AUDIOBOOK

Spent

A Comic Novel

Alison Bechdel
3.5
(15)
Duration
4h 38m
Year
2025
Language
English

About

"An optimistic widow longing for freedom. A roguish womanizer longing to settle down. Thrown together, they must solve a case that could split them apart forever.

Determined to make her mark as a Pinkerton Agent, Claudette LeBas leaves everything she knows and sets out on a new adventure. When she meets Bronson Wauneka, one of the best trackers in the Pinkerton's arsenal, his unsettling good looks and charm make her rethink her own goals in life. When she discovers she has to marry her trainer, she wonders if she's signing up for more than she bargained for.

Tired of his womanizing moniker, Bronson is ready to embrace his future and train the optimistic widow as a Pinkerton Agent. But marrying her—even in name only—makes him take a look at his life and he finds that he wants a woman by his side.

When love is on the line, can they both do their jobs and continue to stay alive?

This is a sweet romance that discusses some delicate topics such as slavery, human trafficking and the treatment of people of color in the post-Civil War western states."

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"Sixteen narrators offer a humorous take on contemporary culture, with Bechdel as the deadpan narrator. While her friends navigate their first throuple and her wife, Holly, garners fame as a wood-chopping influencer, Alison is stuck. Her first book has been adapted into a successful TV show, but she struggles with a follow-up. Perhaps writing a script about rejecting consumer capitalism will get her back on track? In the end, simply spending time with friends puts her back in the creative saddle. Standouts include Holly Rae Taylor's heartfelt optimism as Holly, Jenn Colella's wit as Alison, and Joe Barrett's fumbling innocence as Stuart. Sound effects immerse listeners in each scene, and Bechdel's sardonic take on the group's liberal leanings reminds fans of what makes her work special. A.A.H. � AudioFile 2025, Portland, Maine"
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