FROM A LOW AND QUIET SEA

Five narrators work together to bring us these intertwined stories of love, hope, and loss. The impressive cast--Alana Kerr Collins, Gerard Doyle, Alan Smyth, Vikas Adam, and Tim Gerard Reynolds--trade the stories between them as expertly as a sports team. Adam begins as the voice of Syrian father Farouk, who is desperate to get his family to safety, far from the civil war. In lilting cadences, Doyle, Smyth, and Reynolds take us to Ireland, where Lampy's youth contrasts with John's bitterness at the end of his life. As we switch between these varied lives, we wonder when and how they will intersect. This surprising listen will keep listeners hanging on to the end. M.R. © AudioFile 2018, Portland, Maine [Published: NOVEMBER 2018]