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The Returned

by Jason Mott
9 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 10 hrs. Brilliance Audio. 2013. ISBN 9781480529892. $59.97; 9 CDs. retail ed.; 1 MP3-CD. library/retail eds.; Playaway digital; digital download. F
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Mott's debut novel will have listeners pondering life and death as an older couple, Harold and Lucille Hargrave, cope with the arrival of their deceased son, Jacob, back to the land of the living. Around the world, people are coming back from the dead healthy and whole, causing societal disruption and provoking moral, emotional, legal, spiritual, philosophical, and existential questions. Fear, confusion, and the increased strain on world resources lead to killing the Returned or moving them to internment camps. Tom Stechschulte lends his charming voice to this superficial treatment of a complex premise. The title is in production as an ABC television series, Resurrection, which will air in March 2014.
VERDICT Recommended where there is demand.
Reviewed by Denise Garofalo, Mount Saint Mary Coll. Lib, Newburgh, NY , Feb 14, 2014
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