ALWAYS GRACE

From the moment photographer Dylan Cooper first enters the art gallery, it is Grace who inspires and sustains him, even during the two decades they’re separated. Narrator John McDonough ensures that Dylan's Highland burr stands out from the French, German, and American accents of those he meets in the melting pot of WWI-era Boston and in his travels in search of Grace. Character differentiation is accomplished mainly through changing pitch, as several of the main characters have slight brogues, including Grace and Dylan. While McDonough's inflections don’t always match the author's textual clues, he makes up for it with a sonorous voice that conveys the depth of love and loss in this inspirational story. E.N. © AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine [Published: FEBRUARY 2010]