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Boy's Life

By: Robert R. McCammon
Narrated by: George Newbern
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In me are the memories of a boy's life, spent in that realm of enchantments. These are the things I want to tell you....

Robert McCammon delivers "a tour de force of storytelling" (BookPage) in his award-winning masterpiece, a novel of Southern boyhood, growing up in the 1960s, that reaches far beyond that evocative landscape to touch listeners universally. Boy's Life is a richly imagined, spellbinding portrait of the magical worldview of the young - and of innocence lost. Zephyr, Alabama, is an idyllic hometown for 11-year-old Cory Mackenson - a place where monsters swim the river deep and friends are forever. Then, one cold spring morning, Cory and his father witness a car plunge into a lake - and a desperate rescue attempt brings his father face-to-face with a terrible, haunting vision of death. As Cory struggles to understand his father's pain, his eyes are slowly opened to the forces of good and evil that surround him. From an ancient mystic who can hear the dead and bewitch the living, to a violent clan of moonshiners, Cory must confront the secrets that hide in the shadows of his hometown - for his father's sanity and his own life hang in the balance....

©2014 Robert R. McCammon (P)2014 Simon & Schuster Audio Coming of Age Fantasy Genre Fiction Horror Suspense Thriller & Suspense Scary Fiction Heartfelt Tear-jerking Paranormal
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To call it The Waltons written by Stephen King undersells it. A glorious, heartfelt and poetic novel about the South as seen by a young boy in the early 60s suffused with Magic Realism

Glorious

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davefromdudley Read this over 30 years ago. Its lost non of it appeal. A great story enjoy.

Brilliant rolls along full of magic and mystery

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Narrator was superb for this story. A great introduction for me to audio books! beautiful story brilliantly narrated. highly recommended.

Great story beautifully narrated

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I think you know when you reach the end of a book and you think ‘damn I am going to miss those characters, why does it have to end?’ that you have thoroughly enjoyed and been captivated by what you have read.

This is a marvellous book rich in plot, character and providing a unique insight into the tapestry of the U.S in the 60’s and hooking you in.

The characters are fascinating and the journey the author takes you on through the events of his boyhood is captivating and leave you wanting for more.

It makes you laugh out loud, cry and you feel the anguish when Corey is faced with heartbreak or jealousy.

I cannot criticise this book in any way. It was enjoyable, entertaining and a thoroughly brilliant listen.

Pure ‘story writing’ at its best...

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Absolutely brilliant. I loved every minute of this. Robert McCammon is a true story teller.

You have got to listen to this book!

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