ETIQUETTE & ESPIONAGE Finishing School, Book the First

Listeners can settle in to hear about 14-year-old Sophronia, who is a bit of an unladylike troublemaker. When the opportunity arises for Sophronia to attend Mademoiselle Geraldine's Finishing Academy for Young Ladies of Quality, her mother jumps at the chance to send her. What Sophronia soon learns is that it's not an ordinary finishing school but a finishing school for spies. Moira Quirk's narration is a delight as she pulls from a wide vocal range to create her characters. From the proper British mean girl to the tinny-voiced machine, each voice has a unique sound and matches the humor of the story. It all makes for a rollicking good time. S.B.T. © AudioFile 2013, Portland, Maine [Published: MARCH 2013]