I Know This Much Is True Free Audiobook Download by Wally Lamb

I Know This Much Is True is a blend of the personal and public lives of two boys--one from North Carolina and one from Brooklyn. The novel is beautifully written, but it also has something to say about redemption and love.

[Ken Howard] narrates an award-winning and best-selling novel written by Wally Lamb. I Know This Much Is True is a heartbreaking, searing portrait of two brothers, one with Alzheimer's and the other who wants to save him. In this beautifully narrated and perfectly paced audio story that will stay with you long after the last chapter, Ken Howard delivers a performance of complexity and raw power.

The protagonist of the novel, Ben, is a Vietnam-era soldier who is suffering from PTSD. He has been able to get his life back on track by using his writing skills and regrouping with his wife and son. The narrator also uses first person narration in an attempt to show the audience how Ben would feel about certain events if he were telling the story.

A few years ago, I was a young, innocent journalist for the New York Times. I thought that all I had to do was show up at my desk and type away. Little did I know that my job would change dramatically when the newspaper company merged with another company and suddenly needed someone to produce radio spots, TV commercials, and web videos. Suddenly I had an idea for a book about an editor who leaves a prestigious magazine in the wake of layoffs and finds himself in a group home for alcoholics—not exactly where he wanted to be, but exciting nonetheless

Wally Lamb's book, I Know This Much Is True, is a story of hope, perseverance and love. The novel follows Dr. Ben Parish as he loses his son, Mikey and continues to search for his missing daughter. Ben begins the journey with a profound belief in destiny and luck that leads him on a journey of faith and forgiveness. It becomes evident that maybe fate did not have the power it claimed to have over Ben's life.