A Family Christmas
, , read by Kennedy, David Sedaris, Simon Prebble and others. . HighBridge Audio, $29.95 (0pp) ISBN 978-1-59887-573-7
Kennedy, who possesses a proven track record for bringing literary anthology into the publishing mainstream, offers a potpourri of her favorite stories, poems, essays, scriptures and songs associated with the holiday season. Though David Sedaris's performance of his whimsical monologue “Six to Eight Black Men†provides a notable exception, the narration duties fall to a rotating cast of veteran readers. Some standout performances include Barbara Caruso's rendition of Grace Paley's “The Loudest Voice,†Jeff Woodman's presentation of Truman Capote's “A Christmas Memory†and Saidah Arrika Ekulona's brief but riveting selection from
Reviewed on: 11/26/2007
Genre: Audio