The Poison Flood

De: Jordan Farmer

Narrado por: Will Damron

Duración: 8 h y 3 m

Resumen del Editor

"A near-Shakespearean snarl, a mad, seven-day action crucible set in the West Virginia wild.... The Poison Flood is an ambitious saga, cockamamie and passionate. Through Hollis, Farmer produces a pocket Hillbilly manifesto." (Atlanta Journal Constitution)

A captivating, gritty, and tender story of a reclusive musician and the local disaster that threatens his small town and changes his life forever.

Hollis Bragg lives on the fringes. The hunchbacked son of a West Virginia hill preacher, he now resides in rural isolation next to the burned-out husk of his father's church, and earns his living ghostwriting songs for a popular band that left the poverty and corruption of Appalachia and never looked back. It's the life he prefers, free from the harsh glare of the spotlight and attachments that lead only to heartbreak.

Then, much to his consternation, he's discovered by Russell Watson, a local musician and fan who also happens to be the rebellious son of the local chemical company magnate. When a devastating toxic spill at the Watson chemical plant poisons the local water, it sets off an unpredictable series of events as Hollis witnesses a murder, faces a shocking betrayal, and begins to come to terms with his body and his past.

Soon Hollis will find that in losing his anonymity and reclaiming his music, he can transform his future; and in opening himself up to the world, he might find redemption.

©2020 Jordan Farmer (P)2020 Penguin Audio

Reseñas de la Crítica

"In his narrator, Hollis Bragg, Jordan Farmer has created a compelling character whose personal story and damaged body becomes emblematic of a whole region devastated by environmental destruction. The Poison Flood is a timely and important novel." (Ron Rash, PEN/Faulkner Finalist and New York Times best-selling author of Serena)

"Jordan Farmer's novel is both a gripping page-turner and a stunning meditation on body and place. The Poison Flood will punch you right in the throat with its honesty and its heart. Farmer is a singular talent, with a voice I won't soon forget." (Nick White, author of Sweet & Low)

"Once again, Jordan Farmer has written a darkly urgent book. The Poison Flood is not only a story about the redemptive power of art - it is itself a redeeming and beautiful work." (Smith Henderson, author of Fourth of July Creek)

Unexpected

This book was so engaging and not at all what I expected. Well written and the varying sub plots tied together in an ending that I did not see coming. Glad I branched out and gave this book a chance!