SAFE HARBOR

Almost a year after her sister's death, Dana Underhill returns to Connecticut for an art showing and to take charge of her nieces, Quinn and Allie. The girls do not want to move to France, and Dana finds herself struggling to connect the edgy, morose girls she meets with the adoring nieces she remembers. Part mystery, part love story, this book is about grief and coming to terms with life. Deborah Hall's narration, which consistently projects the emotions felt by the characters, is particularly adept for the whining, frantic preteen and the steady, love-struck oceanographer who finds his way back into Dana's life and helps her move forward with hers. E.J.F. (c) AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine [Published: FEB / MAR 03]