SMALL HOURS

Narrators Tanya Eby and Dan John Miller trade chapters as a young couple, Tom and Helen, have trouble communicating with each other. They're both feeling the pressure of their jobs, Tom as a newswriter and Helen as a graphic designer. With sensitive tones and a steady pace, the narrators depict the daily grind of raising twin girls, managing job friction, and keeping a major secret. Eby shines as Helen has a confrontation with a neighbor, and Miller lets a growing tension and then exhaustion creep into his voice as Tom confronts the need to make a monumental decision. How will they be able to keep it together and find solace in the small hours? R.O. © AudioFile 2017, Portland, Maine [Published: SEPTEMBER 2017]