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THE BRIDGE OF SAN LUIS REY by Thornton Wilder, read by Thom Rivera

Behind the Mic with AudioFile Magazine

English - September 24, 2020 09:00 - 7 minutes - ★★★★★ - 123 ratings
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A new audio version of the classic novel by Thornton Wilder is good news. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Robin Whitten discuss Thom Rivera’s narration of this brief but engaging audiobook. The story is set in the eighteenth century in colonial Peru at the moment one of the astounding rope bridges that crisscrossed the Andean gorges of the Inca Empire collapses. The story examines the lives of the five people who die together that day, uncovering layer after layer of relationships and purpose. Published by Harper Audio.

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A new audio version of the classic novel by Thornton Wilder is good news. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Robin Whitten discuss Thom Rivera’s narration of this brief but engaging audiobook. The story is set in the eighteenth century in colonial Peru at the moment one of the astounding rope bridges that crisscrossed the Andean gorges of the Inca Empire collapses. The story examines the lives of the five people who die together that day, uncovering layer after layer of relationships and purpose. Published by Harper Audio.


Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com


Support for Behind the Mic comes from Hollywoodland Audiobooks, a new imprint celebrating the lives and works of Hollywood screen legends.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices