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Malibu Rising
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Length: 11 hrs and 6 mins
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Summary
Brought to you by Penguin.
From the Sunday Times best-selling author of Daisy Jones & The Six.
A lifetime holding it together.
One party will bring it crashing down.
Malibu: August, 1983. It's the day of Nina Riva's annual end-of-summer party and anticipation is at a fever pitch. Everyone wants to be around the famous Rivas: Nina, the talented surfer and supermodel; brothers Jay and Hud, one a championship surfer, the other a renowned photographer and their adored baby sister, Kit. Together, the siblings are a source of fascination in Malibu and the world over—especially as the offspring of the legendary singer, Mick Riva.
The only person not looking forward to the party of the year is Nina herself, who never wanted to be the centre of attention and who has also just been very publicly abandoned by her pro-tennis player husband. Oh, and maybe Hud—because it is long past time to confess something to the brother from whom he's been inseparable since birth.
Jay, on the other hand, is counting the minutes until nightfall, when the girl he can't stop thinking about promised she'll be there.
And Kit has a couple secrets of her own—including a guest she invited without consulting anyone.
By midnight the party will be completely out of control. By morning, the Riva mansion will have gone up in flames. But before that first spark in the early hours before dawn, the alcohol will flow, the music will play and the loves and secrets that shaped this family's generations will all come bubbling to the surface.
Malibu Rising is a story about one unforgettable night in the life of a family: the night they each have to choose what they will keep from the people who made them...and what they will leave behind.
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- Anonymous User
- 02-06-21
A bit mixed
Good story and great narration but essentially another story about thin, 'attractive' white people so nothing new. Lots of emphasis on everyone's attractiveness - clearly very very important.
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- Joni J Mielke
- 30-06-21
Excellent audiobook
After listening to, and loving, Daisy and the Six and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, this audiobook brought lighter drama with all of the beauty and gorgeously complex characters that Taylor Jenkins Reid writes so well. It's a family saga that works on both the individual and collective level, showing each person both as they see themselves and as they truly are. It is funny in some places and sad in others, but all the while this book is wholly addictive. I would have listened to it in one shot if I had been able to. A definite recommend!
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- Anonymous User
- 25-09-23
Another TJR winner
An easy listen, with a good number of plot twists and turns to keep you wanting more. Really great characters that you can get invested in. Recommended.
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- milly.m001
- 19-06-23
Fantastic story
For those that wish they surfed everyday and lived looking at the sea. For those that hold family above everything else. For those that want to be lost for a weekend.
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- Recovering Techie
- 22-02-24
Great book, awesome voice.
Loved it so much. The book was so interesting, more interesting the more you listened.
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- Sarah-louise
- 08-07-21
love love love
this was another choice if not for my Facebook book club that I would have never picked for myself
I really enjoy Taylor's books even if this is only the 2nd one of hers I have read
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- Rebecca
- 29-10-21
Really enjoyable and easy to listen to.
I'm trying to move out of my reading/listening comfort zone and initially listened to Daisy Jones and the six by Taylor Jenkins Reid. I've since also listened to others and no Malibu Rising. I really enjoy the style of writing and the way the scene is set so clearly for you in all of the books but especially so in this one. This style of book is totally different for me but I loved it and highly recommend.
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- Amazon Customer
- 22-09-21
Loved it!
I couldn’t put it down. I love beaches and fantasy so it’s great to get a look at how the rich could live. But what you have to give up for those benefits. Great summer book!
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- Sylvia
- 27-06-23
Fun escapism
This definitely isn’t a literary masterpiece. It’s more like a dramatic soap that you can indulge in. That is my expectations of her books and why I like them.
Nonetheless it’s entertaining. Good narration and character development. It went a bit off kilter at the end and she introduced a lot of hideous, self obsessed people - but that’s kind of what I would expect at a “Hollywood” celebrity party. Felt like it would be a good series as it tied up much too quickly.
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- Mrs. B. A. Williams
- 02-07-23
Fantastic
Have come to really enjoy this author. She never lets her readers down. Another great read!
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