THE TREE DOCTOR

June Angela performs this audiobook featuring an unnamed narrator who is caring for her mother in California. When the Covid pandemic hits, our protagonist finds herself stuck in the U.S.--far away from her family in Hong Kong. She meets a man known as "The Tree Doctor," who says he may be able to fix her mother's ailing trees. Soon our protagonist finds herself entangled in an affair she's not even sure she wants. Angela's struggle to find the story's rhythm accentuates the pacing issues of the novel. While she beautifully performs the dialogue, which features characters of all ages, she has difficulty conveying the protagonist's conflicted emotions throughout the audiobook. K.D.W. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine [Published: JUNE 2024]