Broken People
By
Sam Lansky
Read by
Sam Lansky
Release:
06/09/2020
Release:
06/09/2020
Release:
06/09/2020
Runtime:
8h 45m
Runtime:
8h 45m
Runtime:
8h 45m
Unabridged
Quantity:
“Full of delightful, razor-edged cultural commentary but so too is it a journey of the soul….Sends up LA’s consumerist wellness obsession while exploring the nature of health, acceptance, and human connection.”
Chloe Benjamin, New York Times bestselling author
An Indie Next List Pick
A Vogue Pick of Best Books for Summer
ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF THE YEAR
Vogue, O, The Oprah Magazine, Parade, Library Journal, Harper's Bazaar and more
"Profound and affecting."-Chloe Benjamin
"Broken People leads us through the winds of time and memory to offer a riveting portrait of transformation. I am better for having read it."-Jamie Lee Curtis
A groundbreaking, incandescent debut novel about coming to grips with the past and ourselves, for fans of Sally Rooney, Hanya Yanagihara and Garth Greenwell
"He fixes everything that's wrong with you in three days."
This is what hooks Sam when he first overhears it at a fancy dinner party in the Hollywood hills: the story of a globe-trotting shaman who claims to perform "open-soul surgery" on emotionally damaged people. For neurotic, depressed Sam, new to Los Angeles after his life in New York imploded, the possibility of total transformation is utterly tantalizing. He's desperate for something to believe in, and the shaman-who promises ancient rituals, plant medicine and encounters with the divine-seems convincing, enough for Sam to sign up for a weekend under his care.
But are the great spirits the shaman says he's summoning real at all? Or are the ghosts in Sam's memory more powerful than any magic?
At turns tender and acid, funny and wise, Broken People is a journey into the nature of truth and fiction-a story of discovering hope amid cynicism, intimacy within chaos and peace in our own skin.
Vogue, O, The Oprah Magazine, Parade, Library Journal, Harper's Bazaar and more
"Profound and affecting."-Chloe Benjamin
"Broken People leads us through the winds of time and memory to offer a riveting portrait of transformation. I am better for having read it."-Jamie Lee Curtis
A groundbreaking, incandescent debut novel about coming to grips with the past and ourselves, for fans of Sally Rooney, Hanya Yanagihara and Garth Greenwell
"He fixes everything that's wrong with you in three days."
This is what hooks Sam when he first overhears it at a fancy dinner party in the Hollywood hills: the story of a globe-trotting shaman who claims to perform "open-soul surgery" on emotionally damaged people. For neurotic, depressed Sam, new to Los Angeles after his life in New York imploded, the possibility of total transformation is utterly tantalizing. He's desperate for something to believe in, and the shaman-who promises ancient rituals, plant medicine and encounters with the divine-seems convincing, enough for Sam to sign up for a weekend under his care.
But are the great spirits the shaman says he's summoning real at all? Or are the ghosts in Sam's memory more powerful than any magic?
At turns tender and acid, funny and wise, Broken People is a journey into the nature of truth and fiction-a story of discovering hope amid cynicism, intimacy within chaos and peace in our own skin.
Release:
2020-06-09
2020-06-09
2020-06-09
Runtime:
Runtime:
Runtime:
8h 45m
8h 45m
8h 45m
Format:
audio
audio
audio
Weight:
0.0 lb
0.55 lb
0.5 lb
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781488208454
9781094103525
9781094103532
Publisher:
Harlequin Audio
Harlequin Audio
Harlequin Audio
Praise