THE HOUSEHOLD SPIRIT

Rovert Fass has a challenging job in bringing Wodicka's novel to life for the listener. His narration is a steady and unemotional account of the only two residents on an isolated stretch of Route 29 outside of Glen Falls, New York. Although 50-year-old Howie and 24-year-old Emily have been neighbors her whole life, they've rarely had contact until a near-tragedy forces them together. The pace is slow as Fass alternates between the two characters, gradually giving the two isolated people their backstories, along with the hope of human connection and a less lonely future. N.E.M. © AudioFile 2015, Portland, Maine [Published: JULY 2015]