cover image Withering Tights: The Misadventures of Tallulah Casey

Withering Tights: The Misadventures of Tallulah Casey

Louise Rennison, read by the author. Brilliance Audio, unabridged, five CDs, 5.5 hrs., $24.99 ISBN 978-1-4558-4337-4

Tallulah Casey—cousin to the titular character of Louise Rennison’s wildly popular Confessions of Georgia Nicolson series) fancies herself the next great actress, knobby knees and all. But when Tallulah enrolls at an elite summer performing arts program in the moors of Yorkshire, she discovers that the dorms are full and she’s forced to stay with a family in the country. Rural life throws Tallulah into a tizzy, but she is quick to make friends and enemies, and acquire boyfriends. The book culminates in a hilarious production of Wuthering Heights and an ending that promises a sequel. Fans of the author will be delighted—both by the book and by Rennison’s top-notch narration of this audio edition. Rennison, a comedienne and comedy writer who has worked for BBC Radio, voices Tallulah—boy-crazy, dramatic, silly, and self-deprecating—and her girlfriends with breathless excitement, ably capturing their crazy antics. Rennison also shines in her portrayal of Tallulah’s teachers and housemother. And while a younger narrator might have made teenage Tallulah’s first-person narration more believable, this audio, with its irreverent humor, is nothing but fun and a definite winner. Ages 12–up. A HarperTeen hardcover. (Nov.)