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  • Texas City, 1947

  • A Story from 'Jesus Out to Sea'
  • Written by: James Lee Burke
  • Narrated by: Ron McLarty
  • Length: 54 mins
  • 5.0 out of 5 stars (2 ratings)

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Texas City, 1947

Written by: James Lee Burke
Narrated by: Ron McLarty
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Publisher's Summary

A short story from James Lee Burke's story collection, Jesus Out to Sea.

Burke is one of the country's most acclaimed and popular novelists. He elegantly marries his flair for gripping storytelling with an urbane writing style and complex, fascinating character portraits. The backdrop of the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast proves to be a versatile setting for Burke's stories, which cover the scope of the human experience, from love and sex to domestic abuse, to war and death and friendship.

©2007 James Lee Burke. All rights reserved (P)2007 Simon and Schuster Inc. All rights reserved.

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"Burke demonstrates impressive range, sensitivity and polish in these smaller-scale gems." ( Publisher's Weekly)

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The way things were

I loved it...This story talks about how things were back in Louisiana back in the day...and likely how things still are today in some households...a brutal life...

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