LOST & FOUND

Three exceptional narrators take turns delivering the chapters of this quirky audiobook about death. Helen Walsh is perfect as feisty 7-year-old Millie Bird, who calls herself “Captain Funeral” after her father dies and her mother abandons her. Millie seeks the help of her widowed shut-in neighbor, Agatha Panther, who is portrayed by Nicolette McKenzie with a husky voice that is perfect for barking insults out the window as she sits in her “chair of discontent.” Millie is also assisted by “Karl the touch typist,” an elderly widower vividly portrayed by Nigel Carrington. As the three unlikely partners travel across Australia in a madcap adventure looking for Millie’s mother, the outstanding narrators take listeners on a roller-coaster ride of laughter, sadness, and contemplation. M.M.G. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2015, Portland, Maine [Published: APRIL 2015]