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Spies in Canaan
- Narrated by: William Hope
- Length: 6 hrs and 23 mins
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Summary
Bloomsbury presents Spies in Canaan by David Park, read by William Hope.
A bold and unsettling parable about guilt, atonement and redemption from the winner of the Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year Award.
Michael has travelled a long way from his boyhood under the endless skies of the Midwest. His retirement is peaceful, if solitary. But one day there is a visitation: a mysterious car on the seafront, and a package delivered. From its contents, Michael understands that he has been commissioned to undertake a final journey.
As Michael makes his way deep into a distant desert—a strange and liminal landscape that lies between hell and redemption—he undertakes another journey, into long-suppressed memories: of Vietnam and the dying days of war, and to face a final accounting for what was done.
Taut, atmospheric and moving, Spies in Canaan is a powerful elegy to the pain of love, the guilt of old age and the grace of atonement.
Critic reviews
"Spies in Canaan by David Park...an unsettling parable about guilt, atonement and redemption set in the US." (Irish Times, Books of the Year 2022)
"The Belfast author has steadily built a reputation as one of the finest writers on this island. In his tenth novel, he explores themes of guilt, atonement and redemption through the story of Michael, a Vietnam vet who faces his past on a journey into the desert." (Irish Examiner, Books of the Year 2022)
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- c v pearce
- 07-08-22
spies in Canaan
An excellent rhythm in the reading and words and a solid reflection on how we choose to live our lives and the rights and wrongs of our actions and how we must take responsibility for them.
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- sarah thewlis
- 01-07-22
Stick with it
It's really good but you have to stick with it. A story that is well worth hearing. Well delivered too.
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