SOUNDINGS Journeys in the Company of Whales

With conviction, confidence, and other broadcast journalism skills, author/narrator Doreen Cunningham provides an inspiring narration of her lyrical memoir. Well, it's mostly a memoir. This story of a British single mother who follows a pod of migratory whales up the Pacific Coast is also a science lesson about the mysteries of the sea and interspecies boundaries. Why Cunningham exposes her 2-year-old son to the dangers of this journey is one of the themes that power the memoir. Cunningham's low-budget travels are sometimes risky and occasionally chip away at her dignity. But the resolution of this mystery has a great deal to do with the shared bonds between mothers and offspring, whether whales or humans. R.W.S. © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine [Published: OCTOBER 2022]