THE CARTOGRAPHER OF NO MAN'S LAND

With warm, precise tones, David Marantz narrates this fascinating story of Canadians Angus MacGrath and his brother-in-law, Ebbin Hant, who fight in WWI. When Ebbin goes missing, Angus enlists in the cartography division of the army only to find himself in no man's land along the French-German battlefront. Marantz narrates steadily as chapters alternate between life at home in the fishing community of Snag Harbor, Nova Scotia, and the front. Subtle characterizations force listeners to pay careful attention to the changing scenes, the horrors of war, and the long discussions about life. Marantz steadily weaves the two plots together in this heartrending story of the war to end all wars. M.B.K. © AudioFile 2014, Portland, Maine [Published: JANUARY 2014]