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  • Young Hearts Crying

  • By: Richard Yates
  • Narrated by: Marc Vietor
  • Length: 12 hrs and 33 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (60 ratings)

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Young Hearts Crying

By: Richard Yates
Narrated by: Marc Vietor
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Publisher's summary

In Young Hearts Crying, Yates movingly portrays a man and a woman from their courtship and marriage in the 1950s to their divorce in the 70s, chronicling their heartbreaking attempts to reach their highest ambitions.

Michael Davenport dreams of being a poet after returning home from World War II Europe, and at first, he and his new wife, Lucy, enjoy their life together. But as the decades pass and the success of others creates an oppressive fear of failure in both Michael and Lucy, their once bright future gives way to a life of adultery and isolation.

With empathy and grace, Yates creates a poignant novel of the desires and disasters of a tragic, hopeful couple.

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This production is part of our Audible Modern Vanguard line, a collection of important works from groundbreaking authors.
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Critic reviews

"To me and to many other writers of my generation, the work of Richard Yates came as a liberating force.... He was one of the most important writers of the second half of the century." (Robert Stone)