THE DIVORCE PAPERS

Rebecca Lowman, Arthur Morey, and numerous others read the letters, memos, and emails sent between the attorneys and clients of a 1999 divorce proceeding. Each narrator takes a different approach to emotion and, sometimes, accent when delivering his or her assigned correspondence. Young attorney Sophie Diehl learns about handling divorce proceedings from her deep- and resonant-voiced boss, David Grieves, as Sophie helps her client, a Mayflower descendant, divorce her husband. The story, organized by headings with dates and subject lines, is mired in details. The narrators deliver their parts fluidly despite the long-winded nature of the correspondence. Listeners expecting verbal sparring between the divorcees will be disappointed as their story is told primarily through legal documents. M.B.K. © AudioFile 2014, Portland, Maine [Published: JULY 2014]