Swim Back to Me
Ann Packer, read by Fred Sanders, Cassandra Campbell, Rebecca Lowman, Kathe Mazur, Mark Deakins, and Kirsten Potter. Random House Audio, unabridged, six CDs, 7.5 hrs., $35 ISBN 978-0-307-87792-5
Six narrators perform this collection of short stories with compassionate, sensitive readings. The standout is Kirsten Potter, whose wry, ironic tone perfectly fits her narration as a woman recalling her quirky family history as she plays peacemaker to her estranged parents at her brother's wedding. Kathe Mazur also does well in evoking the anxiety of a woman whose new husband does not come home, and her anger and confusion on discovering that he has a habit of simply "disappearing" for days without telling anyone. But all the narrators do exemplary jobs in conveying the rich layers in these nuanced slice-of-life tales. A Knopf hardcover. (Apr.)
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Reviewed on: 06/27/2011
Genre: Audio
Downloadable Audio - 978-0-307-87795-6
Hardcover - 225 pages - 978-1-4000-4404-7
Hardcover - 320 pages - 978-1-61173-056-2
Open Ebook - 138 pages - 978-0-307-59539-3
Paperback - 240 pages - 978-1-4000-7973-5
