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Cruel Beautiful World

By: Caroline Leavitt
Narrated by: Xe Sands
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Caroline Leavitt is at her mesmerizing best in this haunting, nuanced portrait of love, sisters, and the impossible legacy of family.

It's 1969, and 16-year-old Lucy is about to run away with a much older man to live off the grid in rural Pennsylvania, a rash act that will have vicious repercussions for both her and her older sister, Charlotte. As Lucy's default caretaker for most of their lives, Charlotte's youth has been marked by the burden of responsibility, but never more so than when Lucy's dream of a rural paradise turns into a nightmare.

Cruel Beautiful World examines the intricate, infinitesimal distance between seduction and love, loyalty and duty, and explores what happens when you're responsible for things you cannot make right.

©2016 Caroline Leavitt (P)2016 HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books Coming of Age Literary Fiction Family Life Historical Fiction Fiction Women's Fiction Genre Fiction Exciting Suspense Thriller & Suspense
Compelling Writing • Unexpected Plot Twists • Stellar Performance • Good Characters • Engaging Storyline

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Great story very emotional and complicated just like life. This book will stay with me fir awhile

Great development if characters

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This book gave and did not stop giving. Tears, hope, longing, sadness. Read this book. You won’t regret it.

Everything.

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I completed this book in 1.5 days, I was sad that it ended. I’ll be checking out this authors other books!

Absolutely fantastic

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Read by my favorite narrator made it even better. the story was good and took a few unexpected turns

wonderful story

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I really enjoyed this book. The pace was great and the storyline exciting. The narrator did a great job as well. Overall, an excellent listen!

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