The Man with No Borders, Richard C. Morais
The Man with No Borders, Richard C. Morais
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The Man with No Borders

Author: Richard C. Morais

Narrator: Thom Rivera

Unabridged: 10 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook (DRM Protected)

Published: 09/01/2019

Synopsis

A father comes to terms with his mortality and secrets in a heartrending novel of family and forgiveness from the New York Times bestselling author of The Hundred-Foot Journey.It is a time of reckoning for José María Álvarez, an aristocratic Spanish banker living in a Swiss village with his American wife. Nearing the end of a long and tumultuous life, he’s overcome by hallucinatory memories of the past. Among his most cherished memories are those of his boyhood in 1950s Franco-era Spain and the bucolic afternoons he spent salmon fishing on the Sella River with his father, uncle, and much-loved younger brother. But these fond reveries are soon eclipsed by something greater. José’s regrets and dark family secrets are flooding back, as is the devastating tragedy that drove José into exile and makes him bear the burden of a soul-deep guilt.Now, as his three estranged sons return to their father’s side, José hopes to outpace death long enough to finally put his house in order and exorcise its demons. Only in his quest for redemption can José begin to understand the meaning of his life—and what his legacy has meant to others.

About Richard C. Morais

Richard C. Morais is an award-winning American novelist and journalist and the author of the New York Times and international bestseller The Hundred-Foot Journey, which was adapted into a 2014 film starring Helen Mirren. He is also the author of the novel Buddhaland Brooklyn and the critically acclaimed biography Pierre Cardin: The Man Who Became a Label.Morais was both the editor of Barron’s Penta and the European bureau chief for Forbes, and he has won three awards and six nominations at the Business Journalist of the Year Awards. His literary works were semifinalists in the William Faulkner–William Wisdom Creative Writing Competition and short-listed for Britain’s Ian St. James Award. In 2015, Morais was named Citizen Diplomat of the Year—the highest honor granted by Global Ties U.S., a private-public partnership sponsored by the U.S. State Department—“for promoting cross-cultural understanding in all of his literary work.” Learn more about the author at www.richardcmorais.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Michael

Private banking has always been and will always be a business of secrets and discretion. But we've now entered a new era of transparency between nations and between private institutions and the public that has caused all of that to change. This is an odd place to start a review of a lyrical and movi......more

Goodreads review by Steve

The other reviews accurately describe what this book was about, so I'll not repeat what they said other than to say it was well written and compelling. I rated it 3 stars because the endless highly detailed descriptions of fishing salmon on the fly were tedious and, for me, over the top and boring.......more

Goodreads review by Kim

I rarely give 5 stars. I woke up thinking about this book after staying up WAY too late to finish it. My mind is still swirling with feelings. A powerful visual and emotional story with lots of amorphous visions that disappear when you try to touch them. Hard to explain. What is true? What is memory......more

Goodreads review by Alesa

Jose, an aristocratic Spanish banker living in Switzerland, is facing death. His cancer has returned, and he has very little time left. He has amassed billions, but been a real jerk while doing it, wronging those he loved the most. Now he has to face his guilt (we only learn, piece by piece, what th......more

Goodreads review by Barbara

Well written compelling story This is one of the more unique books I have read. The story moved back and forth from the protagonist's memories to present day. He is a highly flawed human being trying to make sense of amends for the life that he has lived. It is fascinating to go on this journey with......more

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