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Ohio

By: Stephen Markley
Narrated by: Caitlin Davies, Jayme Mattler, Joy Osmanski, Jonathan Todd Ross, Corey Brill, Gibson Frazier
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 “Extraordinary...beautifully precise...[an] earnestly ambitious debut.” —The New York Times Book Review

“A wild, angry, and devastating masterpiece of a book.” —NPR

“[A] descendent of the Dickensian ‘social novel’ by way of Jonathan Franzen: epic fiction that lays bare contemporary culture clashes, showing us who we are and how we got here.” —Oprah Daily

“A book that has stayed with me ever since I put it down.” —Seth Meyers, host of Late Night with Seth Meyers

One sweltering night in 2013, four former high school classmates converge on their hometown in northeastern Ohio.

There’s Bill Ashcraft, a passionate, drug-abusing young activist whose flailing ambitions have taken him from Cambodia to Zuccotti Park to post-BP New Orleans, and now back home with a mysterious package strapped to the undercarriage of his truck; Stacey Moore, a doctoral candidate reluctantly confronting her family and the mother of her best friend and first love, whose disappearance spurs the mystery at the heart of the novel; Dan Eaton, a shy veteran of three tours in Iraq, home for a dinner date with the high school sweetheart he’s tried desperately to forget; and the beautiful, fragile Tina Ross, whose rendezvous with the washed-up captain of the football team triggers the novel’s shocking climax.

Set over the course of a single evening, Ohio toggles between the perspectives of these unforgettable characters as they unearth dark secrets, revisit old regrets and uncover—and compound—bitter betrayals. Before the evening is through, these narratives converge masterfully to reveal a mystery so dark and shocking it will take your breath away. Coming of Age Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Small Town & Rural Haunted War Middle East Ohio
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Not sure where I heard about this book but after reading the reviews I decided to go for it. WOW. one Incredible book. I read it in two days. It wasn't my usual Genre but I'm so glad I took it up. There are times you cannot help laughing at what happens but Also I guarantee Y'all are going to have tears in your eyes from the Sadder moments. ( I bawled my my eyes out.). This is a book for everyone.
JARED SUTHERTON

A WORK OF ART. INCREDIBLE STORY

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I really enjoyed the immersion into these ordinary yet extraordinary people the author is worth following I look forward to the next book he puts out

Epic depth…..

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A gripping and vivid story that I could not stop listening to. The people and the town came to life.

Best fiction book I've read in many years

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