A Scarcity of Condors
Suanne Laqueur
Juleón "Jude" Tholet has survival in his DNA. His father, Cleon, lived through imprisonment and torture during Pinochet's military coup in Chile. His mother, Penny, risked everything to gain her husband's freedom and flee the country with their newborn son. But as a closeted gay teenager growing up in Vancouver, Jude is targeted by a neighborhood bully called el Cóndor, culminating in a vicious hate crime that forces the Tholets to flee their country again.
Jude cautiously rebuilds his life in Seattle, becoming an accomplished pianist, but his his wings have been clipped and he cannot seem to soar in his relationships. Only family remains a constant source of strength and joy, until a DNA test reveals something that shocks all the Tholets: Jude is not their child.
Stunned by the test results, the Tholets must dig into their painful past, re-examine their lives in 1973 Santiago and the events surrounding Jude's birth story. It’s a tale rooted in South America’s Operation Condor. It spreads through Pinochet’s terrifying regime of detention camps, torture, disappeared civilians and stolen children. The journey forces Penny Tholet to confront the gaps in her memory while Cleon must re-live an ordeal he’s long kept hidden away in a secret world. The tale ends with Jude digging through his genetic code in a quest to find his biological parents. Are they alive? Or are they among Los Desaparecidos—the Disappeared Ones?
Suanne Laqueur’s third book in the Venery series explores the desperate acts of love made in times of war, and the many ways family can be defined.
Duration - 1h 22m.
Author - Suanne Laqueur.
Narrator - Darren Eliker.
Published Date - Saturday, 21 January 2023.
Copyright - © 2019 Suanne Laqueur ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
Juleón "Jude" Tholet has survival in his DNA. His father, Cleon, lived through imprisonment and torture during Pinochet's military coup in Chile. His mother, Penny, risked everything to gain her husband's freedom and flee the country with their newborn son. But as a closeted gay teenager growing up in Vancouver, Jude is targeted by a neighborhood bully called el Cóndor, culminating in a vicious hate crime that forces the Tholets to flee their country again. Jude cautiously rebuilds his life in Seattle, becoming an accomplished pianist, but his his wings have been clipped and he cannot seem to soar in his relationships. Only family remains a constant source of strength and joy, until a DNA test reveals something that shocks all the Tholets: Jude is not their child. Stunned by the test results, the Tholets must dig into their painful past, re-examine their lives in 1973 Santiago and the events surrounding Jude's birth story. It’s a tale rooted in South America’s Operation Condor. It spreads through Pinochet’s terrifying regime of detention camps, torture, disappeared civilians and stolen children. The journey forces Penny Tholet to confront the gaps in her memory while Cleon must re-live an ordeal he’s long kept hidden away in a secret world. The tale ends with Jude digging through his genetic code in a quest to find his biological parents. Are they alive? Or are they among Los Desaparecidos—the Disappeared Ones? Suanne Laqueur’s third book in the Venery series explores the desperate acts of love made in times of war, and the many ways family can be defined. Duration - 1h 22m. Author - Suanne Laqueur. Narrator - Darren Eliker. Published Date - Saturday, 21 January 2023. Copyright - © 2019 Suanne Laqueur ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:13:14
