May the Road Rise Up to Meet You

A Novel

De: Peter Troy

Narrado por: John Keating, Allyson Johnson, Marrie Kreinik, Adam Lazarre

Four unique voices; two parallel love stories; one sweeping novel rich in the history of 19th-century America. This remarkable debut draws from the great themes of literature - famine, war, love, and family - as it introduces four unforgettable characters.

Ethan McOwen is an Irish immigrant whose endurance is tested in Brooklyn and the Five Points at the height of its urban destitution; he is among the first to join the famed Irish Brigade and becomes a celebrated war photographer. Marcella, a society girl from Spain, defies her father to become a passionate abolitionist. Mary and Micah are slaves of varying circumstances, who form an instant connection and embark on a tumultuous path to freedom. All four lives unfold in two beautiful love stories, which eventually collide.

Written in gorgeous language that subtly captures the diverse backgrounds of the characters, and interspersed with letters, journals, and dreams, this unforgettable story, rendered in cinematic detail, is about having faith in life's great meaning amidst its various tangles.

©2012 Peter Troy. All rights reserved. (P)2012 AudioGO

Great stories!

So we’ll told -lived the perspectives on love, loss and responsibility from the male characters and great to see strong female characters too!

A Blessing Afterall!

What a beautiful listen-both content and delivery-mixing elements of The Kitchen House and The Help and delivering all the best that good Historical Fiction has to offer. Congratulations to Peter Troy for such a finely woven story of the heartache and the joy of the end of slavery and the rebirth of an nation. Also thanks to the four narrators for bringing these fascinating heros and heroines to life. May the Road Rise up to Meet You is truly a blessing afterall. Highly recommended!

The road rises up to hope

What made the experience of listening to May the Road Rise Up to Meet You the most enjoyable?

The story was breathtaking and captivating; one really got to know the characters and feel their pain, sorrow, joy, and hope. The four narrators were well-chosen, and became the characters they were portraying

Who was your favorite character and why?

Micah. In some ways he had the hardest, most lonely life, and yet he still held on to hope.

What about the narrators’s performance did you like?

Everything. The lyrical quality of their voices, the different accents portrayed flawlessly

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes!

Any additional comments?

This book is well worth your time, money or credit. A love story without being a LOVE story, realistic without being tragic, and hopeful without being pie-in-the-sky. Good work, Mr. Troy; I look forward to reading your next book!

Road Rises to the occasion

What made the experience of listening to May the Road Rise Up to Meet You the most enjoyable?

Combining quite a few historical events, Civil war, slave freedom trail, immigration to the states, successfully is quite a trick, however, the May the Road Rise up to Meet You brought interest and life to several key characters in a short period of time.

What did you like best about this story?

The character development in this book was great considering how many characters this author covered.

Any additional comments?

This story is a broad sweep of a very interesting time in our history. I enjoyed the journey.

Favorite Story... now audiobook!

I've read the story twice. I've now listened to it twice. The author's ability to paint a scene and character with words is truly remarkable. In-line with the epic stories of previous generations, this book has meaning and timeless lessons at every turn. Heartache and loss turn into coming of age. Coming of age turns into mastery of self. Mastery of self comes full circle: reconciliation with the heartache and loss.

The actors' performances were superb, perfect embodiment of the spirit of each character.