03635cam a2200361 4500 233531382 TxAuBib 20150605120000.0 ||||||s2009||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781607888086 1607888084 786facda-c277-48eb-b5d4-004671680491 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 239623 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Pelecanos, George. The Way Home [Libby Audiobook]. Hachette Audiobooks, 2009. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 241MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 241MB. HTML:<p>Christopher Flynn is trying to get it right. After years of trouble and rebellion that enraged his father and nearly cost him his life, he has a steady job in his father's company, he's seriously dating a woman he respects, and, aside from the distrust that lingers in his father's eyes, his mistakes are firmly in the past.</p> <p>One day on the job, Chris and his partner come across a temptation almost too big to resist. Chris does the right thing, but old habits and instincts rise to the surface, threatening this new-found stability with sudden treachery and violence. With his father and his most trusted friends, he takes one last chance to blast past the demons trying to pull him back.</p> <p>Like Richard Price or William Kennedy, Pelecanos pushes his characters to the extremes, their redemption that much sweeter because it is so hard fought. Pelecanos has long been celebrated for his unerring ability to portray the conflicts men feel as they search and struggle for power and love in a world that is often harsh and unforgiving but can ultimately be filled with beauty.</p>. George Pelecanos rips a life, actually several lives, from a Washington, DC, ghetto and lays them bare for everyone to see--and understand. Christopher Flynn is a confused white kid with a chip on his shoulder and a bleak future. Despite the odds, he changes his life for the better after a stint in juvenile hall. But trouble comes knocking when a friend finds a bag of money. Reader Dion Graham pulls the listener into the story with his earnest delivery and streetwise patter. Graham gives each character a distinctive voice, even managing to talk like a white kid trying to talk like a black kid. His work is as engaging and powerful as the book, a perfect pairing. M.S. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award (c) AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine. AudioFile Magazine. Fiction. Mystery. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2015-08-05 20:00:03. Graham, Dion. http://camellia.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=786facda-c277-48eb-b5d4-004671680491 http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/0017-1/239623-TheWayHome.wma Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/0017-1/239623-TheWayHome.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) http://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=786FACDA-C277-48EB-B5D4-004671680491&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/0017-1/239623-TheWayHome.wma Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/0017-1/239623-TheWayHome.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) http://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=786FACDA-C277-48EB-B5D4-004671680491&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)