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Crossroads

By: Jonathan Franzen
Narrated by: David Pittu
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‘His best novel yet … A Middlemarch-like triumph’ Telegraph‘A pleasure bomb of a novel’ Vogue ‘A true modern master’ Independent

It’s 23 December 1971, and the Hildebrandts are at a crossroads. Fifteen-year-old Perry has resolved to be a better person and quit dealing drugs to seventh graders. His sister Becky, the once straight-laced high school social queen, has veered into counterculture, while at college, Clem is wrestling with a decision that might tear his family apart. As their parents – Russ, a suburban pastor, and Marion, his restless wife – tug against the bonds of a joyless marriage, Crossroads finds a family, and a nation, struggling to do the right thing.

‘Funny, moving, crackling with life, it has what all great fiction should have’ Financial Times

‘Intoxicating – a luxuriant domestic drama’ Guardian

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A GUARDIAN BEST FICTION BOOK OF 2021 • AN INDEPENDENT BOOK OF THE YEAR • A WHITE REVIEW BOOK OF THE YEAR • A LIT HUB BOOK OF THE YEAR

©2021 Jonathan Franzen (P)2021 HarperCollins Publishers Limited Coming of Age Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Marriage Thought-Provoking Inspiring
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fantastic..how he conveys the characters especially the females is wonderous....but a special mention for his voice acting for Perry

Exceptional and a perfect Narrator

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First time reading Jonathan Franzen book, I "could not put it down". I am now looking forward to read more books of this writer.

I could not stop listening

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Loved it all. In awe of the reader who seemed to be able to convey the essence of so many different characters.

Fantastic characters - such an intense and compelling story

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Good narrator. story goid but too long for my liking. struggle to finish it. religion not my fave theme

Good narrator. story too long for my liking.

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Really enjoyed story and themes and how it all unfolded. Great characters- so rounded and complex. Intertwining of their lives excellent.
Narrator good but when he spoke as female characters it was slightly grating particularly when supposed to be young . I’d prefer books to have different voices when that’s case.

Long but worth it

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