MOTHERS AND SONS

Andrew Gibson and Janet Metzger both give resonant, emotionally compelling performances in this devastating but deeply human novel about secrets, silence, familial legacies, and what it means to live a good life. Gibson voices Peter, a 40-something immigration lawyer in New York City who's spent his adult life using other people's stories of suffering to avoid facing his own past. Metzger voices his mother, Ann, a former Episcopal priest who runs a feminist retreat center in Vermont. Gibson's voice is alluring and polished; he captures the rawness and pain underpinning Peter's seemingly put-together life. Metzger's calm, even narration is just as layered; she portrays the uncertainty and sorrow that lurk beneath Ann's aura of hospitality and warmth. A gorgeous production of a complex and haunting story. L.S. © AudioFile 2025, Portland, Maine [Published: FEBRUARY 2025]