Fortunate Son, Walter Mosley
Fortunate Son, Walter Mosley
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Fortunate Son
A Novel

Author: Walter Mosley

Narrator: Lorraine Toussaint

Unabridged: 9 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/10/2006

Synopsis

In spite of remarkable differences, Eric and Tommy are as close as brothers. Eric, a Nordic Adonis, is graced by a seemingly endless supply of good fortune. Tommy is a lame black boy, cursed with health problems, yet he remains optimistic and strong.After tragedy rips their makeshift family apart, the lives of these boys diverge astonishingly: Eric, the golden youth, is given everything but trusts nothing; Tommy, motherless and impoverished, has nothing, but feels lucky every day of his life.

In a riveting story of modern-day resilience and redemption, the two confront separate challenges, and when circumstances reunite them years later, they draw on their extraordinary natures to confront a common enemy and, ultimately, save their lives.

About Walter Mosley

Walter Mosley is the author of more than fifty critically-acclaimed books, including the major bestselling mystery series featuring Easy Rawlins. His work has been translated into twenty-five languages and includes literary fiction, science fiction, political monographs, and a young adult novel. In 2013, he was inducted into the New York State Writers Hall of Fame, and he is the winner of numerous awards, including an O. Henry Award, the Mystery Writers of America's Grand Master Award, a Grammy, PEN America's Lifetime Achievement Award, and an Edgar Award. He lives in New York City.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Barbara on August 19, 2024

3.5 stars I know Walter Mosley best as the author of the 'Easy Rawlins' mystery series, but Mosley dabbles in many genres. This book is a literary novel about two boys who think of themselves as brothers, but have very different lives. ***** Branwyn Beerman - a beautiful, black single woman who works......more

Goodreads review by Kinga on May 15, 2010

Huh? Seriously? This book was really badly written. I don't have a copy with me right now so I can't quote. Just take my word for it. I can't believe anyone is taking this novel seriously. The story was somewhat interesting. However, Mosley knows only one device to move the plot forward - kill someb......more

Goodreads review by PJ on December 11, 2008

This was one of those books with so much humanity, so much beauty, that it alone could sustain my sometimes delicate faith in people. It is a rare meditation on what it means to pass through our world and what, if any, effect we leave on it. Lit snobs like to question what a work says about the huma......more

Goodreads review by Cheryl on May 18, 2016

Honey, honey, honey. This book. First let me say, I have never read a Walter Mosley book- not into reading Mystery. Why not? No clue. Just never struck my fancy. So as I was scrolling through his book list on the library's website, I saw this one and the blurb was interesting. So I got it and I spen......more

Goodreads review by Nick on July 29, 2009

I have been such a big fan of Mosely's mysteries that I grabbed at this audiobook on the shelf of my local library. Wow, it's like the bastard love child of Richard Wright and Danielle Steele, a series of sappy, cloying, breathless, nearly ridiculous love relationships grafted onto social commentary......more

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