HUNTING WITH HEMINGWAY

Authors who read their own books bring an emotional closeness to their stories, which could never be created by an actor or the printed word. In writing about her father, Leicester Hemingway (the brother of Ernest), daughter Hilary uses the device of posthumously listening to an audiotape made of him telling stories. In addition to the exciting tales on the tape, Hilary's own commentary reveals the sensitive scars left by her father's and uncle's suicides, referred to as the "family exit." Husband Jeffry (and co-author) provides a contrasting male tone to an insightful and personal audio experience. J.A.H. © AudioFile 2000, Portland, Maine [Published: OCT/NOV 00]