The Life We Bury
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The Life We Bury
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Narrated by:
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Zach Villa
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By:
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Allen Eskens
About this listen
College student Joe Talbert has the modest goal of completing a writing assignment for an English class. His task is to interview a stranger and write a brief biography of the person. With deadlines looming, Joe heads to a nearby nursing home to find a willing subject. There he meets Carl Iverson, and soon nothing in Joe's life is ever the same. Carl is a dying Vietnam veteran-and a convicted murderer. With only a few months to live, he has been medically paroled to a nursing home after spending thirty years in prison for the crimes of rape and murder.
As Joe writes about Carl's life, especially Carl's valor in Vietnam, he cannot reconcile the heroism of the soldier with the despicable acts of the convict. Aided by his skeptical neighbor, Lila, Joe throws himself into uncovering the truth. Thread by thread, he begins to unravel the tapestry of Carl's conviction. But as he and Lila dig deeper into the circumstances of the crime, the stakes grow higher. Will Joe discover the truth before it's too late to escape the fallout?
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- Anonymous User
- 21-05-2024
Great narration, a decent story
This was a pretty straightforward story and unfolded as expected. Easy listening if you’re doing some odd jobs as it’s very easy to follow.
The narrator was great.
One thing I will note as distasteful is Joe’s inability to take the answer ‘no’ from Lila, I would have liked to see the relationship evolve differently rather than Joe just wearing Lila down until she said yes to a date.
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- Anonymous User
- 16-05-2024
A great who done it
I really enjoyed this book. Listened to it within 2 days.
Good twist, good villains, feel good ending.
I think I’ll check out the rest of the series.
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- Adrian gough
- 18-05-2024
Great free book
This book is great. Interesting premise with likeable characters. Part war story, part crime/detective novel. All fantastic . Well worth the time invested . Will check out this authors other work
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- Anonymous User
- 18-05-2024
Loved it.
From the very beginning I was hooked. Narration excellent. Highly recommend this story with its twists and turns.
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- Noelene Powell
- 19-05-2024
Totally recommend this
Really enjoyed this book. Excellent storyline and narration. Wasn't sure what to expect and was delighted with my choice
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- Jo-Anne Page
- 19-05-2024
a fabulous story
started slow but gosh what a great book. twists and turns, mixed storylines beautifully entwined.
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- Anonymous User
- 19-05-2024
Great story a real page turner
I loved the complex emotional ride the twists and turns of the mystery overlaid with the complex personal stories of the characters
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- Ruth
- 22-05-2024
Riveting story line
Narrator was great. Listened to it in a couple of days hard to put down
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- samantha bryant
- 24-05-2024
Surprising
I got far more out of this than I expected. Good story with some twists. Took me time to get used to the narrator but yes, overall an enjoyable read.
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- Sydney 55
- 25-05-2024
It was good enough to hold me throughout- but not great.
This title is free so it’s hard to complain. I finished it and it was ok.
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