Prior Regrets, Paul Starr
Prior Regrets, Paul Starr
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Prior Regrets

Author: Paul Starr

Narrator: Declan Jenkins

Unabridged: 6 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/05/2021

Categories: Fiction, Psychological


Synopsis

A BOOK TWENTY FIVE YEARS IN THE MAKING.....A STORY TOLD ACROSS TWO DECADES......

Described as "beautiful, evocative writing" and "an enchanting tale" Prior Regrets tells the story of Mark Prior and Lauren Tesairi, and their attempts to navigate the hectic streets of Jerusalem, the varied characters who call North London home, and shared memories, faded by time.

Eighteen years after their last contact, a lonely goodbye in a crumbling hostel, Lauren's unexpected message resurrected long dormant memories for Mark. At first he could barely recall their three heady months together; young backpackers, discovering Jerusalem and each other through a haze of Sinai hash, Arabic blues and naïve, youthful ambitions. But the secrets she revealed when they reconnected, secrets hidden for two decades, brought them all back, the dreams, the innocence, and the regrets. Now, despite a contented life with a wife and two sons, could he recapture that time? And could he change her bleak future?'

About Paul Starr

Paul Starr is a professor of sociology and public affairs at Princeton University and holds the Stuart Chair in Communications and Public Affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public Affairs. A multiple prize-winning author of several books and the cofounder and coeditor of the American Prospect, Starr lives in Princeton, New Jersey.


Reviews

Goodreads review by PattyMacDotComma on May 29, 2021

3★ “But who doesn’t do something crazy at twenty-two? he thought. It was so long ago, so much had happened since that it seemed like someone else’s life, not an earlier time in his.” Mark is a maths teacher who had a great time backpacking around the world, finishing up in Israel for several weeks – a......more

Goodreads review by Andy on June 02, 2021

Paul has done a great job of his first novel; a long time in the making by all accounts. It is an easy read that is more philosophical than mathematical or political. The story describes a dilemma and how good intentions can easily go awry. I found the pace about right with plenty to keep me interes......more

Goodreads review by Nico on September 12, 2024

hold on we got paul......more