Author's Note
Duration:04:17:45
Prologue
Duration:04:36:58
Chapter 1: The Verb
Duration:04:43:30
Chapter 2: The Chain Link Fence
Duration:08:51:27
Chapter 3: The Widow
Duration:20:41:17
Chapter 4: The She-Wolf
Duration:12:37:06
Chapter 5: The Nouns
Duration:11:52:31
Chapter 6: The Social Power
Duration:13:06:02
Chapter 7: The Airport
Duration:12:03:51
Chapter 8: Cleón
Duration:04:37:53
Chapter 9: The Ragtime
Duration:11:43:40
Chapter 10: The Drama
Duration:16:53:09
Chapter 11: The Social Pyramid
Duration:13:58:01
Chapter 12: The Show Must Go On
Duration:14:45:47
Chapter 13: The Picnic Table
Duration:15:38:20
Chapter 14: The Ethnicities
Duration:13:48:02
Chapter 15: The Kings of Death
Duration:14:46:49
Chapter 16: Cleón
Duration:06:07:05
Chapter 17: The Fondue Pot
Duration:08:59:08
Chapter 18: The Gun
Duration:06:43:52
Chapter 19: The Witches of Killarney
Duration:19:36:50
Chapter 20: Cleón
Duration:04:34:52
Chapter 21: The Silence
Duration:02:57:13
Chapter 22: The Apology
Duration:13:13:21
Chapter 23: Cleón
Duration:02:36:34
Chapter 24: The Sober Jude
Duration:14:41:41
Chapter 25: The Orange
Duration:17:56:57
Chapter 26: The Visual
Duration:14:05:31
Chapter 27: The Rule Ever Since
Duration:14:02:38
Chapter 28: Cleón
Duration:03:02:01
Chapter 29: The Worst Sister
Duration:15:25:37
Chapter 30: The Outcome
Duration:11:35:44
Chapter 31: The Sears Catalog
Duration:14:49:13
Chapter 32: Cleón
Duration:02:41:27
Chapter 33: The Poor Man’s Reuben
Duration:11:47:41
Chapter 34: The Deliberate Cruelty
Duration:10:27:17
Chapter 35: The Elephant
Duration:12:13:31
Chapter 36: Cleón
Duration:04:29:23
Chapter 37: The Only Entertainment
Duration:14:16:43
Chapter 38: The Other Cheek
Duration:09:19:55
Chapter 39: The Hundredth Time
Duration:12:45:07
Chapter 40: Cleón
Duration:03:26:28
Chapter 41: The Border of Divine
Duration:08:45:06
Chapter 42: The Weight in My Lap
Duration:09:30:20
Chapter 43: The Firing Squad
Duration:13:38:12
Chapter 44: Cleón
Duration:01:55:41
Chapter 45: The Ceiling Goddess
Duration:12:10:13
Chapter 46: The Beggarly Question
Duration:15:31:45
Chapter 47: The Geography of Pain
Duration:12:42:09
Chapter 48: The Locker Room
Duration:09:13:09
Chapter 49: Cleón
Duration:02:02:21
Chapter 50: The Crossed Arms
Duration:12:51:05
Chapter 51: The Garden
Duration:15:49:16
Chapter 52: The Night Before
Duration:13:32:11
Chapter 53: The Hollywood Moment
Duration:05:09:28
Chapter 54: Cleón
Duration:01:10:01
Chapter 55: The Locks
Duration:15:16:22
Chapter 56: The Haven Within
Duration:19:31:02
Chapter 57: The Prunes
Duration:15:41:49
Chapter 58: The Names
Duration:03:39:27
Chapter 59: Cleón
Duration:02:50:28
Chapter 60: The Same
Duration:14:47:03
Chapter 61: The Shape
Duration:06:38:51
Chapter 62: The Brothers
Duration:23:03:34
Chapter 63: El Cóndor
Duration:11:23:27
Chapter 64: The Shame in Her Veins
Duration:23:29:48
Chapter 65: Cleón
Duration:02:18:47
Chapter 66: The Tower
Duration:23:30:40
Chapter 67: The Seahorse
Duration:13:08:00
Chapter 68: Cleón
Duration:01:53:36
Chapter 69: The Execution
Duration:13:59:09
Chapter 70: The Landscape
Duration:16:49:14
Chapter 71: The Lonely People
Duration:05:47:21
Chapter 72: Cleón
Duration:03:53:18
Chapter 73: The Other Jude
Duration:07:50:30
Chapter 74: The Boring Everyday Things
Duration:08:32:20
Chapter 75: The Infant
Duration:05:07:52
Chapter 76: Cleón
Duration:04:18:56
Chapter 77: The Last Name
Duration:09:15:46
Epilogue
Duration:03:02:27
Ending Credits
Duration:00:20:39