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The Levee: An Audio Novella

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The Levee: An Audio Novella

written by William Kent Krueger and read by JD Jackson, with an author's note read by William Kent Krueger

An audio original novella from the bestselling author of ORDINARY GRACE and THIS TENDER LAND, THE LEVEE is a powerful, captivating story of a family, a storm, a complicated rescue and the true cost of survival.

It’s 1927, and the most devastating flood in American history has swelled the Mississippi River to a width of 80 miles. In an attempt to save a family trapped by the rising water, four men in a tiny rowboat battle the treacherous flow. Three are convicts, on loan from the local prison and pressed into service. The fourth, the leader of the team, is driven by his own hidden motives. But to their surprise upon arrival at Ballymore, an ancestral home protected by a high, circular levee, not everyone in the family feels the need to be saved. Pride, greed, loyalty and even love create their own complex currents behind the massive wall. As the threat from the flood increases and time ticks away, the crew and the family must decide on a course of action, and a desperate plan is hatched to save the weakening levee and all it was built to protect.

THE LEVEE is a propulsive, heartfelt tale of courage, cowardice and sacrifice in a historic moment when the indomitable human spirit is pitted against the awesome and destructive power of nature.

The Levee: An Audio Novella
written by William Kent Krueger and read by JD Jackson, with an author's note read by William Kent Krueger

  • Publication Date: February 28, 2023
  • Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction
  • Audio: pages
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Originals
  • ISBN-10: 1797153528
  • ISBN-13: 9781797153520