THE LATECOMER

Golden Voice Julia Whelan expertly narrates the unhappy story of the wealthy Oppenheimer family of New York. From the parents' struggling marriage to the lack of sibling bonding among the IVF triplets and the children's outright disdain for their parents, Whelan's narration creates specific voices, pitches, cadences, and accents where needed for all the characters, both major and minor. By the time the fourth child is born, the listener is so compelled by this family that they're desperate for resolution. Whelan narrates as though she were acting out the Oppenheimers' history on stage, playing each character part. She paints the background detail as vividly as she does the characters. L.M.G. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine [Published: JULY 2022]