ALL WOMAN AND SPRINGTIME

From the second this book begins, you know you’re in the hands of a professional, both in the case of the writer and the narrator. Christine Williams is an excellent choice to deliver this searing story of innocence lost and the underbelly of human nature. A plot that focuses on girls being traded into sexual slavery could easily be one long downward note. However, that’s not the story Jones is telling. In quiet but determined tones Williams vividly brings to life the character of Gi, a North Korean math whiz who grew up in the nation’s labor camps. Williams’s consistently gentle tone gives an impression of hopefulness that carries you along during the dark moments of the story. M.R. © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine [Published: JULY 2012]