THE BODY DOUBLE

Emily Rankin's performance highlights what happens when the ideal narrator delivers a story that is perfect for audio. Beyda's debut novel is the first-person account of an unidentified woman plucked from anonymity to become the body double of a celebrity who has left the public eye to conquer her personal troubles. As Rosanna Feld's body double, the woman is secretly molded intellectually, emotionally, and physically to replace Feld in public while she recovers. Rankin's tone highlights the woman's naïveté and constant battle to determine who she is, who Feld is, and why the man who plucked her from her former life is so controlling. Rankin invites the listener into the psyche of the main character with an unforgettable style. D.J.S. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine [Published: JUNE 2020]