Aloft Audio Book CDs Unabridged

Aloft
Author: Chang-Rae Lee
Reader: Don Leslie

Life only seems structured and well-planned from a distance. Pilot Jerry Battle loves to fly alone. But when his daughter announces her engagement, he looks back on his life and faces his disengagement with it and the people he loves. "Leslie's reading matches the superior writing. Almost immediately he assumes Battle's persona... a fine paring of a superior novel and an exceptional narrator."—Booklist » Read More

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Publish Date: 02/23/2004
ISBN: 9781565118898

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Synopsis:

Jerry Battle's family is large, multicultural, and riddled with problems. His Korean wife drowned in the swimming pool 20 years ago. He has broken up with his longtime Puerto Rican girlfriend, whom he misses. His daughter, pregnant by her Asian-American boyfriend, has a life-threatening illness. His son is a bit of a wastrel. And his elderly father is frustrated by the "assisted living center" where he has been forced to move. To get away from it all, Jerry goes up in his private plane--an indulgence that, he realizes as events move to a conclusion, is not the way to deal with the complications of a rich life. A New York Times Notable Book for 2004.

Author Bio:

Chang-rae Lee came to the U.S. with his family when he was 3. He graduated from Yale College, and has taught creative writing at the University of Oregon.

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