IN THE MIDST OF WINTER

Three narrators--three very different voices--draw the listener into three tragic stories of suffering and survival that converge on a wintry night in Brooklyn. The listener clearly experiences the dramatic backstories of the three main characters: Lucia, from Chile; Evelyn, from Guatemala; and Richard, an American who once lived in Brazil. Each of the narrators, Dennis Boutsikaris, Jasmine Jones, and Alma Cuervo, embodies the tone, personality, and pain of his or her characters, with Cuervo providing the most genuine performance. Listeners may become so engaged in the characters' histories that they experience a jolt upon being brought back to the present and the narrative about the minor car accident that draws these three people together. E.Q. © AudioFile 2017, Portland, Maine [Published: DECEMBER 2017]