The Night Listener
2 journalers for this copy...
Journal Entry 1 by purpleskybaby from Manchester, Greater Manchester United Kingdom on Tuesday, January 13, 2009
When yet another book manuscript drops onto Gabriel Noone's doormat craving his approval, the beloved late-night radio storyteller is sceptical--but this one is different. It's The Blacking Factory, the autobiographical tale of Pete Lomax, a child abused and sold for sex by his parents, who has survived, thanks to his adoptive mother, psychologist Donna. Flattered that this young boy is an inveterate night listener of his shows, Gabriel contacts Pete, and in time their telephone relationship blooms into something approaching father and son--until Gabriel begins to have doubts about who Pete is. At the same time, Gabriel's father falls ill and his life truly becomes "a loose confederation of uncertainties".
I found this very readable if slightly disturbing by the end.
I found this very readable if slightly disturbing by the end.
Journal Entry 2 by flurillo from Manchester, Greater Manchester United Kingdom on Friday, February 27, 2009
I was urged to pick this up by purplesky baby, and it has joined my TBR pile.
Journal Entry 3 by flurillo from Manchester, Greater Manchester United Kingdom on Sunday, May 3, 2009
A good read. A little strange at times. Passed on to a friend in Newcastle