THE LINES WE LEAVE BEHIND

Maude, a WWII resistance fighter incarcerated in an insane asylum after the war, slowly recovers her memory and recounts a series of horrific events to her psychiatrist and to us, her listeners. Narrator Stina Nielsen is a convincing Maude, whose tightly controlled voice resonates with tension. Nielsen captures Maude's growing awareness of the events that placed her in the institution. This is a psychological novel, a thriller, a war story, and, in an ironic way, a love story. Resistance fighters are trained not to show emotion, and Nielsen's Maude is a cool character who endures much. It's a mesmerizing story delivered in an authentic voice. D.L.G. © AudioFile 2018, Portland, Maine [Published: NOVEMBER 2018]