THE PROJECT

This audiobook is essential listening. Narrators Therese Plummer and Emily Shaffer shine as Lo and Bea Denham, two teenage sisters whose lives are upended when their parents are killed in a car accident. The younger sister, Lo, injured in the accident, is sent to live with her reclusive aunt. The older sister, Bea—whose survival guilt has left her particularly vulnerable—falls prey to the leader of a religious cult. The story is told through dual points of view. Shaffer’s take on Bea offers a chilling portrayal of a teen who slowly unravels as the cult’s abuse escalates. In contrast, Schaffer’s grief-and-rage-filled portrayal of Lo has listeners rooting for the abandoned younger sister to pry her sibling away from the dangerous cult. G.P. 2022 Audies Finalist © AudioFile 2021, Portland, Maine [Published: APRIL 2021]