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Audiobook10 hours
The Cure for Modern Life
Written by Lisa Tucker
Narrated by Scott Brick
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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About this audiobook
Matthew and Amelia were once in love and planning to raise a family together, but a decade later, they have become professional enemies. To Amelia, who has dedicated her life to medical ethics, Matthew's job as a high-powered pharmaceutical executive has turned him into a heartless person who doesn't care about anything but money. Now they're kept in balance only by Matthew's best and oldest friend, Ben, a rising science superstar - and Amelia's new boyfriend.
That balance begins to crumble one night when, coming home to his upscale Philadelphia loft, Matthew finds himself on a desolate bridge face-to-face with a boy screaming for help. Homeless for most of his life, ten-year-old Danny is as streetwise as he is world-weary, and his desperation to save his three-year-old sister means he will do whatever it takes to get Matthew's help. What follows is an escalating game of one-upmanship between Matthew, Amelia, and Danny, as all three players struggle to defend what is most important to them - and are ultimately forced to reconsider what they truly want.
Dazzlingly written with a riveting story that will resonate with listeners everywhere, Lisa Tucker's The Cure for Modern Life is a smart, humorous, big-hearted novel about what it means in the twenty-first century to be responsible, to care about other people, and to do the right thing.
That balance begins to crumble one night when, coming home to his upscale Philadelphia loft, Matthew finds himself on a desolate bridge face-to-face with a boy screaming for help. Homeless for most of his life, ten-year-old Danny is as streetwise as he is world-weary, and his desperation to save his three-year-old sister means he will do whatever it takes to get Matthew's help. What follows is an escalating game of one-upmanship between Matthew, Amelia, and Danny, as all three players struggle to defend what is most important to them - and are ultimately forced to reconsider what they truly want.
Dazzlingly written with a riveting story that will resonate with listeners everywhere, Lisa Tucker's The Cure for Modern Life is a smart, humorous, big-hearted novel about what it means in the twenty-first century to be responsible, to care about other people, and to do the right thing.
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Lisa Tucker
Lisa Tucker is the bestselling author of The Promised World, The Cure for Modern Life, Once Upon a Day, Shout Down the Moon and The Song Reader. Her short work has appeared in Seventeen, Pages and The Oxford American. She lives in Pennsylvania with her family.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I’m not great with writing these reviews but wanted to say I absolutely enjoyed this title. I take 5-12 mile walks and listen to audiobooks. I was totally drawn into this story about careers in Big Pharma, the ethics of drug companies and child welfare all wrapped up in a story that revolves around love and family. It’s easy listening, not so complicated that I have to think so much and enough character development that I feel I know each person and why they make the decisions they do. On top of that, I grew up in Philadelphia so I enjoyed the visions of the city as well. I found myself turning this one on while after my walks while washing dishes or while in the shower because I needed to know what was going to happen. The abrupt ending, while a little predictable as to what was going to happen, threw me off. I felt another chapter was in order.