Unspoken

By Gene Naro

Unspoken is the story of the O'Brien family and the important truths in their lives that they fail to tell each other. It is not that they lie, but that they leave important things unsaid, which leads... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0615189229
• ISBN13: 9780615189222
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Glidden Publishing
• Length: 389 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

One Helluva Terrific Read !

This novel was sent to me by the publisher requesting that I read it and offer my opinion, well here goes! This is one of the best books I have read in a long while. The storyline was amazing and made for a real page turner. The author foreshadowed the events perfectly. The story centers around the O'Brien family, Jack -the dad, Carolyn - the mother, Julie - the daughter, and last but not least, Dan - the son, who is really trying to find himself. The family is very wealthy due to Jack's many years of hard work as a banker. Dan, who wants to make it on his own, tries desperately to come out from under his daddies wings and winds up moving to New York and finds a drag queen roomate by the name of Marty. In addition, upon Dan's arrival in the city he looks up his lifelong friend, and romantic crush, Michael, who is now living with a woman and shows little interest in Dan. Dan becomes a male model and a stage performer to survive. Additionally, he meets Steve Baldwin...and thats where the plot thickens and the fun begins. Mr. Naro has given us a very entertaining read. The plot is beautifully thought out and throughout the read I couldn't wait for what was coming next. Read this one, you will be glad you did! I look forward to the authors next endeavor and I hope I am on the advanced copy list for that one as well. Thanks Gene Naro, I truly appreciate your work. If there is anything negative to say about this piece it is that the cover artwork paled in comparison to your story, I often gain interest in, and purchase books by looking at the cover, and quite honestly, had I seen it in the bookstore or online I most likely would have passed it right by. Thanks to Glidden Publishing for sending me this copy, I am so glad that I didn't miss out on it!

Pentimento

'...whatever people think they know about someone's past is used to interpret the present...Maybe sometimes that's valid, but I think it's also a way to avoid dealing with the here and now on its own terms.' Gene Naro may be one of the finest new writers to appear this year. Rarely has a first novel, as in Naro's UNSPOKEN, appeared so strongly fleshed out, so rich in imagery and depth of knowledge of myriad subjects, and yet never for a page forget the mission of a fine novel - to tell a story that is compelling, drawing the reader into a world between its covers that resists all temptations to put it down. Perhaps the degree of praise this first novel is garnering may raise the eyebrows of doubters, but UNSPOKEN is clearly a polished work by an enormously gifted writer. UNSPOKEN deals with family idiosyncrasies: the O'Brien family is one of wealth, achievement, and success. By all observations bank builder Jack and his wife Carolyn have created a world of earned luxury, shared by son Dan and daughter Julie. But the seeds for Naro's story lie in the unspoken secrets and lies that threaten to destroy the apparently solid family unit. Dan O'Brien is 23 years old and longs to follow his own dreams rather than follow in the footprints of his workaholic father. When Dan's closest boyhood friend Michael leaves Charlotte, North Carolina for New York, Dan follows his example, despite his father's threats: Dan's love for Michael is of a deeper nature than either lad realizes. Once in New York Dan's dream of a life with Michael is quashed and he must fend for himself. Strikes of fortune follow when Dan rooms with Marty (a performer both on the stage as well as in the S & M consignations in his apartment he performs for money). With Marty's help Dan discovers himself, and ultimately finds his happiness as a gay man, assumes a protective professional moniker, lands a prime job as a model through the kindness of one Steve Baldwin, a highly respected wealthy lawyer who not only connects Dan with a career, but also connects with Dan's heart. The two become a pair, neither telling the other of the secrets of their pasts that connect them in ways that will try their relationship. Concurrent with the beautifully written love story that is as tender, erotic, and grounded as any other in literature, is a thriller-paced story of the making and breaking of competitive high finance corporations. It is to Naro's credit that he weds these tangent complementary tales so well that they both are full of power and unflagging interest. How the O'Brien family finally opens the windows to the realities of past and present weaknesses brings this compact story to a fast paced ending. Gene Naro's background in the arts and in Greek drama and in corporate finance provides him with an inordinate depth of knowledge of many fields allowing him to incorporate such topics as philosophy, the 'event horizon' concept of the Black Hole theory, moments of keen reflection on

Fantastic Story

A co-worker introduced me to this novel. I read it while I was away on business. I really looked forward to getting back to the hotel in the evening to read more. The story is exciting and captivating. It made feel as though there was an entire other world out there that I knew nothing about and was missing out on. While extremely entertaining, the family aspect of this novel made me realize that many of us have common stories. Great book.

An Addictive Story

'Unspoken' is a book that you will have a hard time putting down. From beginning to end, you always have to know more, read more, want more, feel more. I found Gene Naro's to be a 'smith' of words; being able to create situations and plots that grasp the mind and intellect while twisting in ideas of passion and heat. It is an addictive adventure into the mind and troubles of a gay young man, his family, and final achievement of love and realization. Simply put: gay or straight, it is a chance to know what it is to walk in someone else's shoes.