THE PECULIAR GIFT OF JULY

Golden Voice narrator Cassandra Campbell takes on this slow-moving story of the small town of Ebey's End, situated on an island off the Pacific coast. Sweet-natured and observant Anita Odom, owner of Island Grocery, suddenly finds herself having to raise her orphaned fourteen-year-old cousin, July. The next thing Anita knows, July is shyly suggesting various purchases to customers--groceries and other products--that change their lives in unusual and beneficial ways. Campbell delivers the effects of these suggestions as they move through the close-knit community. Campbell shifts her tone subtly to differentiate characters, so listeners need to pay careful attention to the story. Is July herself a peculiar gift, or is she gifted with a peculiar second sense? Listeners will have to decide. M.B.K. © AudioFile 2025, Portland, Maine [Published: SEPTEMBER 2025]