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Upstate

A Novel

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Upstate

By: Kalisha Buckhanon
Narrated by: Chadwick Boseman, Heather Simms
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This program is read by Black Panther star, Chadwick Boseman

"Baby, the first thing I need to know from you is do you believe I killed my father?"

So begins Upstate, a powerful story told through letters between seventeen-year-old Antonio and his sixteen-year-old girlfriend, Natasha, set in the 1990's in New York. Antonio and Natasha's world is turned upside down, and their young love is put to the test, when Antonio finds himself in jail, accused of a shocking crime. Antonio fights to stay alive on the inside, while on the outside, Natasha faces choices that will change her life. Over the course of a decade, they share a desperate correspondence. Often, they have only each other to turn to as life takes them down separate paths and leaves them wondering if they will ever find their way back together.

Startling, real, and filled with raw emotion, Upstate is an unforgettable coming-of-age story with a message of undeniable hope. Brilliant and profoundly felt, it is destined to speak to a new generation of listeners.

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Critic Reviews

“Wild and beautiful...The story is told using the epistolary form with a brilliant skill not seen since The Color Purple.” —Sapphire, national bestselling author of Push

“Heartbreaking and true...I'd read it again just for the power of the language.” —Dorothy Allison, National Book Award finalist and national bestelling author of Bastard Out of Carolina and Cavedweller
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I’ve never had such an emotional reaction to any book. And I’ve read some good ones. I’m sitting here with tears streaming down my face right now. It was that powerful. A good friend told me to read this. She had borrowed it from a library in Kempsey, NSW many years ago. I couldn’t find a copy of it anywhere, not even as an ebook - I’m kinda glad now because the Audible version is incredible. The performances were spot on and there was so much heart in the story itself. Not to be missed.

Listen to this. You won’t regret it.

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