An Exaltation of Larks
Suanne Laqueur
September 11, 1973: Eleven-year-old Alejandro Penda watches from his apartment window as Santiago, Chile falls to a military coup, destroying his family and his childhood. Arriving alone in America, he’s taken in by the Larks: a prominent family in the town of Guelisten. Though burdened by unresolved grief for his disappeared parents, he becomes fiercely loyal to the Larks, eventually marrying one of their daughters, Valerie.
September 11, 2001: Javier Landes watches from his apartment window as New York City falls to terrorism. As one of Manhattan’s top-paid male escorts, this professional lover has never lacked for company and is loyal only to himself. But in the wake of 9/11, Jav is named guardian for an orphaned nephew in Guelisten and must open his carefully-guarded heart to pain he's long suppressed.
Alex, Valerie and Jav meet first in their twenties, with a sudden attraction each finds strange and compelling. When they meet again in their forties, they discover not only is their bond still strong, but their life experiences are strangely similar. All have been shaped by separate 9/11's, and their unfinished business from the past will change everything they know about love, loyalty and friendship.
Across three decades and two continents, Suanne Laqueur's award-winning novel explores the unpredictability of sexual attraction, how family ties are forged, torn and mended, and how love's downfall can turn to exaltation.
Duration - 16h 49m.
Author - Suanne Laqueur.
Narrator - Darren Eliker.
Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023.
Copyright - © 2016 Suanne Laqueur ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
September 11, 1973: Eleven-year-old Alejandro Penda watches from his apartment window as Santiago, Chile falls to a military coup, destroying his family and his childhood. Arriving alone in America, he’s taken in by the Larks: a prominent family in the town of Guelisten. Though burdened by unresolved grief for his disappeared parents, he becomes fiercely loyal to the Larks, eventually marrying one of their daughters, Valerie. September 11, 2001: Javier Landes watches from his apartment window as New York City falls to terrorism. As one of Manhattan’s top-paid male escorts, this professional lover has never lacked for company and is loyal only to himself. But in the wake of 9/11, Jav is named guardian for an orphaned nephew in Guelisten and must open his carefully-guarded heart to pain he's long suppressed. Alex, Valerie and Jav meet first in their twenties, with a sudden attraction each finds strange and compelling. When they meet again in their forties, they discover not only is their bond still strong, but their life experiences are strangely similar. All have been shaped by separate 9/11's, and their unfinished business from the past will change everything they know about love, loyalty and friendship. Across three decades and two continents, Suanne Laqueur's award-winning novel explores the unpredictability of sexual attraction, how family ties are forged, torn and mended, and how love's downfall can turn to exaltation. Duration - 16h 49m. Author - Suanne Laqueur. Narrator - Darren Eliker. Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023. Copyright - © 2016 Suanne Laqueur ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:14
Author's Note
Duration:00:03:30
Chapter 1: Foreign Enemies
Duration:00:10:10
Chapter 2: Albacete
Duration:00:13:54
Chapter 3: No Dogs Allowed
Duration:00:21:38
Chapter 4: Much Friendly
Duration:00:17:10
Chapter 5: Her Grandmother's Favorite
Duration:00:14:24
Chapter 6: The Money
Duration:00:22:17
Chapter 7: The Tiger's Tribe
Duration:00:19:44
