My Revolutions

Kunzru, Hari

ISBN 10: 159887585X ISBN 13: 9781598875850

Publisher: HighBridge Audio, 2008

Synopsis

It's the day before Mike Frame's fiftieth birthday and his quiet provincial life is suddenly falling apart. But perhaps it doesn't matter, because it's not his life in the first place. He has a past that his partner Miranda and step-daughter Sam know nothing about, lived under another name amidst the turbulence of the revolutionary armed struggle of the 1970s. Now Mike is seeing ghosts - a dead ex-lover and an old friend who wants to reminisce. Miranda, who once spoke about alternative lifestyles with the emphasis on alternative, rather than lifestyles, is reinventing herself as a thrusting nineties businesswoman. Mike can no longer ignore the contradiction between who he is and who he once was. Which side was he on back then? And which side is he on now?Gripping, moving, provocative and passionate, "My Revolutions" brings to brilliant life both the radical idealism of the post-'68 generation and the darker currents which ran beneath it, the eddies of which still shape our history today.

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Review:

A quick-witted, memorable book. - The Guardian An urgent and passionate piece of work??? fairly afire with an anger on behalf of the world's dispossessed and powerless that is so conspicuously absent from much cozy and collusive current fiction. An urgent and passionate piece of work... fairly afire with an anger on behalf of the world's dispossessed and powerless that is so conspicuously absent from much cozy and collusive current fiction. An urgent and passionate piece of work] fairly afire with an anger on behalf of the world's dispossessed and powerless that is so conspicuously absent from much cozy and collusive current fiction. "Experienced British actor Prebble gives his usual polished performance." "Booklist"" Golden Voice Simon Prebble provides insights into naivete and wisdom in Kunzru's outstanding exploration into the cyclical nature of idealism, revolution, betrayal and change. Kunzru's lyrical clarity gives Prebble's artistry the chance to soar, his subtlety and finesse highlighting every vivid moment. [winn of AudioFile Earphones Award] "AudioFile" " ..".an extraordinary autumnal depiction of a failed 60s radical." "The New York Times"" ."..an extraordinary autumnal depiction of a failed 60s radical." --"The New York Times"" .,."an extraordinary autumnal depiction of a failed '60s radical." --"The New York Times"

From the Back Cover:

Chris Carver is living a lie. His wife, their teenage daughter, and everyone in their circle know him as Michael Frame, suburban dad. They have no idea that as a radical student in the sixties, he briefly became a terrorist—protesting the Vietnam War by setting bombs around London. And then one day a ghost from his past turns up on his doorstep, forcing Chris on the run.

As Chris flees, he remembers his days as an isolated youth, hopelessly in love with Anna Addison. Chris's rival for Anna's affections, the charismatic Sean Ward, was the leader of the radical August 14th Group. Egging one another on, the three inched closer and closer to the edge, until the events of one horrifying night forced them apart, never to see one another again.

Gripping moving, provocative and passionate, My Revolutions brings to life both the radical idealism of the sixties and the darker currents that ran beneath it, the eddies of which still shape our history today.

About this edition

• Publisher: HighBridge Audio
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 159887585X
• ISBN 13: 9781598875850
• Binding: Audio CD