Length8h 41m
About this audiobook
The front door opened with a groan that sounded too alive. For eight-year-old Kyle, that sound meant one thing—Warren was home.
What follows is a portrait of a childhood marked by fear, silence, and survival.
Inside a crumbling house in regional Australia, Kyle learns to hide, to stay small, to read danger in every breath.
His mother, Lily, calls it love. Warren calls it discipline. Kyle thinks it’s normal.
Told with raw honesty and devastating tenderness, Kyle – A tough Life is a haunting, hopeful exploration of how the past echoes through generations—and what it means to break the cycle, one act of courage at a time.
Perfect for readers of Celeste Ng, Shuggie Bain, and Boy Swallows Universe. This novel captures both the brutality of domestic life and the quiet, powerful grace of survival.
Audiobook details
GenreGeneral Fiction
Length8 hrs 41 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateOct 26, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
1312. Behind Bars
21. A Boy Named Kyle
1413. Rock Bottom
32. Arrival of Warren
1514. Helping Hand
43. Breaking Point
1615. Facing the Past
54. Escape
1716. Journey Home
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65. Behind the Walls
1817. Mending Fences
76. Jack
1918. Giving Back
87. New Family
2019. Family Reunited
98. Weight of the Past
2120. Full Circle
109. Spiralling Out
2221. Ongoing Journey
1110. Love and Loss
23Epilogue
1211. The Cycle Continues
24About the author
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