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Five Skies

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Beloved and award-winning story writer Ron Carlson’s first novel in thirty years is the tale of three men gathered high in the Rocky Mountains for a construction project that is to last the summer. Having participated in a spectacular betrayal in Los Angeles, the giant, silent Arthur Key drifts into work as a carpenter in southern Idaho. Here he is hired, along with the shiftless and charming Ronnie Panelli, to build a stunt ramp beside a cavernous void. The two will be led by Darwin Gallegos, the foreman of the local ranch, who is filled with a primeval rage at God, at man, at life.
As they endeavor upon this simple, grand project, the three reveal themselves in cautiously resonant and deeply profound ways. One man will triumph over his dark nature, another will fall beneath the weight of his own. And in a voice of striking intimacy and grace, Carlson’s novel reveals itself as a story of biblical, almost spiritual force. A bellwether return from one of our greatest craftsmen, FIVE SKIES is sure to be among the most praised and cherished novels of the year.

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Publisher: Books on Tape Edition: Unabridged
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OverDrive Listen audiobook

  • ISBN: 9781415940396
  • File size: 213894 KB
  • Release date: May 17, 2007
  • Duration: 07:25:36

MP3 audiobook

  • ISBN: 9781415940396
  • File size: 214079 KB
  • Release date: May 17, 2007
  • Duration: 07:25:36
  • Number of parts: 6

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Beloved and award-winning story writer Ron Carlson’s first novel in thirty years is the tale of three men gathered high in the Rocky Mountains for a construction project that is to last the summer. Having participated in a spectacular betrayal in Los Angeles, the giant, silent Arthur Key drifts into work as a carpenter in southern Idaho. Here he is hired, along with the shiftless and charming Ronnie Panelli, to build a stunt ramp beside a cavernous void. The two will be led by Darwin Gallegos, the foreman of the local ranch, who is filled with a primeval rage at God, at man, at life.
As they endeavor upon this simple, grand project, the three reveal themselves in cautiously resonant and deeply profound ways. One man will triumph over his dark nature, another will fall beneath the weight of his own. And in a voice of striking intimacy and grace, Carlson’s novel reveals itself as a story of biblical, almost spiritual force. A bellwether return from one of our greatest craftsmen, FIVE SKIES is sure to be among the most praised and cherished novels of the year.

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  • Details

    Publisher:
    Books on Tape
    Edition:
    Unabridged

    Awards:

    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    ISBN: 9781415940396
    File size: 213894 KB
    Release date: May 17, 2007
    Duration: 07:25:36

    MP3 audiobook
    ISBN: 9781415940396
    File size: 214079 KB
    Release date: May 17, 2007
    Duration: 07:25:36
    Number of parts: 6

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    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    MP3 audiobook
  • Languages
    English
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