ON ISABELLA STREET

Set in 1967 in Toronto with scenes in Vietnam, this historical novel is performed admirably and authentically with Canadian inflections throughout by Liz Leafloor and Erin Moon. They deliver the voices and styles of both women and men in just the right tones and cadences. This matters in a novel that jumps from war protest to a psych ward and to the jungles of Vietnam. The plot involves the unlikely friendship of two women who live on the same floor in an Isabella Street apartment building. On the surface the two are quite different: Marion Hart is a disciplined psychiatrist who works with disturbed patients, and Sassy Rankin is an anti-war folksinger. Nonetheless, they bond. Author Graham has done a fine job merging fact and fiction. A satisfying audiobook. A.D.M. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2025, Portland, Maine [Published: JUNE 2025]