INTERMEZZO

Eanna Hardwicke's narration highlights the rich emotionality of Rooney's newest novel. Hardwicke's smooth voice shifts to capture every mood--becoming desperately angry, bitter, and frantic yet also achingly tender, patient, and loving--as he performs a story of two grieving brothers. Peter and Ivan's father has died, leaving them unmoored and their relationship strained. Peter drifts through the streets of Dublin between work, his young girlfriend Naomi's apartment, and his ex Sylvia's home, his mind reeling and his voice hollow. His younger brother, Ivan, has lost his passion for chess and is struggling to find his future until he falls for a beautiful, soft-spoken older woman named Margaret. Hardwicke subtly captures the shifting perspectives of each character as he performs a story full of pain, hope, and love. E.E.C. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine [Published: SEPTEMBER 2024]