SHEER ABANDON

Rosalyn Landor wraps herself in the distinctive personalities of Vincenzi's three heroines. They meet at Heathrow Airport in 1985 on their way to visit Thailand before they go off to college. Upon returning to England, one of the trio secretly gives birth to a baby girl in a cleaning closet, and abandons her in the airport. Years later, the three are reunited when the abandoned baby, now 16, sets out to find her mother. Landor's women play against each other with vigor and honesty, but her men sound implausible. It's really too bad--as this could have been satisfying entertainment. M.T.B. © AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine [Published: JULY 2008]