ANNIE AND THE WOLVES

Narrator Elizabeth Wiley provides steady, empathetic guidance through this speculative story featuring time travel and Wild West heroine Annie Oakley. Ruth McClintock continues to work on her theory that Oakley was sexually abused as a child--despite that theory having caused Ruth to fail her doctoral thesis in history. Wiley brings insight and tenderness to disparate characters and ensures that the wide-ranging plot coheres. When Ruth discovers she's clairvoyant, she attempts to change painful incidents in her past--such as convincing her sister not to commit suicide and saving her fiancé from a car crash. Wiley shines as she navigates the plot twists with authority. This story of female empowerment entertains but also raises social questions that have been simmering for decades. R.O. © AudioFile 2021, Portland, Maine [Published: APRIL 2021]