Half Of Paradise

  • Author: James Lee Burke
  • Narrator: Mark Zeisler
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster
  • Duration: 9:35:10
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Synopsis

Discover James Lee Burke’s debut novel—before the creation of his now-famous Cajun detective Dave Robicheaux—as he follows the lives of three very different young Louisiana men, each of whom finds himself in desperate circumstances.

Toussaint Boudreaux, a black longshoreman in New Orleans, tolerates his co-workers’ racism because he has to, and moonlights as a heavyweight boxer. J.P. Winfield, with his gift for twelve-string guitar, finds his break into showbiz, which ultimately leads to the flipside of the American dream. Avery Broussard, descendant of once-prosperous land owners, has a weakness for alcohol and succumbs to his demons when what remains of his land is repossessed...

The intertwining stories of these three men are a testament to the realities of life in 1950s Louisiana, their destinies seemingly fixed by fate. Yet each hopes for redemption...

Chapters

  • HalfOfParadise 01 Title

    Duration: 39s
  • HalfOfParadise 02 Book1 AveryBroussard

    Duration: 21min
  • HalfOfParadise 03 JPWinfield

    Duration: 20min
  • HalfOfParadise 04 ToussaintBoudreaux

    Duration: 22min
  • HalfOfParadise 05 AveryBroussard

    Duration: 32min
  • HalfOfParadise 06 JPWinfield

    Duration: 18min
  • HalfOfParadise 07 ToussaintBoudreaux

    Duration: 12min
  • HalfOfParadise 08 Book2 AveryBroussard

    Duration: 35min
  • HalfOfParadise 09 JPWinfield

    Duration: 29min
  • HalfOfParadise 10 ToussaintBoudreaux

    Duration: 01h17min
  • HalfOfParadise 11 AveryBroussard

    Duration: 44min
  • HalfOfParadise 12 JPWinfield

    Duration: 31min
  • HalfOfParadise 13 AveryBroussard

    Duration: 35min
  • HalfOfParadise 14 Book3 ToussaintBoudreaux

    Duration: 26min
  • HalfOfParadise 15 JPWinfield

    Duration: 57min
  • HalfOfParadise 16 AveryBroussard

    Duration: 40min
  • HalfOfParadise 17 JPWinfield

    Duration: 38min
  • HalfOfParadise 18 AveryBroussard

    Duration: 29min
  • HalfOfParadise 19 Credits

    Duration: 01min