CHARMIAN KITTREDGE LONDON Trailblazer, Author, Adventurer

Jess Moran's light, sweet voice accentuates the many lyrical passages in poet Iris Jamahl Dunkle's biography of Charmian Kittredge, writer Jack London's second wife and frequent collaborator. As headstrong and independent as her famous husband, and five years older, the Los Angeles-born Kittredge was an accomplished horsewoman, musician, and writer. For the 11 years of their marriage, she explored the wilderness and wrote works alongside him. After London's untimely death, she protected his legacy while continuing to travel and write. Kittredge comes across as fiercer than Moran's gentle voice sounds, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. While Moran's narrative flow can occasionally seem hesitant, her crystalline enunciation enables the listener to fully appreciate the author's poetic prose about this unusual woman. A.C.S. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine [Published: MAY 2024]