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Podcast: Behind the Mic With Kirkus Reviews
Episode: SOLDIER SAILOR by Claire Kilroy, read by Simone Collins
Description: Claire Kilroy’s novel details a young mother’s fatigue, frustrations, and joys at raising a trying infant who becomes a willful toddler. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Alan Minskoff discuss this dramatic monologue on motherhood and marriage, narrated with an intimate and persuasive tone and lovely Irish lilt by Simone Collins. Her performance resonates as her tone, pace, and intonation reveal the struggling mom’s love. This brief, powerful depiction of motherhood rings true and creates an immersive listening experience.Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile’s website. Published by Simon...