Exile, Sarah Bourne
Exile, Sarah Bourne
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Exile

Author: Sarah Bourne

Narrator: Helen Lloyd

Unabridged: 9 hr 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/10/2022

Synopsis

Kirstie lives in exile on the small Shetland island of Yell after the end of yet another torrid affair. This time, she knows she went too far. Her desperate behavior caused the breakdown of her lover’s marriage. Taking up residence in her grandparents’ croft, which has lain empty since their deaths, wanting time to reflect on her life and disastrous relationships, Kirstie begins to write about her obsessive behavior. What she hasn’t realized is that the island is full of relatives she never knew she had. Kirstie has spent her life feeling unloved, hurt, and angry. She wonders what part this plays in the obsessive way she is drawn into relationships. As Kirstie allows some of the local people into her life, she learns of her mother's tragic story and begins to reassess her mother’s behavior. As she grapples with her past and begins to settle into her present, her mother, Morag, decides to visit, throwing Kirstie into turmoil once again—and revealing even more shocking truths.

About Sarah Bourne

Sarah Bourne is the author of several novels, including The Train. The winner of the 2017 Hunter Writer’s Centre prize for her short story "The Sounds of You," she also works as a counsellor and teaches yoga. She loves skiing, swimming, long dinners with friends, and walking her dogs. Born and raised in London, she has lived in the US and Japan and currently lives with her family in Sydney, Australia.

About Helen Lloyd

Helen Lloyd is a classically trained actor who has a keen ear for accents and loves to bring characters to life. The narrator of books in numerous genres, she delights in new challenges.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kay on March 31, 2011

I dreaded this book because 1. I am not a fan of the author after reading 13 of his books- he's too liberal for moderate viewpoint and he's too wordy 2. It was 728 pages in an oversized paperback BUT 1. It was the last fictional book I brought on my 3+ month trip to Florida 2. I had paid $9.99 for i......more

Goodreads review by Stacey on August 06, 2008

So far it's quite captivating. I thought that since it was so long that I would tire of it, but I haven't. I do think it's very LONG on sympathy for the Palestinians, however my mother pointed out that the title is in fact "Exile" as in the Palestinian exile. I have 150 or so more pages to go but so......more

Goodreads review by S on May 31, 2014

Dear Reader, Having devoted so much time to reading Patterson’s book “Exile”, please take the time to read the information below which will help you formulate an independent decision about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. I enjoyed this book, but had numerous problems with the author’s choice of i......more

Goodreads review by Ruby on November 13, 2024

4.5 stars rounded up. I deeply appreciated that an author as well known and widely read as Richard North Patterson (Author) undertook a plot involving the situation between Palestinians and Israelis and described each side and the dilemmas anyone faces in trying to sort it out. Although it was writte......more

Goodreads review by Penny on August 26, 2011

Richard North Patterson (NOT to be confused with James Patterson!) is an author who must spend months if not years researching hi books. He is alway thought provoking while being very readable and I think I have read all of his books except for the one where he deals with the notion of capital punis......more

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