THE BOOKSELLER

by Cynthia Swanson | Read by Kathe Mazur

Fiction • 11.5 hrs. • Unabridged • © 2015

Kathe Mazur's successful narration of Swanson's debut focuses on a single middle-aged woman in 1962 who is known as both Kitty and Katharyn. Single Kitty Miller runs a bookshop with her best friend, Frieda, while Katharyn Andersson is what Kitty is known as everytime she falls asleep and dreams of another life. Mazur's smooth tone becomes almost seductive, making the listener want to know more about which life is the character's true reality. Mazur distinguishes between the characters' parallel lives with expressiveness and purposeful clarity. The contrast between Kitty's single life and Katharyn's married life becomes quite perplexing as the listener ponders how different choices can change one's life dramatically. D.Z. © AudioFile 2015, Portland, Maine [Published: JUNE 2015]

Trade Ed. • Blackstone Audio • 2015

CD ISBN 978-1-4815-2497-1 $34.95 • Nine CDs

DD ISBN 978-1-4815-2494-0 $19.95

Library Ed. • Blackstone Audio • 2015

CD ISBN 9781481524957 $100.00 • Nine CDs

MP3-CD ISBN 9781481524964 $29.95 • One MP3-CDs

DD ISBN 9781481524919 multiple sources