MEMORY PIECE

Multiple Earphones Award winner Eunice Wong performs this novel about a decades-long friendship between three Asian American women. Giselle Chin, Jackie Ong, and Ellen Ng come of age in the '80s and '90s, trying to make their way in the world by creating art, starting a business, and becoming a neighborhood activist, respectively. As the narrative moves into the near future, we follow the three friends through life changes, but they always find a way back to each other. Wong's performance captures the friends' perspectives, giving each a unique narrative voice. In Wong's narration, one friend sounds brusque and efficient, while another's voice is laid-back and easygoing. Wong's outstanding performance is one of the must-listens of the year. K.D.W. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine [Published: APRIL 2024]