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Monday Rent Boy

Auteur(s): Susan Doherty
Narrateur(s): Simon Blake, Helen Taylor
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Finalist for the Paragraphe Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction, winner of the Canadian Book Club Award, and recipient of the Word Guild Award for Best Fiction, Monday Rent Boy is an unforgettable literary novel about friendship, mentorship, the consequences of being a bystander, and the courage it takes to finally tell the truth.

You never forget the friend who taught you who you were—or the day you failed him.

Arthur Barnes and Ernie Castlefrank are thirteen-year-old outsiders growing up in the Somerset countryside of the 1980s. Arthur finds refuge in books. Ernie is a mathematical prodigy with an unshakable instinct to protect those more vulnerable than himself. Together they discover the rarest gift either has ever known: someone who truly believes in them. A bookshop owner.

But when Ernie blows the whistle on a horrifying truth that no adult is willing to confront, he vanishes without a trace. Arthur is left with a question that will shadow him for the rest of his life:

Could I have saved Ernie Castlefrank?

Decades later, long-buried secrets begin to emerge, forcing Arthur to confront the friendship that shaped him, the silence that defined him, and the extraordinary bookseller who taught him that hope is found not in forgetting, but in finally telling the truth.

Some childhood experiences shape who we become. Others haunt us forever. Abus Amitié Fiction de genre Fiction policière Relations Récits initiatiques Sincère Histoires réconfortantes
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Well, written and narrated. Although difficult to listen to at times, it is definitely worth our time and energy to awaken to this global crisis.

Powerful

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“Monday Rent Boy”, by Susan Doherty

5 stunning stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

TW: grooming, paedophilia, sexual abuse, substance abuse, physical abuse

From the blurb: “…Doherty draws a line directly from the covered-up abuse of children by Catholic priests to the current proliferation of child pornography and predators online—miraculously revealing the true heart of darkness while managing to affirm the light.”

Fabulous writing and storytelling!

Gripping, but heartbreaking.

There is so much soul, love, pain, grief…

The bond of friendship was extraordinarily strong and so nicely laid out.

The characters were well developed, so lively, so lovable and so touching.

The story is told by multiple POV.

I just can’t find the words to describe this work.

The author portrayed deep emotions as if she had been through the same traumas.
It was quite impressive.

I have no idea how this title got my attention, but after reading the synopsis I knew I had to read it. And I am so glad that I took the chance and prioritized it over so many title that I own and still have to read.

I read the hardcover edition while simultaneously listening to the audiobook, and I absolutely loved the parts narrated by Simon Blake.

Hardcover (Random House Canada): 368 pages (cover to cover), divided into three parts and a total of 36 chapters.

e-book (Kobo): 336 pages (default), 110k words

Audiobook narrated by Simon Blake (simply superb!) and Helen Taylor: 12.6 hours (at normal speed), unabridged.

PS: this book was a finalist for the Paragraphe Hugh MacLennan Fiction Prize

Gripping but heartbreaking!

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I enjoyed the story. And I really enjoyed the author, she told it in a well written way. having grown up in the area and having lived in a environment just like what was written and being abused by adults that ran the homes brought back so many childhood memories for me.

the truth of the story,

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Loved it. Very powerful subject matter. My only complaint is that it is hard to differentiate between the voices of Ernie and Arthur. Maybe a second reader for one of those parts or some voice differentiation.

What a gripping tale!

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I wasn’t sure I wanted to listen to this book, given the difficult and still-taboo subject matter. But it’s handled in such a way by the author that I ended up really getting into the human stories and feeling such empathy for the main characters. The story is not all dark and serious, there are lighter moments too, when seen through the boys’ eyes. Doherty leads us into this dark world as if we are the innocent children we read about and get to know and love and root for. This subject is so often swept under the carpet and denied. We are shown the cost of this willful blindness. This book could be the catalyst once and for all to lift the veil and bring light and hope into the sinister world of secrecy, shame and abuse. An absolute must read. “Never sacrifice the queen unless it’s the only move you have left”. “NEVERMORE”.

Despite the dark subject matter, it’s such a great listen.

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