STARS Wendy Darling, Book 1

Fiona Hardingham is the perfect narrator for this darkly twisted Peter Pan story, told from Wendy's perspective. When Wendy and her younger brothers are swept away to Neverland with the charismatic Peter, they are expecting nothing more than a quick, thrilling adventure. But the longer they stay on the island, the harder they find it to remember--and return to--their former lives. This Peter Pan is not the innocent, fun-loving boy from the original story, but rather a manipulative, sociopathic teenager who leads Wendy, her brothers, and a group of powerless "Lost Boys" into terrifying danger. Hardingham's compelling portrayal of the prim, proper Wendy is expertly juxtaposed with the cavalier Peter, as well as the pirates, boys, and magical creatures that populate Wendy's ever-expanding nightmare. S.C. © AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine [Published: DECEMBER 2020]