Chapter 8: The Neckline of the Compliment
Duration:00:12:43
Chapter 9: A Professional Lover
Duration:00:13:38
Chapter 10: Le Handsome
Duration:00:06:55
Chapter 11: Between Vendettas
Duration:00:05:43
Chapter 12: An Honest Living
Duration:00:15:32
Chapter 13: One-Handed
Duration:00:11:02
Chapter 14: Door to Door
Duration:00:04:51
Chapter 15: Money on the Table
Duration:00:20:24
Chapter 16: Buy the Time Back
Duration:00:23:13
Chapter 17: Main Street
Duration:00:19:47
Chapter 18: Another Year
Duration:00:12:14
Chapter 19: One Day
Duration:00:15:07
Chapter 20: Savanna-La-Mar
Duration:00:19:52
Chapter 21: In Nice Company
Duration:00:06:02
Chapter 22: The Pool of Industry
Duration:00:13:41
Chapter 23: Eigh' Tousand One Tings
Duration:00:10:07
Chapter 24: Waant Aal, Lose Aal
Duration:00:16:01
Chapter 25: Come Here
Duration:00:07:07
Chapter 26: Solomon Gundy
Duration:00:14:20
Chapter 27: Everyone Who Knew Me
Duration:00:12:36
Chapter 28: It Happens
Duration:00:14:21
Chapter 29: Doing It
Duration:00:09:28
Chapter 30: Down to Death
Duration:00:09:20
Chapter 31: Picturesque as Fuck
Duration:00:09:26
Chapter 32: The Edges of Attraction
Duration:00:11:49
Chapter 33: The Clean Plate Club
Duration:00:12:23
Chapter 34: Little Thingy
Duration:00:07:00
Chapter 35: After-Dinner Mint
Duration:00:13:13
Chapter 36: He Misses Us
Duration:00:17:09
Chapter 37: One More Beautiful Woman
Duration:00:10:26
Chapter 38: Ticket to Crazytown
Duration:00:08:31
Chapter 39: Pon Farr
Duration:00:06:07
Chapter 40: Call Weight Watchers
Duration:00:13:49
Chapter 41: Me and Bernie
Duration:00:11:06
Chapter 42: T for Tío
Duration:00:12:20
Chapter 43: Anything You Would Tell Me
Duration:00:14:54
Chapter 44: Pinwheel
Duration:00:07:00
Chapter 45: Last Seen Here
Duration:00:13:16
Chapter 46: A Couch in the Sky
Duration:00:04:27
Chapter 47: One Giant Toothache
Duration:00:07:00
Chapter 48: Obese Emotions
Duration:00:10:36
Chapter 49: State of Emergency
Duration:00:11:44
Chapter 50: Adult Privilege
Duration:00:04:52
Chapter 51: Schnozz
Duration:00:09:22
Chapter 52: An Axe in His Hand
Duration:00:14:15
Chapter 53: Tiguerismo
Duration:00:13:21
Chapter 54: Black Diamond
Duration:00:09:25
Chapter 55: Final Resting Place
Duration:00:08:38
Chapter 56: Creak and Thump
Duration:00:06:50
Chapter 57: Same Destruction
Duration:00:13:47
Chapter 58: Down His Forearm
Duration:00:15:07
Chapter 59: Big
Duration:00:05:13
Chapter 60: Extra Sensitive
Duration:00:03:18
Chapter 61: With Mumbled Compliment
Duration:00:14:12
Chapter 62: No Points for Style
Duration:00:11:30
Chapter 63: Just Out of Reach
Duration:00:08:43
Chapter 64: Milan-Liverpool
Duration:00:17:50
Chapter 65: Not for Sale
Duration:00:08:46
Chapter 66: Day One
Duration:00:13:18
Chapter 67: Difficult Terms
Duration:00:09:45
Chapter 68: Burn the House Down
Duration:00:26:22
Chapter 69: Ground to a Halt
Duration:00:10:06
Chapter 70: The Most Normal Thing
Duration:00:13:28
Chapter 71: Parallel to Normal
Duration:00:16:34
Chapter 72: Master's in Human Sexuality
Duration:00:16:38
Chapter 73: Coherent Answers
Duration:00:12:25
Chapter 74: Five
Duration:00:04:34
Chapter 75: Speed-Dialing My Lawyer
Duration:00:09:37
Chapter 76: Just Once
Duration:00:07:39
Chapter 77: Alondra
Duration:00:07:02
Chapter 78: The Element of Surprise
Duration:00:03:34
Chapter 79: Runs in the Family
Duration:00:08:15
Chapter 80: Magnificent Sister-Son
Duration:00:09:41
Chapter 81: See What Happens
Duration:00:08:31
Chapter 82: That Girl
Duration:00:12:53
Chapter 83: Who I Want to Be
Duration:00:05:14
Chapter 84: Match
Duration:00:10:50
Chapter 85: Somebody to Love
Duration:00:05:36
Chapter 86: A Good Job
Duration:00:12:49
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:23