KINDRED SOULS

After the death of FDR, Eleanor Roosevelt developed an extraordinary friendship with her physician, David Gurewitsch. They shared their lives, friends, and dreams, and for the last years of her life, a house. Edna Gurewitsch, David’s wife, tells the story of their friendship through his diaries, medical charts, and Mrs. Roosevelt’s letters, all set within the context of events that affected both of them. Nothing is left out of their interactions with politicians, famous people, and the Roosevelt family. Bernadette Dunne reads this fascinating biography with an even pace and little characterization. Most extraordinary is the realization of how much more Mrs. Roosevelt accomplished after the death of FDR. M.B.K. © AudioFile 2004, Portland, Maine [Published: JUN/ JUL 04]