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The Last Chairlift

By: John Irving
Narrated by: Nancy Wu, Erin Ruth Walker, Travis Tonn, Natasha Soudek, Pete Simonelli, Aida Reluzco, Natalie Naudus, Chanté McCormick, Graham Halstead, Aden Hakimi, Em Grosland, Piper Goodeve, Chris Henry Coffey, Cassandra Campbell, full cast
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John Irving, one of the world’s greatest novelists, returns with his first novel in seven years — a ghost story, a love story, and a lifetime of sexual politics.

In Aspen, Colorado, in 1941, Rachel Brewster is a slalom skier at the National Downhill and Slalom Championships. Little Ray, as she is called, finishes nowhere near the podium, but she manages to get pregnant. Back home, in New England, Little Ray becomes a ski instructor.

Her son, Adam, grows up in a family that defies conventions and evades questions concerning the eventful past. Years later, looking for answers, Adam will go to Aspen. In the Hotel Jerome, where he was conceived, Adam will meet some ghosts; in The Last Chairlift, they aren’t the first or the last ghosts he sees.

John Irving has written some of the most acclaimed books of our time — among them, The World According to Garp and The Cider House Rules. A visionary voice on the subject of sexual tolerance, Irving is a bard of alternative families. In The Last Chairlift, listeners will once more be in his thrall.

©2022 John Irving (P)2022 Simon & Schuster, UK Genre Fiction Ghosts Horror Literary Fiction
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Loved the characters and their closeness. Did not enjoy the screenplay interruptions and the repetition - this could have been a shorter, tighter story.

A long and winding ski run

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I would love to recommend this book to all readers, John Irving does have sexual reference in his writings this is is his style he is not over the top and I Believe a lot of people could benefit from reading his boos. He always takes you on an amazing journey and his characters are always interesting. I love reading his books.

Extremely entertaining book that holds the reader’s attention from beginning to end

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So disappointing as usually liked Irving novels but this one is a chore to listen to so not persisting - the first of over 400 of my audible listens that don’t want to “waste time” listening to!

Disappointing

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