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The Stormchasers

by Jenna Blum
Celeste Ciulla
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New York Times best-selling author Jenna Blum is a master storyteller, who delivers brilliant insight into the depths of human emotion. In this powerful and provocative novel, Blum explores the dark and mysterious link that connects twins Charles and Karena-and how far one will go to protect the other. Karena Jorge has kept a watchful eye on her brother Charles since they were teens. But when he stops taking his medicine and his bipolar disorder worsens, she's torn between respecting her brother's choices and fearing for his life. Obsessed with the untamed energy of storms that mirror his own impulses, Charles begins chasing violent thunderstorms and tornadoes. As his behavior grows increasingly erratic, a terrifying chase with Karena turns deadly-tearing the twins apart and changing their lives forever. As Blum's well-drawn characters journey from despair to hope, Celeste Ciulla's pitch-perfect narration inexorably draws listeners into the swirling vortex of this compelling tale. "A somber, effective portrait of twins . Blum offers a meticulous portrait of bipolar disorder and the heartbreaking damage it does to those it affects. A strong second novel."-Kirkus Reviews

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  • Release date

    August 4, 2010

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781456115418
      • File size: 377180 KB
      • Duration: 13:05:47

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Charles Hollingdahl leaves his twin sister, Karena, behind when his bipolar disorder becomes too hard for his family to cope with. After 20 years of searching, Karena, now a journalist, finds her "missing half" while researching a storm-chasing story. Celeste Ciulla presents a credible portrayal of Karena's struggles to foster her relationships with both her brother and her lover, who is a friend of Charles. Ciulla is harder to believe, however, in performing the men in the story, who sound stereotypically scratchy and stilted. The thinly crafted plot does not make her job any easier. Delivering the excellent meteorological descriptions, however, presents no problem for Ciulla, and the dramatic storms provide the best parts of the production. R.L.L. (c) AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      March 1, 2010
      Blum (Those Who Save Us
      ) visits Tornado Alley in this vivid novel about a set of twins with a dark history. At home in Minnesota, Karena Jorge gets an unexpected call informing her that her twin brother, Charles Hallingdahl, whom she hasn't seen in the 20 years since something went very wrong during a storm chase, has been admitted to a Kansas mental hospital. Charles suffers from rapid cycling bipolar disorder, and all Karena knows is that he refuses medication, he can be a danger to himself and others, and he is still obsessed with storm chasing. When she rushes to the clinic and finds he has already left, Karena joins a professional storm-chasing tour company, hoping to find her brother in the caravan of watchers who follow major storms. In the course of the tour, Karena confronts the past and the way it has shaped her life. The unpredictable and dangerous storms provide a framework for an exploration of the bond between siblings (and its limitations), and Blum renders the stormy backdrop as richly as she does her nuanced characters.

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  • English

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