A STORM OF INFINITE BEAUTY

January LaVoy gives Canadian author Julianne MacLean's compelling historical novel an expert performance. Scarlett Fontaine was a Hollywood legend before her untimely death. Gwen Hollingsworth, a distant relative, is curator of a museum dedicated to Scarlett memorabilia. Photojournalist Peter Miller arrives at Gwen's museum with the goal of verifying that Scarlett was in Valdez, Alaska, during the devastating earthquake of 1964 and that she had a child there. Gwen is thunderstruck, and LaVoy makes her shock palpable. As Gwen and Peter investigate Scarlett's life and two intriguing timelines unfold, LaVoy makes the characters and events fully believable. Her authenticity and understatement combined with just the right intensity and poignancy make this well-researched historical novel come alive. S.J.H. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2023, Portland, Maine [Published: OCTOBER 2023]