THE CANYON'S EDGE

Narrator Casey Holloway displays a full range of emotions in this gripping novel in verse. Eleanor is a survivor of a senseless shooting that killed her mother. She and her father struggle with loss and PTSD. They embark on a desert rock-climbing trip that goes terribly wrong, leaving Eleanor to survive alone without resources. Holloway is superb at capturing Eleanor's emotions as she undergoes a metamorphosis of the spirit. Listeners hear her weakened voice as she thirsts for water and her full-throated rage as she hacks off her hair with a jagged rock. As Eleanor draws strength from her past, Holloway also becomes the calm voice of Eleanor's therapist and the loving voice of her mother. L.T. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine [Published: SEPTEMBER 2020]