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- Author
- John Boyne
- Narrator
- Colin Morgan
- Publisher
- Transworld
- Publish Date
- 1 May 2025
- Run Time
- 4 hours 22 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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Brought to you by Penguin.
NARRATED BY COLIN MORGAN, STAR OF BELFAST AND THE BBC TV SERIES MERLIN.
From internationally bestselling author John Boyne, a contemplative story about one man trying to move forward from the trauma of his youth to become a better father to his son.
Being in limbo, 30,000 feet in the air, offers time to reflect and take stock. For Aaron Umber, it’s an opportunity to connect with his 14-year-old son as they travel halfway across the world to meet a woman who isn’t expecting them.
Unsettled by his past, and anxious for his future, Aaron is at a crossroads in life. The damage inflicted upon him during his youth has made him the man he is, but now threatens to widen the growing fissures between him and his only child. This trip could bind them closer together, or tear them further apart.
In this penetrating examination of action and consequence, fault and attribution, acceptance and resolution, John Boyne gives us a redemptive story of a father and a son on a moving journey to mend their troubled lives.
'One of the greatest craftsmen in contemporary literature' Colum McCann
'Among the world's greatest storytellers' Donal Ryan
'One of the most assured novelists of his generation' Observer
©2025 John Boyne (P)2025 Penguin Audio
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Details
- Author
- John Boyne
- Narrator
- Colin Morgan
- Duration
- 4 hours 22 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 May 2025
- ISBN
- 9781529939842
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Transworld
- Genre
- Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Family life fiction / Stories about family, Narrative theme: journeys and voyages, Narrative theme: love / relationships, Narrative theme: interior life / psychological fiction
Synopsis
Brought to you by Penguin.NARRATED BY COLIN MORGAN, STAR OF BELFAST AND THE BBC TV SERIES MERLIN.From internationally bestselling author John Boyne, a contemplative story about one man trying to move forward from the trauma of his youth to become a better father to his son.Being in limbo, 30,000 feet in the air, offers time to reflect and take stock. For Aaron Umber, it’s an opportunity to connect with his 14-year-old son as they travel halfway across the world to meet a woman who isn’t expecting them.Unsettled by his past, and anxious for his future, Aaron is at a crossroads in life. The damage inflicted upon him during his youth has made him the man he is, but now threatens to widen the growing fissures between him and his only child. This trip could bind them closer together, or tear them further apart.In this penetrating examination of action and consequence, fault and attribution, acceptance and resolution, John Boyne gives us a redemptive story of a father and a son on a moving journey to mend their troubled lives.'One of the greatest craftsmen in contemporary literature' Colum McCann'Among the world's greatest storytellers' Donal Ryan'One of the most assured novelists of his generation' Observer©2025 John Boyne (P)2025 Penguin Audio
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