Three lives are bound together by a split-second mistake, and a child’s fate hangs in the balance.
What happens next will test—and restore—your faith in humanity.
Far from the neon lights of the Vegas strip, three lives are about to collide. A middle aged woman attempting to revive her marriage. A returning soldier waking up in a hospital with no memory of how he got there. A very brave eight-year-old immigrant boy.
This is a story about families—the ones we have and the ones we make. It’s a story about America today, where so many cultures and points of view collide and coexist. We Are Called to Rise challenges us to think about our responsibilities to each other and reminds us that no matter how cruel life can be in a given moment, it is ultimately beautiful to live, and live fully.
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“Here is the powerful story of the way in which war detonates far frombattlefields, exploding lives in a single irrevocable moment. Here areunforgettable voices that need to be heard as urgently as this richly imaginedstory needs to be told. Like a solitary bell We Are Called to Rise reverberatedlong after I’d put it down. I can’t stop thinking about it.”
— Sarah Blake, New York Times bestselling author
“Your heart will break…then soar.”
— Redbook“McBride has written an urgent morality tale for our times in the form of this poignant and gripping debut.”
— Library Journal (starred review)“McBride’s characters are warm with pulsing vitality…It is a testament to the author’s mature voice and storytelling talent that we are willing to take to heart the lessons her story offers.”
— Publishers Weekly“Standout performances heighten the emotional fallout when four lives intersect in this timely drama set in the Las Vegas desert…Overall, a gripping exploration of hope and redemption.”
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Laura McBride teaches at the College of Southern Nevada and lives with her husband and two children in Las Vegas. She graduated with a degree in American Studies from Yale University and wrote part of We Are Called to Rise, her first novel, while in residency at Yaddo.
Pete Simonelli is a writer, audiobook narrator, and vocalist for the band Enablers.
Cassandra Campbell has won multiple Audie Awards, Earphones Awards, and the prestigious Odyssey Award for narration. She was been named a “Best Voice” by AudioFile magazine and in 2018 was inducted in Audible’s inaugural Narrator Hall of Fame.