Published by Saga Egmont Audio Genres: Fiction
Format: ARC, Audiobook
**This book is described as “A modern reimagining of The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry”
First off – John Chancer narrated the audiobook and did a fantastic job! Loved his narration.
Ubari Sand Sea in 2011 – First Libyan Civil War
A pilot falls from the sky. The people think he is a sky-devil, but soon wins the people over and makes a home with the little boy who rescued him.
2012 Roseville, Louisiana
There has been corporate damage, rising waters and a sink hole has emerged. Lenny’s mother, Mari-Rose has abandoned him, and his father has come back from war suffering from PTSD and alcoholism. Lenny has made friends with two local women, Lucy Albert, the lonely town librarian, and Miss Julie Betterdine Valéry, a retired schoolteacher who is still waiting for her husband to return from the Korean War.
Ten-year-old Lenny is a sweet, courageous boy who wants to help those in his lives and those in his town. He wants to stop the sinkhole that threatens his town.
“For a man who wanders is free.”
So how are the two storylines connected? You will have to read to find out. The characters in this book are interesting, flawed, and engaging. The two not so far apart, timelines are both impactful and strong. Lenny is so likeable, so brave, so kind, that I was rooting for him the entire way.
This book touches on many things: homelessness, war, environmental change, abandonment, friendship, courage, hope and family/what makes a family.
If you are thinking, but how does The Little Prince fit into this book? Wonderfully is all I will say.
I highly recommend the audiobook!
Thank you to Saga Egmont Audio and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.