Book description
‘Equal parts harrowing coming of age story, and paean to the joys of a misspent youth, Everything in its Right Place is a heartbreaking, lyrical love letter to overcoming trauma, and finding oneself in the bohemian heart of Melbourne.'Liam Pieper, author of The Feel-Good Hit of the Year and Sweetness and LightCoburg, Melbourne. Ford McCullen is growing up with his mother Deidre and his Pop and Noonie in ‘The Compound', a pair of units in the shadow of Pentridge prison. His father, Robert, has left them to live in the bush with his new male partner. Nobody is coping.When Ford's paternal grandmother Queenie's good fortune allows him to attend a prestigious Catholic private school on the other side of the river and to learn the violin, Ford finds himself balancing separate identities. At school he sees himself being moulded into an image that is not his own, something at odds with the rough and tumble of his beloved north.Crumbling under the weight of his family's expectations and realising that he just might be the only adult amongst them, Ford embarks on a quest for meaning while navigating the uncomfortable realities of his father's life, his mother's ongoing crisis, and the pillars of football and religion, delving ever deeper into a fraught search for the source of the ‘McCullen curse'.Everything in its Right Place tackles themes of class, love and sexuality with humour, truth and grit. It is a story of the legacies and dilemmas that families bring, of how we all must find our own way, astonishingly told.‘Powerful and urgent. Crackling with energy and wit, Everything in its Right Place is a dark joyride of a read, its danger and beauty announcing a roaring new talent.'Roger Averill, author of Relatively Famous and Keeping Faith
Wolf Tribune
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Disco Thunder
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New Magoo
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Helmet Destroyer
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Succubus In Training
ListenBook's player features are incredibly helpful. Chapters and bookmarks make navigation easy. Solid performance overall though some character voices sounded too similar. I occasionally got confused about who was speaking in dialogue-heavy scenes.
Roadspike
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Lord Pistachio
Automated artwork and metadata extraction make my library look organized and visually appealing. Noise reduction and voice tone adjustment are excellent additions.
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Fire Fish
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Electric Saturn
💼 Merging work and pleasure – audiobooks keep me company during house admin tasks! 💻🎧 The tone adjustment feature in ListenBook Pro is a novel addition that allows me to personalize my audiobook experience. ListenBook has become my trusted companion for literary adventures. The app's features are exceptional. I love the ability to change the background color. It’s a nice touch. ListenBook is the ultimate audiobook player. The app supports all formats, and the import process is seamless. I love the playback history feature—it’s so easy to revisit my favorite parts. Highly recommend this app!
BloodEater
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Shivers
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Changing the tone of the sound on ListenBook Pro is a fun and unique feature I can't get enough of. The audiobook player's silky-smooth playback is like music to my ears. Flawless performance! The app's integration with Apple Watch makes it an indispensable tool for my active lifestyle. ListenBook makes organizing my audiobooks simple. The app is very user-friendly.
Sylvester Eye
Changing the tone of the sound on ListenBook Pro is a fun and unique feature I can't get enough of. 🎧 Audiobooks anywhere, anytime – this app's convenience is unbeatable! 🌟📚 The app's interface is so sleek and modern. It's a joy to use.
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I've become an audiobook addict, all thanks to this amazing app. 🚗📖 Beating traffic blues with engaging audiobooks – driving has never been this fun! 🚗🎧
Playing a wide variety of audio formats
Works on all devices with iOS 13 and newer
Huge amount of features for a small price
Frequent updates to add new features and improve existing ones
Advanced playback controls
Live sound processing
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice and noise reduction
Translated into more than 20 languages
If you love listening to fiction audiobooks, ListenBook has features to make the process easier.
Edit book data: title, author, cover
Use equalizer to make the sound comfortable for you
Adjust the playback speed
Enjoy dark and light app themes
Supported formats: MP3, M4B, AWB, FLAC, OGG audio files and many more (must be DRM free)
Auto-Bookmarks make it easy to find your place
AirPlay support allows redirection of audio output.
VoiceOver support
Dark mode for night owls
Convenient bookmarking system helps you mark the most important places.
Unlimited bookmarks for each audiobook
Put your own cover on the wager
Share your audiobook with friends
Lock-screen control
Customise app with extensive options
Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options
Auto rewind depending on paused time, customize rewind times to your liking
Removing background noise from recordings made in classrooms and meetings
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice for a better listening experience