THE HIDEAWAY

Karthi Masters narrates this satisfying story of love and family. Listeners will travel on a journey of self-discovery with Sara Jenkins and her grandmother, Margaret van Buren, a.k.a. Mags. Sara's return to her hometown of Sweet Bay, Alabama, for the reading of Mags's will turns bittersweet when her inheritance of Mags's inn and its residents upends her life in unexpected ways. Although Masters's emotionally connected narration brings the story to life, her audible intakes of breath repeatedly disconnect the listener from the story. Overall, her pleasant, sincere tone follows Sara's emotional journey from consternation to contentment as she learns more about her grandmother in death than she knew in life. C.L.S. © AudioFile 2017, Portland, Maine [Published: JULY 2017]