From the Streets of Chambers Lane cover art

From the Streets of Chambers Lane

Chambers Lane Series, Book 1

 Preview

Get 30 days of Standard free

£5.99/mo after trial. Cancel monthly.
Try for £0.00
More purchase options
Buy Now for £11.58

Buy Now for £11.58

About this listen

From the Streets of Chambers Lane follows the intriguing story of the Mendoza family's unexpected loss of their youngest son and sibling Michael. Dealing with spiritual struggles and disillusionment as well as familial rivalries and quirky social interactions, the novella introduces the listener to each diverse family member's perspective of the tragic event while personalizing their cultural past and fears of the unknown future. These perspectives include the drug-using black sheep Jose Luis; the religious, fanatical matriarch Lucia; and the detached and nascent Daniel, as well as, a host of extended family members and friends.

©2017 Daniel Maldonado (P)2018 Daniel Maldonado Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction United States World Literature Tear-jerking
All stars
Most relevant

Listener received this title free

I enjoyed this short story about the life of a family. Though mostly tragic, the tale is very well written, with good attention to detail. The characters were well developed and the narrator helped bring them to life.

Great story

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

Listener received this title free

I enjoyed this book. An emotional story of one family going through trials and tribulations. Interesting characters although find the mom annoying at times for spoiling some of her children beyond help. I enjoyed narrating by Jack Nolan.

Good read

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

Listener received this title free

Overall this book is an excellent read. I expected a story with a plot but I was wrong, it tells the story of a rather disfunctional family who are pulled together by the death of a younger brother, each member of the family tells their own version of the relationship they had with him and the problems which each encountered. It is a real emotional rollercoaster of a read and and well worth reading. The reader is pretty good if a little hesitant in parts, or that may be because of the way the book has been edited. I would have no hesitation in recommending this book to anyone and personally will be looking out for the other books in this 4 book series.

Very Enjoyable Read

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

Listener received this title free

The Medoza family are not an overly functional family (perhaps an understatement) - splintered by relationship failure, age gaps, and differences that come from having different fathers with very different relationships, betrayals and behaviours towards their mother and siblings. There is a unique kind of fractured chaos surrounding this family which Daniel describes sensitively and creatively.

I agree with some previous reviews that although there are detailed and effective snapshots of each family member that give us an opportunity to connect and get to know each of them, it may have enhanced the overall coherence of the book to have a clearer plot and storyline to engage with. While the family tragedy is at centre of each of the dialogues, the purpose of these overviews could perhaps be clearer.

I did enjoy Jack Nolan's narration: It is paced well and has an easy tone to listen to - I would not hesitate to purchase an audiobook narrated by him in the future.

I received this audiobook for free in return for an honest review. Thank you to Daniel Maldonado for the opportunity to hear this sensitive, sad, and lovely story.

A creative and beautiful snapshot of latin culture

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

Listener received this title free

News of the death of the youngest son in the dysfunctional Maldonado family provides the pivotal point to look at each person in detail. From Daniel, an older brother who'd studied for years to become a lawyer, through other siblings and Michael's mother, plus the occasional friend, church member and even a dog, a picture of the family is cleverly woven pulling the reader to the inside of this family catastrophe. Nothing happens, other than the funeral itself, but that doesn't matter. So much has already been revealed in the individual lives.

Narration by Jack Nolan would be excellent but for one thing: the short but distracting pauses liberally scattered through the text with no apparent reason for their placement, so for example, 'He realised [pause] that he loved it' Or, 'her father's [pause] family house' And again, 'it's distinctive [pause] Eagle-Eye arch'. Rarely does a sentence pass without one of these unnecessary breaks. Otherwise his reading has a fine emotional expression with good modulation, and his voice a pleasant to the ear timbre. Interestingly, though few in number anyway, all profanity/ swear words have been bleeped out.

I was fortunate in being freely gifted with a complimentary copy of From the Streets of Chambers Lane, at my request, by the rights holder. Thank you. I found it fascinating and very enjoyable, not wanting it to come to an end. An interesting insight into people. And I also found the brief end of book synopsis about the author and, especially, the narrator, great fun.
Recommended.

"I want to go home."

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
See more reviews