| Start Without Me Contributor(s): Feldman, Joshua Max (Author), Thurston, Charlie (Read by) |
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ISBN: 153845534X ISBN-13: 9781538455340 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $31.49 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: October 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Holidays - Fiction | Family Life - General |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.5" W x 5.8" (0.40 lbs) |
| Themes: - Topical - Family |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The author of the critically acclaimed The Book of Jonah explores questions of love and choice, disappointment and hope in the lives of two strangers who meet by chance in this mesmerizing tale that unfolds over one Thanksgiving Day. Adam is a former musician and recovering alcoholic who is home for Thanksgiving for the first time in many years. Surrounded by his parents and siblings, nieces and nephews--all who have seen him at his worst--he can't shake the feeling that no matter how hard he tries, he'll always be the one who can't get it right. Marissa is a flight attendant whose marriage is strained by simmering tensions over race, class, and ambition. Heading to her in-laws for their picture-perfect holiday family dinner, her anxiety is intensified by the knowledge she is pregnant from an impulsive one-night-stand. In an airport restaurant on Thanksgiving morning, Adam and Marissa meet. Over the course of this day fraught with emotion and expectation, these two strangers will form an unlikely bond as they reckon with their family ties, their pasts, and the choices that will determine their way forward. Joshua Max Feldman focuses his knowing eye on one of the last bastions of classical American idealism, the Thanksgiving family gathering, as he explores our struggles to know--and to be--our best selves. Hilarious and heartrending, Start Without Me is a thoughtful and entertaining listen that will leave its indelible mark on your heart. |
Contributor Bio(s): Thurston, Charlie: - Charlie Thurston is an actor and Earphones Award-winning narrator. He holds an MFA in acting from Brown University / Trinity Rep and has appeared on stages across the country with Trinity Repertory Company, Chautauqua Theater Company, Creede Rep, and at Riverside Theatre and Redmoon Theater, among others. His favorite roles include Edgar in The Completely Fictional-Utterly True-Final Strange Tale of Edgar Allan Poe, Stephen in The Long Christmas Ride Home, Tuzenbach in The Three Sisters, and Tony in You Can't Take It with You. Feldman, Joshua Max: -Joshua Max Feldman is the author of The Book of Jonah. He has lived in England, Russia, and Switzerland, and currently resides in Brooklyn. |