JOURNEY'S END

By the waning months of WWI, English troops remained dug in 100 yards from the enemy. Waiting. In this superb audio adaptation of this 1928 classic drama, the naturalistic dialogue is what will draw the listener into the trenches—it’s that realistic and affecting. The production features a cast of top-tier English character actors. Matthew Wolf finds the gentle humor in Captain Hardy; Darren Richardson captures the youthful naïveté of the forgetful cook, Mason; while Jack Cutmore-Scott focuses on the world-weary responsibilities of Captain Stanhope. When a young recruit and friend from Stanhope’s hometown arrives on the eve of the next battle, the captain realizes honor and valor may be just hollow words. Tense, all too human, and devastating—like war itself. B.P. 2024 Best Audiobook © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine [Published: AUGUST 2024]