Family Ties
Danielle Steele, read by Susan Ericksen, Brilliance Audio, unabridged, nine CDs, 9.3 hrs., $38.99 ISBN 978-1-42-338848-7
Steele’s sprawling narrative concerns the efforts of 42-year old architect Annie Ferguson to juggle her career and budding romantic life with worry over the travails of her now grown nephew and nieces, whom she raised following the untimely death of her sister. For better or worse, the story line includes a wide array of soap opera elements, ranging from fashion photography in France to volatile issues of religious and family identity in Iran. Susan Ericksen demonstrates competence and attention to detail in bringing the dialogue to life. Yet in conjunction with the material, the listening experience—engaging as it may be at points—is overloaded with Hollywood caricatures, particularly in the cross-cultural experiences between the West and the Middle East. A Delacorte hardcover (Reviews, May 17). (July)
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Reviewed on: 08/30/2010
Genre: Audio
Compact Disc - 978-1-4692-9703-3
Hardcover - 336 pages - 978-0-385-34438-8
Hardcover - 322 pages - 978-0-385-34316-9
MP3 CD - 978-1-4233-8850-0
MP3 CD - 978-1-4692-9704-0
MP3 CD - 978-1-4915-4351-1
Mass Market Paperbound - 368 pages - 978-0-440-24519-3
Open Ebook - 400 pages - 978-1-4090-9288-9
Open Ebook - 173 pages - 978-0-440-33916-8
Paperback - 402 pages - 978-0-7393-7742-0
Paperback - 400 pages - 978-0-552-15895-4
Paperback - 395 pages - 978-0-552-15894-7
Pre-Recorded Audio Player - 978-1-4418-6944-9
