"Narrator David Pittu superbly transports the listener into the lives of the Hildebrandts, a family with many secrets." - AudioFile Magazine This program includes a bonus conversation between the author, Jonathan Franzen, and the narrator, David Pittu. Jonathan Franzen's gift for wedding depth and vividness of character with breadth of social vision has never been more dazzlingly evident than in Crossroads. It's December 23, 1971, and heavy weather is forecast for Chicago. Russ Hildebrandt, the associate pastor of a liberal suburban church, is on the brink of breaking free of a marriage he finds joyless--unless his wife, Marion, who has her own secret life, beats him to it. Their eldest child, Clem, is coming home from college on fire with moral absolutism, having taken an action that will shatter his father. Clem's sister, Becky, long the social queen of her high-school...
Visa mer
Recensioner
2024-08-23
Betyg 
Varje kapitel är ett skrifte i perspektiv vilket ger en ständigt nyfikenhet - vad ska hända sedan med respektive person... hur uppfattas samma händelse av en annan person. Jag uppskattar sällan så pass långa böcker men denna höll mig intresserad hela vägen igenom. Fin mix av skeenden, miljöer och att få följa huvudpersonernas tankar.
2022-02-01
Betyg 
Inte alldeles enkel att komma in i men när jag väl gör det är den riktigt underhållande och utmanande. Första delen av en familjetrilogi.
