DAWSON'S FALL

Author and narrator Roxana Robinson weaves together the many pieces of her great-grandparents' memoirs, letters, and journal entries, adding threads that turn them into a novel. Her inviting delivery engages listeners with English-born Frank Dawson, who embraces African American civil rights after surviving battles in the Confederate Navy and becoming editor of the Charleston newspaper. Robinson also portrays Sarah Dawson, a New Orleans native, as she experiences losses throughout the Civil War. This depiction of Frank and Sarah's meeting, love story, and lives in Charleston's Jim Crow South places their realities against the social codes of their times. Transitions aren't always smooth, but when Robinson provides drama and a wealth of details, the audiobook is engaging. S.W. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine [Published: AUGUST 2024]