Synopses & Reviews
An award-winning novelist looks back at the sixties to answer the question "What turns a radical into a terrorist?"
Chris Carver is living a lie. His wife, their teenage daughter, and everyone in their circle know him as Michael Frame, suburban dad. They have no clue that as a radical student in the sixties, he briefly became a terrorist, protesting the Vietnam War by setting bombs around London. Chris believes he has left his past behind—until he sees the ghost of a dead ex-lover. Shortly after, an old friend turns up on his doorstep, wanting to reminisce and hinting at blackmail. Chris must escape all over again.
On the run, he remembers his days as an isolated, idealistic youth, hopelessly in love with Anna Addison, competing for her affections with Sean Ward, charismatic leader of the radical August 14th Group. Ideologies collided and lines blurred until the events of one horrifying night forced them apart forever. Now Chris wonders: Who was he? Who is he? What side was he on back then? Which side is he on today?
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My Revolutionsis a sharp reminder, as sharp as tomorrow's headlines, of how the past will insist on haunting the present. Hari Kunzru writes a clear, clean, elegant prose, and his presentation of political realities is worryingly real. - John Banville, bestselling author of The Sea
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My Revolutionsis a sharp reminder, as sharp as tomorrow's headlines, of how the past will insist on haunting the present. Hari Kunzru writes a clear, clean, elegant prose, and his presentation of political realities is worryingly real. - John Banville, bestselling author of The Sea
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An urgent and passionate piece of work... fairly afire with an anger on behalf of the world's dispossessed and powerless that is so conspicuously absent from much cozy and collusive current fiction. Sunday Telegraph
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A quick-witted, memorable book. - The Guardian
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"...an extraordinary autumnal depiction of a failed '60s radical."
The New York Times
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Golden Voice Simon Prebble provides insights into naivete and wisdom in Kunzru's outstanding exploration into the cyclical nature of idealism, revolution, betrayal and change. Kunzru's lyrical clarity gives Prebble's artistry the chance to soar, his subtlety and finesse highlighting every vivid moment. [winn of AudioFile Earphones Award]
AudioFile
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"Experienced British actor Prebble gives his usual polished performance."
Booklist
Synopsis
It"s the day before Mike Frame's fiftieth birthday and his quiet provincial life is suddenly falling apart. But perhaps it doesn't matter, because it"s not his life in the first place. He has a past that his partner Miranda and step-daughter Sam know nothing about, lived under another name amidst the turbulence of the revolutionary armed struggle of the 1970s. Now Mike is seeing ghostsand#151;a dead ex-lover and an old friend who wants to reminisce. Miranda, who once spoke about alternative lifestyles with the emphasis on alternative, rather than lifestyles, is reinventing herself as a thrusting nineties businesswoman. Mike can no longer ignore the contradiction between who he is and who he once was. Which side was he on back then? And which side is he on now?
Gripping, moving, provocative and passionate, My Revolutionsbrings to brilliant life both the radical idealism of the post-'68 generation and the darker currents which ran beneath it, the eddies of which still shape our history today.
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Gripping, moving, provocative and passionate, "My Revolutions" brings to brilliant life both the radical idealism of the post-1968 generation and the darker currents which ran beneath it, the eddies of which still shape our history today. Unabridged. 8 CDs.
Synopsis
Chris Carver is living a lie. His wife, their teenage daughter, and everyone in their circle know him as Michael Frame, suburban dad. They have no idea that as a radical student in the sixties, he briefly became a terrorist—protesting the Vietnam War by setting bombs around London. And then one day a ghost from his past turns up on his doorstep, forcing Chris on the run.
As Chris flees, he remembers his days as an isolated youth, hopelessly in love with Anna Addison. Chris's rival for Anna's affections, the charismatic Sean Ward, was the leader of the radical August 14th Group. Egging one another on, the three inched closer and closer to the edge, until the events of one horrifying night forced them apart, never to see one another again.
Gripping moving, provocative and passionate, My Revolutions brings to life both the radical idealism of the sixties and the darker currents that ran beneath it, the eddies of which still shape our history today.
About the Author
HARI KUNZRU is one of his generation's most acclaimed novelists, inviting comparisons to superstars Martin Amis, Zadie Smith, Don DeLillo, and Tom Wolfe. Granta named him one of the 20 best British novelists under 40. His previous novel, The Impressionist, made several bestseller lists, earned numerous awards, and was one of Publishers Weekly's Best Novels of 2002. Kunzru lives in London.SIMON PREBBLE, a British-born performer of considerable talent and experience, has built a successful career that spans the Atlantic. As a stage and television actor he has played in everything from soaps to Shakespeare, but it is as a veteran narrator of some 275 audio book titles that he has made his mark since coming to the U.S. in 1990. Audiofile magazine has named him a “Golden Voice” and in 2004 he was named “Narrator of the Year” by Publishers Weekly. He lives with his wife in New York.