Pushing Leaves Towards the Sun
Mark L Berry
Read by Mark L Berry
When Oso gets yanked off his motorcycle and killed by a closed parking lot chain, Billy feels guilty for having taught him to hop curbs and shortcut traffic lights. Billy’s survivor’s guilt drags him down a spiral of excessive alcohol, one-night stands, body painting, and reckless driving. He’s now all too aware that life is short—play hard.
Meanwhile, Oso’s former girlfriend Lindy pours her grief into her new folk-rock album as she struggles with whether she can ever let herself love again. Can she turn this personal tragedy into something meaningful through her music?
Pushing Leaves Towards the Sun explores survivor’s guilt and grief through reckless adventure, a dozen original songs, and fiction. When you’ve lost someone you love, there are no easy answers. Know that you’re not alone in your struggle. Billy and Lindy are here.
This novel is intended for adults. It includes some graphic language, sexual situations, and questionable behavior. Recovery from intense loss is a rough road -- 100 miles-per-hour on two wheels with no regard for oncoming traffic, as an example.
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Reviews
An adrenalin shot with depth.
Richard
A really enjoyable, thought-provoking book. It is read with energy and contains characters of substance that you can identify with. The sound track is a nice touch which helps to draw the reader into the story although the book is strong enough to stand on its own. Thanks Mark, your pain has been our gain.
By: stu warner
Something about this book perked my curiosity and I ended up listening to the audio podcast, which turned out to be an interesting experience. I like the vivid imagery and the way which the writer crafted current language and thought to the slice of life vignettes of regular people. The ...
By: James C Bradley
Mark Berry deserves big congratulations for his audio book. The new release of his novel shows an interesting perspective and deep meanings - sides that allowed me to purvey and seek more thought on my own. I suggest that everyone have a listen/look at his work. It was fascinating in ...
By: mike bauernfeind
I was actually somewhat reluctant to utilize my precious time listening to an audio book just for entertainment but once I started with "pushing leaves" I couldn't stop. I found it to be not only interesting but a very unique way of getting all from a book by hearing the ...
By: Arlene Radasky
Everyone who suffers a loss of a loved one, spouse or best friend, grieves in different ways for different lengths of time. This story is about the accidental death of a member of a group of close friends. It deeply examines how two handle and recover from his death. It ...
By: Kenn Crawford
As a songwriter and musician I was more interested in hearing how the author incorporated original music into the story rather than the story itself. To be brutally honest, the story was not something I would be interested in reading - there's no gun fights, swords or sorcery, no time ...
By: Tony
I spent last evening replaying various chapters of the audio version of "Pushing Leaves Towards the Sun", and by visiting the author's website (marklberry.com) to study the lyrics and listen to many of what have become my favorite songs. Earlier this week I listened to the audio book in its ...
By: Kris L
This is no ordinary audiobook. The original music adds to the reader's understanding and enjoyment as the story unfolds. All three readers are excellent and believable, but I especially liked the woman who read Lindy's part. She has a thoughtful, educated voice. Give it a listen!