The Life We Bury Free Audiobook Download by Allen Eskens
In the early 19th century, the American frontier was a wild and lawless place, where outlaws and murderers went unchecked. As a result, many people became desperate for justice. One man was responsible for a string of murders in one county in North Carolina and so it was up to two local men - Marsh Carter and Brook Horton - to track him down. The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens audiobook download narrates their story of how they finally brought him to justice.
This novel is based off of the real-life story of Allen Eskens. The story follows Eskens as he gets lost in the Yukon wilderness, where he is forced to confront his innermost fears, paving him a path to recovery.
In "The Life We Bury," Allen Eskens asks the reader to look at death through the eyes of a child. He does this by asking the questions that children ask and following the thoughts that only children have before they can start to understand death. This book offers a glimpse into what it would be like for an eight-year-old to die, and how it takes that person a long time to even process what has happened.
The Life We Bury begins with a quick prologue, detailing the life of the narrator, who is thirty-six years old and living in small town New Mexico. This book is about how hard it is to be family. It's about how much you can do for them because they will never do anything for you, and how emotionally complicated it is as a result.
The Life We Bury is an examination of the process of burying and forgetting our own lives. It is told from the perspective of an unnamed narrator who finds himself, in his forties, unable to envision any other life after the one he's been living since childhood.
Allen Eskens is a 15 year old boy who has been receiving threatening letters from a kidnapper. One of the letters says "you should know that I will only stop when you're dead." Allen's parents take him to stay with their cousin in Alaska, where he learns to hunt for food at the age of 11. He moves back to his hometown when he graduates, and has a lot going on. He goes to college, joins the army, and then takes a girlfriend. But the bad guy is still coming after him.
Published Date | 2015-06-09 |
Duration | 8 hours 24 minutes |
Author | Allen Eskens |
Narrated | Zach Villa |
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Abridged | No |
Is It Free? | 30-days Free |
Category | Fiction & Literature |
Parent Category | Literary Fiction |