River Under the Road, Scott Spencer
River Under the Road, Scott Spencer
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River Under the Road

Author: Scott Spencer

Narrator: David Bendena

Unabridged: 12 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/27/2017

Synopsis

Thaddeus Kaufman, the son of booksellers, and Grace Cornell, raised in a basement apartment she longs to escape, meet at a neighborhood art fair in Chicago. Soon after, they head to New York, aloft on the wings of young love. Jennings Stratton, the son of a caretaker, and Muriel Sanchez, the daughter of a cop, meet in a house he is refurbishing in New Mexico, and they, too, head for the big city. In a vast Hudson River estate, the lives of the two couples ultimately intertwine. Thaddeus has made it big, setting off a chain reaction of envy among his friends and forever changing the dynamic of his marriage. And Jennings, hoping to transcend his reputation as the local Casanova, has ventured into a cycle of theft and betrayal that threatens to destroy the fragile life of his family. Funny and cutting, River Under the Road is Scott Spencer's masterpiece of all that lies beneath our everyday lives—a story about the pursuit of love, art, and money, and the inevitable reckoning that awaits us all.

About Scott Spencer

Scott Spencer was born in Washington, D.C., raised in Chicago, and now lives in upstate New York. He is the author of nine novels, including Endless Love, Waking the Dead, A Ship Made of Paper, and Willing. He has taught at the University of Iowa, Williams College, and Columbia University. His nonfiction has appeared in Rolling Stone, The New Yorker, O, Harper's, and The New York Times.

About David Bendena

David Bendena is an actor and a musician based in the Midwest. His theatre experience over the past twenty years has taken him to stages throughout Chicago, Kansas City, and Michigan. He is very proud to be a member of the Actors Equity Association and to be a Resident Artist with the Purple Rose Theatre Company.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Elyse on August 27, 2018

Another first......I recently read a new author to me: *Silas House* —loved his writing ( and book, “Southermost”), and would like to read more of his novels. Immediately again....another first with author, *Scott Spencer*— Both of these authors are well established and respected. I’m simply late to......more

Goodreads review by Daniel on July 12, 2017

It's hard for me to believe I've been reading Scott Spencer for nearly 45 years, going all the way back to his first book, Last Night at the Brain Thieves Ball. Of course he's best known for Endless Love, a brilliant book turned into two terrible movies. He's a literary writer but not one whose book......more

Goodreads review by Sandy on September 28, 2017

The New York Observer gushed that "Mr. Spencer's prose is delicious." I didn't find it delicious, but I did find it pretty tasty. "She carried the scent of many bridges burned behind her." However, I was distracted by the annoying characters. It reminded me of high school with everyone cloying their......more

Goodreads review by JB on September 17, 2017

I enjoyed the book throughout, until the end. This was by far the most unsatisfying, abrupt ending of a book I've ever experienced, very disappointing.......more

Goodreads review by Kate on January 11, 2018

nice prose-but didn't really like any of the characters and while it showed various class struggles, everything felt very surface-y and generalized. I would not recommend this one.......more

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