklin Co., Va., during the depression by a youngish JMU grad. loosely based on his grandfather and granduncles lives. "

— Shelby (4 out of 5 stars)

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  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " quite interesting.based on a true story.By the time you are done with this book, you will not only be able to build a still but also make your own moonshine!! LOL "

    — Rosie, 5/9/2011
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " The subject matter was totally fascinating. I can't recall another story about bootlegging told from this point of view. "

    — derrick, 5/3/2011
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    " Page Turner.....glad to be done with it. This book is hard to relate to if you haven't grown up in the mountains. The characters are difficult to like. "

    — Bonnie, 2/27/2011
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Really enjoyed this... historical novel about moonshiners and bootleggers. Made me want to drink some corn liquor. "

    — Manek, 2/20/2011
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    " An interesting story; a little violent, a little joyless, and I really didn't care what happened to the characters, but I think it is a nice piece of historical fiction. "

    — Fklicata, 1/21/2011
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5

    " I think this book was oddly constructed, and extremely clunky when bouncing back and forth within a 10 year time frame. I went in to this book thinking it was about bootlegging, and it isn't at all about that. I am slighty disappointed. "

    — Ariana, 1/5/2011
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5

    " Graphic- yet entertaining re-imagination/interpretation of what his family was like... "

    — Nora, 12/30/2010
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    " This was a good book. It was amazingly violent, some of the descriptions in this book made me physically uncomfortable. "

    — Burch, 12/15/2010
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5

    " this is "good," but i just couldn't get into it. "

    — Anna, 10/21/2010
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " A bit gory, but an interesting topic - about a band of brothers (who I LOVED) making moonshine during Prohibition. "

    — Kim, 8/18/2010
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " need moonshine wisdom and americana? here it is. "

    — Damon, 8/13/2010

About Matt Bondurant

Matt Bondurant’s last novel, The Night Swimmer, was featured in the New York Times Book Review, Outside magazine, and the Daily Beast, among other outlets. His second novel, The Wettest County in the World, is an international bestseller and was made into the feature film Lawless, starring Shia Labeouf, Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, and Jessica Chastain. His first novel, The Third Translation, is also an international bestseller, translated into fourteen languages worldwide. Matt has published numerous short stories, poems, essays, and book reviews, as well as feature articles specializing in adventure and endurance athletic events. He currently lives in Oxford, Mississippi.

About Erik Steele

Erik Steele is a professional actor living in New York City, where he has worked both on and off Broadway and in film. He has toured with the prestigious Acting Company, performing Shakespeare and Sheridan in theaters from Atlanta to Anchorage. He holds an MFA in acting from New York University and a BA from Vassar College.