Half of Paradise - James Lee Burke torrent

Category: Adults, General Fiction
Language: EnglishKeywords: 1965 James Lee Burke First Novel
Written by James Lee Burke
Read by Mark Zeisler
Format: MP3
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Unabridged
In this intense, fascinating story, Burke follows the lives of three young Louisiana men, each of whom finds himself in desperate circumstances. There’s Avery Broussard, the last survivor of a family of once-prosperous land owners, who has a weakness for alcohol; J.P. Winfield, a poor singer and guitar player who rises to fame as a country music star, only to be destroyed by drug addiction; and Toussaint Boudreaux, a black longshoreman who moonlights as a heavyweight boxer. The destinies of these men are tragically intertwined in this debut novel that showcases Burke’s masterful and now-familiar style.
In this intense, fascinating story, Burke follows the lives of three young Louisiana men, each of whom finds himself in desperate circumstances. There’s Avery Broussard, the last survivor of a family of once-prosperous land owners, who has a weakness for alcohol; J.P. Winfield, a poor singer and guitar player who rises to fame as a country music star, only to be destroyed by drug addiction; and Toussaint Boudreaux, a black longshoreman who moonlights as a heavyweight boxer. The destinies of these men are tragically intertwined in this debut novel that showcases Burke’s masterful and now-familiar style.

HALF OF PARADISE is a powerful novel of people from very different backgrounds who find their destinies tragically intertwined.
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