The Listener

Chloris Boone's new book "The Listener" is a dramatic and passionate journey into a life of family secrets, deceit and fate that could change lives.

This creative tale will keep readers on the edge of their seat. Suspenseful and entertaining, this work explores the main character Hope Long and the journey of finding out the unknown truths about her life.

Widowed Hope Long travels to Santa Barbara, California to visit her dying grandmother Fanny Listener, who listens to troubled talkers in a small cottage behind her house. Today Fanny wants to tell Hope something before she dies, a powerful hidden family secret.

Fanny tells Hope that she is one of three triplets and further that Fanny's husband had sold a male baby to a wealthy family, and that little boy sang and danced his way into the hearts of millions of Americans. She did not tell Hope that "Small Paul" is now in the freezer behind the bookshelves in the cottage.

Rose the housekeeper is in the kitchen and tells Hope that this morning The Listener is listening to a husband of a senator.

Hope finds an injured dog and grows to love Sammy.

Rob Burr comes from next door to help. Rob is still in love with his dead wife. Rob and Hope begin a tepid sexual relationship and Charity, one of Hope's sister's shows up and says that the third sister, Faith is coming soon. After meeting her first mystery sister, Hope is shocked by their similarities.

"The Listener" story takes place in the beautiful and famous Santa Barbara, California, where the author Chloris Boone lives. Many pages through out this enticing book reveal the exquisite beauty of this town in such detail that the reader begins to feel and see through the main character, Hope Long. This becomes a very satisfying experience to the reader.