His Illegal Self by Peter Carey

I listened to this on our downloadable audio. I am usually a big fan of Peter Carey, but this one had me looking for something else to listen to at the end of the first chapter. Since nothing else was handy, I kept at it. I ended up liking the book, but I had to work on it to keep going through the first half. Dial, one of the main characters, was hard for me to like for a long time. She takes a boy, Che, form the home of his grandmother, and it was only after I understood her mistakes and her motives that I could begin to enjoy her company. -- Patrick