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The Resource Before the ruins, Victoria Gosling

Before the ruins, Victoria Gosling

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That summer, there were four of them, all on the cusp of adulthood: Andy, her boyfriend Marcus, her best friend Peter, and Em, whiling away the hours in a deserted manor house with a rich, sordid history. Sorely without the ambition and opportunities that her friends have always counted on, Andy finds herself terrified of a future that will take them all down very different paths. Her newfound fears make her reckless, resulting in increasingly destructive behavior. Then David shows up. Magnetic, worldly, and on the run from the police, David presents an irresistible lure for both Andy and Peter, pitting the two lifelong friends against each other for the first time. When the group learns that a diamond necklace, stolen fifty years ago, might still be somewhere on the manor grounds, the Game--half treasure hunt, half friendly deception--begins. But the Game becomes much bigger than the necklace, growing to encompass years of secrets, lies, and, ultimately, one terrible betrayal. Decades later, Andy and Peter struggle to maintain their friendship, meeting only to drink to the past and trying not to talk about what happened at the manor. But when Peter goes missing, Andy is thrust back to that summer--with all of its frantic energy, yearning, and loss--and the mysteries that still haven't been solved
Language
eng
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Edition
Unabridged.
Extent
1 online resource (1 sound file (11 hr., 03 min.))
Isbn
9781250772435
Instance
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Before the ruins
Title
Before the ruins
Statement of responsibility
Victoria Gosling
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Language
eng
Summary
That summer, there were four of them, all on the cusp of adulthood: Andy, her boyfriend Marcus, her best friend Peter, and Em, whiling away the hours in a deserted manor house with a rich, sordid history. Sorely without the ambition and opportunities that her friends have always counted on, Andy finds herself terrified of a future that will take them all down very different paths. Her newfound fears make her reckless, resulting in increasingly destructive behavior. Then David shows up. Magnetic, worldly, and on the run from the police, David presents an irresistible lure for both Andy and Peter, pitting the two lifelong friends against each other for the first time. When the group learns that a diamond necklace, stolen fifty years ago, might still be somewhere on the manor grounds, the Game--half treasure hunt, half friendly deception--begins. But the Game becomes much bigger than the necklace, growing to encompass years of secrets, lies, and, ultimately, one terrible betrayal. Decades later, Andy and Peter struggle to maintain their friendship, meeting only to drink to the past and trying not to talk about what happened at the manor. But when Peter goes missing, Andy is thrust back to that summer--with all of its frantic energy, yearning, and loss--and the mysteries that still haven't been solved
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technical information on music
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TEFOD
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Gosling, Victoria
Dewey number
823/.92
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not applicable
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LC call number
PR6107.O6774
Literary text for sound recordings
fiction
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not applicable
PerformerNote
Read by Kristin Atherton
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1986-
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Atherton, Kristin
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  • Teenagers
  • Missing persons
  • Abandoned houses
  • Necklaces
  • Women alcoholics
  • Thieves
  • Secrecy
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Before the ruins, Victoria Gosling
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unknown
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unknown
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online resource
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  • cr
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rdacarrier
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unknown
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spoken word
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  • spw
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rdacontent
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on1230501463
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  • not applicable
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Edition
Unabridged.
Extent
1 online resource (1 sound file (11 hr., 03 min.))
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
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not applicable
Isbn
9781250772435
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not applicable
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not applicable
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unknown
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unknown
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computer
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rdamedia
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  • c
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digital
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6b85b4cc-3149-4d0c-b1e2-d5de97f4632f
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unknown
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sound
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digital recording
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  • other
  • remote
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other
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(OCoLC)1230501463
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Label
Before the ruins, Victoria Gosling
Publication
Antecedent source
unknown
Capture and storage technique
unknown
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
not applicable
Configuration of playback channels
unknown
Content category
spoken word
Content type code
  • spw
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
on1230501463
Dimensions
  • not applicable
  • unknown
Edition
Unabridged.
Extent
1 online resource (1 sound file (11 hr., 03 min.))
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Groove width / pitch
not applicable
Isbn
9781250772435
Kind of cutting
not applicable
Kind of disc cylinder or tape
not applicable
Kind of material
unknown
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
digital
http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
6b85b4cc-3149-4d0c-b1e2-d5de97f4632f
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
Reformatting quality
unknown
Sound
sound
Special playback characteristics
digital recording
Specific material designation
  • other
  • remote
Speed
other
System control number
(OCoLC)1230501463
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not applicable
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not applicable

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