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The ballad of Desiree
| Title | The ballad of Desiree |
| Names | Carr, Susan M. |
| Book Number | DBC15890 |
| Title Status | Active |
| Medium | Digital Books |
| Download Link | Downloadable talking book. |
| Annotation | In the early 1970s, Desiree, a 22-year-old free spirit travels the roads of Idaho and Washington where she meets a man named Ruby who becomes her footloose lover and later the father of her child in Seattle. When offered a chance for a singing career in Los Angeles, Desiree makes a decision for herself, leaving for Los Angeles and the adventure of the rest of her life. Adult. Unrated. |
| General Notes | Available from BARD courtesy of the Washington Talking Book and Braille Library. |
| Local Notes | In the early 1970s, Desiree, a 22 year old free spirit travels the logging roads of Idaho and Washington where she meets a gypsy man named Ruby. Ruby awakens her sexuality but then disappears, leaving Desiree behind to return to her log cabin in the gorgeous and largely untouched Huckleberry Mountains. On the way she meets Big Paul Skinny, a L.A. songwriter who discovers at once that Desiree has a beautiful singing voice, but despite her rare talents, her heart and mind stay with Ruby. When he reappears and decides to settle into Desiree's life, she has, one brief season, the passion she's dreamed of in the home she loves. But soon Ruby leaves for one of his own adventures, telling her that he wants an open relationship. Now pregnant, Desiree is forced to decide what she wants from life. When Big Paul Skinny comes back into her life to propose a singing career in Los Angeles, Desiree makes a decision for herself, her dreams and her family, leaving for Los Angeles and the adventure of the rest of her life. |
| Narrator | Scamman, Barb. |
| Length | 6 hours, 44 minutes |
| Local Subject | Northwest fiction - NW1 |
| Sexually explicit - SE | |
| Strong language - ST | |
| Adult book - AD | |
| Fiction - FI | |
| Produced at WTBBL - PAW | |
| LC Subject | Man-woman relationships - Fiction |
| Singers - Fiction |
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| Fiction |
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| Audience Notes | A NLS/BPH |
| Call Number | 813.54 |
| Language | English |
| Released | 2013 |
| Publication Info | Seattle : [publisher not identified] 2013 |
| Original Publication | Recorded from: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [2013] 9780615912547 |
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