04435cam a2200673 4500 523075791 TxAuBib 20210904120000.0 ||||||s2020||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781250753151 1250753155 3784c6f5-0767-4d65-b069-4b94a94ac66d OverDrive (Reserve ID) 5115164 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Landragin, Alex. Crossings [Libby] : A Novel. Macmillan Audio, 2020. World War II. Jewish. World War Two. Time Travel. polynesia. storyteller. empathy. monarch. ww2. love story. german. France. Adventure. WWII. fantastical. longing. Paris. Walter Benjamin. police corruption. Charles Baudelaire. Literary societies. star crossed lovers. multiple narratives. bookbinder. rare manuscripts. noir romance. polynesian islands. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 339MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 339MB. Fantasy. Fiction. Literature. Historical Fiction. HTML:<p><b>Alex Landragin's <i>Crossings</i> is an unforgettable and explosive genre-bending debut—a novel in three parts, designed to be read in two different directions, spanning a hundred and fifty years and seven lifetimes.<br /> *To listen to this novel straight through, just play the program from the beginning. To listen to the Baroness Sequence, start with Download Part 2 at 12 hours, 21 minutes.*</b><br /> On the brink of the Nazi occupation of Paris, a German-Jewish bookbinder stumbles across a manuscript called <i>Crossings</i>. It has three narratives, each as unlikely as the next. And the narratives can be listened to one of two ways: either straight through or according to an alternate chapter sequence.<br /> The first story in <i>Crossings</i> is a never-before-seen ghost story by the poet Charles Baudelaire, penned for an illiterate girl. Next is a noir romance about an exiled man, modeled on Walter Benjamin, whose recurring nightmares are cured when he falls in love with a storyteller who draws him into a dangerous intrigue of rare manuscripts, police corruption, and literary societies. Finally, there are the fantastical memoirs of a woman-turned-monarch whose singular life has spanned seven generations.<br /> With each new chapter, the stunning connections between these seemingly disparate people grow clearer and more extraordinary. <i>Crossings</i> is an unforgettable adventure full of love, longing and empathy.<br /> <b>A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Press<br /></b>"A high-concept speculative adventure novel executed with intelligence and grace, Australian writer Landragin's debut contains a story within a story within a story. <i>Crossings</i> is an invigorating puzzle of a book that reads like a complete, intricate work of genre-defying fiction rather than just a cool gimmick." — Vulture<br /> "A sparkling debut. Landragin's seductive literary romp shines as a celebration of the act of storytelling." —<i>Publishers Weekly</i><br /> "Romance, mystery, history, and magical invention dance across centuries in an impressive debut novel." —<i>Kirkus Reviews</i>, starred review</p>. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2021-11-04 13:21:58. Kreinik, Barrie. Corkhill, Raphael. https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1493-1/5115164-Crossings.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=3784c6f5-0767-4d65-b069-4b94a94ac66d&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1493-1/5115164-Crossings.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=3784c6f5-0767-4d65-b069-4b94a94ac66d&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)