03901cam a2200373 4500 250358302 TxAuBib 20160123120000.0 ||||||s2015||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781101924792 1101924799 70aa509c-95f9-48fb-a206-c47e1efc7fc0 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 2101795 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Atwood, Margaret Eleanor, 1939- The Heart Goes Last [Libby Audiobook] : A Novel. Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group, 2015. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 335MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 335MB. HTML:<b>Margaret Atwood puts the human heart to the ultimate test in an utterly brilliant new novel that is as visionary as <i>The Handmaid's Tale</i> and as richly imagined as <i>The Blind Assassin</i>.</b><br /> Stan and Charmaine are a married couple trying to stay afloat in the midst of an economic and social collapse. Job loss has forced them to live in their car, leaving them vulnerable to roving gangs. They desperately need to turn their situation around—and fast. The Positron Project in the town of Consilience seems to be the answer to their prayers. No one is unemployed and everyone gets a comfortable, clean house to live in . . . for six months out of the year. On alternating months, residents of Consilience must leave their homes and function as inmates in the Positron prison system. Once their month of service in the prison is completed, they can return to their "civilian" homes.<br /> At first, this doesn't seem like too much of a sacrifice to make in order to have a roof over one's head and food to eat. But when Charmaine becomes romantically involved with the man who lives in their house during the months when she and Stan are in the prison, a series of troubling events unfolds, putting Stan's life in danger. With each passing day, Positron looks less like a prayer answered and more like a chilling prophecy fulfilled.<br /> <i>From the Hardcover edition.</i>. The narrators' energetic performances are perfect for this outlandish tale. Cassandra Campbell and Mark Deakins portray Charmaine and Stan, a married couple who have fallen on hard times who join a social experiment called the Positron Project. They're given a home and full-time jobs, but in exchange they must spend half the year in prison. Campbell's character voices are playful, and she gives Charmaine a high-pitched coquettishness. Deakins has broad tones and a booming voice; his characters often sound buffoonish, which is fitting because they are. His Elvis imitation is spot-on, though. Listening to this audiobook is like hearing two people tell you about the terrible things they've done, and their bad choices just continue to snowball. G.D. © AudioFile 2015, Portland, Maine. AudioFile Magazine. Science Fiction. Humor (Fiction.) Literature. Fiction. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2016-01-22 20:00:03. Campbell, Cassandra. Deakins, Mark. http://nm.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=70aa509c-95f9-48fb-a206-c47e1efc7fc0 http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1191-1/2101795-TheHeartGoesLast.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) http://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=70aa509c-95f9-48fb-a206-c47e1efc7fc0&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1191-1/2101795-TheHeartGoesLast.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) http://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=70aa509c-95f9-48fb-a206-c47e1efc7fc0&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)