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Hearts in Atlantis

Literary suspense from the No. 1 bestseller

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Hearts in Atlantis

By: Stephen King
Narrated by: Stephen King, William Hurt
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Summary
 Although it's difficult to believe, the sixties are not fictional; they actually happened' (Author's Afterword)

Stephen King, whose first novel, Carrie, was published in 1974, the year before the last US troops withdrew from Vietnam, is the first hugely popular writer of the TV generation. Images from that war - and the protests against it - had flooded America's living rooms for a decade.

Hearts in Atlantis is composed offive linked stories set in the years from 1960 to 1999. Each story is deeply rooted in the sixties, and each is haunted by the Vietnam War.

Full of danger, full of suspense, most of all full of heart, Hearts in Atlantis will take some readers to a place they have never been...and others to a place they have never been able to completely leave.


(P)1999 Simon and Schuster Inc.©1999 Stephen King Anthologies & Short Stories Coming of Age Fiction Genre Fiction Psychological Short Stories Supernatural Thriller & Suspense Scary Heartfelt
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Couldn't wait to get in my car to listen to the next chapter. Great story and excellent narrator!

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This is an amazing book which gives strange insights into the Vietnam War experience from a range of perspectives. The narration is spot on, suiting all characters strangely well. I always love King’s character development and this is another prime example of his abilities in this space.

Glorious text, perfectly aligned narration

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I have loved Stephen Kings books for a coons age they have always brought me. grate joy and Hearts in Atlantis is 1 of those books The nation was awesome Thank you Willism Hert And Stephen king Loved it 💖💖💖💖💖🔥

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I loved this book when I read it years ago, and I have absolutely loved listening to it. I didn't want it to end. It's been a good while since an audiobook has made me laugh out loud - even longer since one made me cry, but Hearts in Atlantis did both.
William Hurt did a fantastic job with the narration (and great to hear the author too).
Stephen King may be lauded as the master of horror, but in my humble opinion, he is a master at writing about our humanity... our fallibility, our moments of heroism, our fears, our hearts. And he's a master of nostalgia. I just love it when he writes kids.
Thanks, Mr King. Thanks, Mr Hurt.
My heart may be a little bent after that one..

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It’s the best book I’ve ever read. Had read it twice before listening to it. It’s a beautiful story arch with King’s magic.

Read the book and absolutely don’t watch the movie.

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