Waking the Dead, Scott Spencer
Waking the Dead, Scott Spencer
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Waking the Dead

Author: Scott Spencer

Narrator: George Guidall

Unabridged: 15 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 10/24/2008


Synopsis

A congressional candidate’s campaign threatens to unravel when he becomes consumed by an obsession with his dead lover in this masterful novel from bestselling author Scott Spencer Aspiring politician Fielding Pierce and social activist Sarah Williams are madly in love. But while both are passionate liberals, their very different approaches to their beliefs result in a rollercoaster relationship. Nevertheless, when Sarah is killed in a terrorist attack during a mission to help Chilean refugees, Fielding is devastated and engrosses himself in his political ambitions. Years later, on the verge of election to the U.S. Congress, Fielding becomes haunted by Sarah’s memory, causing him to call into question not only his ideals but also his sanity. Told with heartbreaking intensity, Waking the Dead is a profound examination of love and loss. This audiobook includes an interview with the author.

About Scott Spencer

Scott Spencer is the author of twelve novels, including Endless Love,Waking the Dead, A Ship Made of Paper, and Willing. He has taught at Columbia University, the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, Williams College, the University of Virginia, and at Eastern Correctional Facility as part of the Bard Prison Initiative. He lives in upstate New York.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Paul

Nobody writes love stories like Scott Spencer. In his books youthful passion and idealism are rarely good things. In this book the main character is haunted literally by his youthful innocence and passion which may or may not be as dead as he thinks. Spencer can make waking dreams seem so real and t......more