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Border Songs by Jim Lynch audiobook

Border Songs

By Jim Lynch
Read by Richard Poe

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10.35 Hours • Unabridged
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    ISBN: 9781664499225

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Acclaimed author Jim Lynch sets Border Songs along a 30-mile strip of Washington state and British Columbia. When severely dyslexic Brandon Vanderkool is forced to join the Border Patrol, he learns the border is a haven for illegal drug smugglers and other criminals. Meanwhile, disease has struck his father's herd, and his mother is battling something even more debilitating. Each will have to fight for hope in a world changing too fast.

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Summary

Selected for the July 2009 Indie Next List

An Amazon Best Book of the Month of June 2009

Acclaimed author Jim Lynch sets Border Songs along a 30-mile strip of Washington state and British Columbia. When severely dyslexic Brandon Vanderkool is forced to join the Border Patrol, he learns the border is a haven for illegal drug smugglers and other criminals. Meanwhile, disease has struck his father's herd, and his mother is battling something even more debilitating. Each will have to fight for hope in a world changing too fast.

Editorial Reviews

Editorial Reviews

“Has the kind of ambling, provincial whimsy found in Richard Russo’s small-town tales and the hard-bitten optimism that colors Larry McMurtry’s…A gifted and original novelist.” —New York Times
“Lynch portrays Brandon with such tenderness and humor that you can’t help but fall in love with him…A moving, optimistic rebuttal of our paranoia.” —Washington Post
“Lynch digs into the strange culture of a US-Canada border town in his lush second novel…Lynch’s depiction of the natural world and his deep sympathy for his characters carry the book…majestic.” —Publishers Weekly
“Another engaging, even heartwarming, encounter with the quirky individualists populating the nation’s upper-left-hand corner…Every character in Lynch’s tale is memorable, each etched with distinctive lines and endearing idiosyncrasies.” —Booklist
“This might sound like an offbeat, aw-shucks comedy or a setup for  social tragedy, but, remarkably, Lynch does something different. Playing on our current fears, he shows us that the divides among people aren’t good, then  offers a tenderly convincing ending that’s not sentimental.” —Library Journal

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Author Bio: Jim Lynch

Author Bio: Jim Lynch

Jim Lynch has received the H. L. Mencken Award and a Livingston Award for Young Journalists, among other honors. His novel Border Songs won the Washington State Book Award and is being adapted for television.

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Available Formats : CD
Runtime: 10.35
Audience: Adult
Language: English

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