She’s a boisterous woman who runs a beauty salon (and beautifies corpses for the local funeral home), whose daughter, Phoebe, had something of a love-hate relationship with her “weird,” flamboyant cousin.Īlong the way, Detective DeSantis engages with a slew of local characters in an effort to discover who was responsible for Leonard’s death. Reporting the missing teen is Helen, Leonard’s aunt and unofficial foster mother. And it is not all that long before the boy’s iconic fashion statement – a high-top sneaker perched atop a handcrafted platform of rainbow-hued flip-flops – washes up on shore and serves as a clear indication that Leonard has been murdered. It all begins when Detective Chuck DeSantis, a middle aged, salt-of-the-earth working-class guy, is confronted with a report that 14-year-old Leonard Pelkey has suddenly gone missing. Beyond all that, the play pays homage to how theater can serve as a refuge for beleaguered souls, and as an unexpected form of expression for others. (A gay university student who was tortured and killed in 1998.) But it comes with the irresistible structure of the classic detective story, the many comic delights of watching a skilled actor singlehandedly morph into a slew of characters who suggest the diverse characters of a working-class town on the Jersey shore.

The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey Mp 3 is given below in 1 part which includes all the chapters of the book.The storyline is something of a first cousin to Lecesne’s “Trevor,” the 1995 Academy Award-winning short film he also wrote, and is a more distant cousin of musicals such as “Hairspray” and “Kinky Boots.” On a darker note it also calls to mind the real-life tragedy of Matthew Shepard. Listen To The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey Audiobook Full: He usually creates contents that inspire readers to live their life fully. He usually tries to create a social change by just telling stories in different styles, to make the world a better place. James Lecesne is writing stories for over twenty-five years. Now they fight to understand why someone wants to extinguish the beautiful and innocent and absolute brightening soul that was Leonard Pelkey. Phoebe, her family and community people starts finding him but they hear the news of his murder. Leonard is a boy who has a luminous force of nature and he encounters evil but his magic is not recognized and felt by people around.

He sees people as they hope to be but not as they are. He likes to inspire the people around him. He is gay and is much confident about his existence. Leonard starts to live with Phoebe’s family, but they feel not comfortable with him. He is an orphan and the cousin of Phoebe, but she never knew about him.

She feels discontent of her elder sister. Phoebe lives in Neptune, New Jersey, her life is remarkable.

Absolute Brightness by James Lecesne