Malibu Rising: A Novel Free Audiobook Download by Taylor Jenkins Reid


Malibu Rising, narrated by Julia Whelan, is the story of a woman who finds herself working in Malibu's elite society and falling in love with a hot, young executive. In this novel – written by Taylor Jenkins Reid who also wrote Pachinko - each chapter begins with a different letter of the Alphabet.

Malibu Rising is a novel that tells the story of three friends and their complicated relationship. The girls have been best friends since elementary school. In high school, they found each other by overcoming different challenges in their lives while also surrounding themselves with people who understood them. However, as they embark on adulthood, their friendship begins to shift in ways they never anticipated as pressures from various sources begin to pull them in different directions.

The narrator of the novel Malibu Rising, Julia Whelan, is excellent. She captures the voice of a teenage girl and boy, their confusion and excitement but also toil and troubles. It is easy to imagine that she has grown up in this area herself and she knows what it's like to be a teenager there.

The novel tells the story of Mica, a young woman who is reeling from the recent death of her husband, and her best friend, Charlotte. The two women visit Malibu to escape their problems - but when Mica and Charlotte discover that they may have stumbled into something much bigger than themselves, they must dig deep for courage and determination to save themselves.

Julia Whelan is a journalist, who has never really lived in one place for too long. Her mother's death and her father's subsequent disappearance prompts Julia to move back home to Malibu. This is not just any old house, but the beachfront property her parents bought decades ago after they married. Immediately, Julia knows she'll never get rid of the memories-good and bad-but as she makes friends with some of the locals she begins to make peace with her past.

Malibu Rising is a novel about Taylor Jenkins Reid's experience of being caught up in the Malibu fires and the effect that it has on her, her family, friends, and career. As she deals with the struggle of healing from both physical scars as well as a public profile ruined by paparazzi photos of her giving CPR to a victim, Taylor finds herself interviewing for an entry-level position with a company that makes its money from building online video platforms.

Published Date 2021-06-01
Duration 11 hours 5 minutes
Author Taylor Jenkins Reid
Narrated Julia Whelan
Reviews
(298 Reviews)
Abridged No
Is It Free? 30-days Free
Category Fiction & Literature
Parent Category Sagas, Contemporary Women, Literary Fiction

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