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This Is Not a Love Story

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This Is Not a Love Story

Von: Suki Fleet
Gesprochen von: Hamish Long
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When 15-year-old Romeo's mother leaves one day and doesn't return, he finds himself homeless and trying to survive on the streets. Mute and terrified, his silence makes him vulnerable, and one night, he is beaten by a gang of other kids, only to be rescued by a boy who pledges to take care of him.

Julian is barely two years older than Romeo. After running away from an increasingly violent home life, he makes some difficult choices and ends up selling himself on the street to survive. Taking care of Romeo changes him, gives him a purpose in life, gives him hope, and though he tries to be strong and keep his troubles with drugs behind him, living as they do is slowly destroying him, and he begins to doubt he can be strong enough.

This is the story of their struggle to find a way off the streets and stay together at all costs. But when events threaten to tear them apart, Romeo knows he must find the strength within himself to help Julian (and not let their love story turn into a tragedy).

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Romeo and Julian are homeless and cling to each other as the only piece of happiness in their day to day life. But while there are a few kind people that help them, their situation and how they don't feel like they have a way out without having to leave each other (Romeo is not only mute but also underage so he would be taken into foster care if anyone found out). It was quite difficult listening to this because of hopelessness and desolation and loneliness the characters experience and also the way this story reminds you of all the people who live on the streets and their daily struggles.

Underneath it all there was, how ever, a very warm and sweet love story, the boys desperate clinging to each other trying to stay together, a little unit against the world but at the same time also open to let in other people.

Hamish Long has a lovely voice and does a great Job with the narration.

For people like me, who worry about stories this bleak and can't deal well with dramatic stories: here's a Mini-spoiler:

There is a happy ending!

A very touching love story

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