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222378Best Boyhttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/best-boy/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/1627674/8f7402d0-04a8-47cc-b013-537f40a04db0.jpg?v=638823443102400000409409MXNBlackstone PublishingInStock/Audiolibros/<p>For fans of <em>The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime</em> comes this landmark novel about autism, memory, and, ultimately, redemption.</p><p>Sent to a "therapeutic community" for autism at the age of eleven, Todd Aaron, now in his fifties, is the "Old Fox" of Payton Living Center. A joyous man who rereads the encyclopedia compulsively, he is unnerved by the sudden arrivals of a menacing new staffer and a disruptive, brain-injured roommate. His equilibrium is further worsened by Martine, a one-eyed new resident who has romantic intentions and convinces him to go off his meds to feel "normal" again. Undone by these pressures, Todd attempts an escape to return "home" to his younger brother and to a childhood that now inhabits only his dreams.</p><p>Written astonishingly in the first-person voice of an autistic, adult man, <em>Best Boy</em>with its unforgettable portraits of Todds beloved mother, whose sweet voice still sings from the grave, and a staffer named Raykene, who says that Todd "reflects the beauty of His creation"is a piercing, achingly funny, finally shattering novel no reader can ever forget.</p>...225424Best Boy409409https://www.gandhi.com.mx/best-boy/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/1627674/8f7402d0-04a8-47cc-b013-537f40a04db0.jpg?v=638823443102400000InStockMXN99999DIAudiolibro20159781504617451_W3siaWQiOiJkOGE1ZmZhZS01MzRhLTQ2MmMtYThhMC04MTk2NDJjZDc1MjYiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjM5OSwiZGlzY291bnQiOjAsInNlbGxpbmdQcmljZSI6Mzk5LCJpbmNsdWRlc1RheCI6dHJ1ZSwicHJpY2VUeXBlIjoiV2hvbGVzYWxlIiwiY3VycmVuY3kiOiJNWE4iLCJmcm9tIjoiMjAyNC0xMi0wMVQwMDowMDowMFoiLCJyZWdpb24iOiJNWCIsImlzUHJlb3JkZXIiOmZhbHNlLCJpc0VsaWdpYmxlRm9yQ3JlZGl0VHJpYWwiOnRydWUsImNyZWRpdFB1cmNoYXNlUHJpY2UiOjF9XQ==9781504617451_<p>For fans of <em>TheCurious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime</em> comes this landmark novelabout autism, memory, and, ultimately, redemption.</p><p>Sent to a“therapeutic community” for autism at the age of eleven, Todd Aaron,now in his fifties, is the “Old Fox” of Payton Living Center. Ajoyous man who rereads the encyclopedia compulsively, he is unnerved by thesudden arrivals of a menacing new staffer and a disruptive, brain-injuredroommate. His equilibrium is further worsened by Martine, a one-eyed newresident who has romantic intentions and convinces him to go off his meds tofeel “normal” again. Undone by these pressures, Todd attempts anescape to return “home” to his younger brother and to a childhood thatnow inhabits only his dreams.</p><p>Written astonishingly inthe first-person voice of an autistic, adult man, <em>Best Boy</em>—with itsunforgettable portraits of Todd’s beloved mother, whose sweet voice still singsfrom the grave, and a staffer named Raykene, who says that Todd “reflectsthe beauty of His creation”—is a piercing, achingly funny, finallyshattering novel no reader can ever forget.</p>(*_*)9781504617451_<p>For fans of <em>TheCurious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime</em> comes this landmark novelabout autism, memory, and, ultimately, redemption.</p><p>Sent to atherapeutic community for autism at the age of eleven, Todd Aaron,now in his fifties, is the Old Fox of Payton Living Center. Ajoyous man who rereads the encyclopedia compulsively, he is unnerved by thesudden arrivals of a menacing new staffer and a disruptive, brain-injuredroommate. His equilibrium is further worsened by Martine, a one-eyed newresident who has romantic intentions and convinces him to go off his meds tofeel normal again. Undone by these pressures, Todd attempts anescape to return home to his younger brother and to a childhood thatnow inhabits only his dreams.</p><p>Written astonishingly inthe first-person voice of an autistic, adult man, <em>Best Boy</em>with itsunforgettable portraits of Todds beloved mother, whose sweet voice still singsfrom the grave, and a staffer named Raykene, who says that Todd reflectsthe beauty of His creationis a piercing, achingly funny, finallyshattering novel no reader can ever forget.</p>...9781504617451_Blackstone Publishingaudiolibro_df42f3b2-a18d-3147-af9e-ec9c5d9799ae_9781504617451;9781504617451_9781504617451Eli GottliebInglésMéxicoNoMINUTE2015-08-24T00:00:00+00:00Blackstone Publishing