Free Audio Book : A Little Life, By Hanya Yanagihara

When four college friends from a small Massachusetts town embark on a journey to New York to pursue their dreams, they find themselves penniless, adrift, and reliant solely on their friendship and ambition. Among them are the kind and handsome Willem, aspiring to become an actor; JB, a sharp-witted, occasionally ruthless painter hailing from Brooklyn, determined to break into the art world; Malcolm, a frustrated architect at a prestigious firm; and the introverted, brilliant, enigmatic Jude, who serves as the gravitational force of their group. As the years pass, their relationships evolve, taking on deeper and darker hues colored by addiction, success, and pride. Yet, each of them gradually comprehends that their most formidable challenge is Jude himself. By midlife, he has become a frighteningly skilled litigator but is also a increasingly shattered individual, his mind and body scarred by a harrowing childhood and haunted by the dread of enduring trauma that he believes will not only be insurmountable but will also forever define his existence.

In Yanagihara's eloquent and splendid prose, she has crafted a poignant and transcendent ode to fraternal love, a masterful portrayal of heartache, and a somber exploration of the dominion of memory and the boundaries of human fortitude.