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Summers at the Saint

Macmillan Audio. May 2024. 15:13 hrs. ISBN 9781250344762. $32.99. F
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Andrews (The Homewreckers) continues her longtime collaboration with narrator Kathleen McInerney for this sizzling summer pop fiction mystery. Now in charge of the same coastal Georgia resort where she was once a teenage lifeguard, Traci Eddings is struggling to keep the legacy of her late husband’s family alive. Beset by high costs, low bookings, and the interference of her smarmy brother-in-law, Traci risks it all to bring on a new crew of resort staff, not all of whom will survive the summer. McInerney shows off her vocal flexibility by handling the audio’s large cast and seamlessly rotating points of view. Whether she’s portraying an idealistic young woman, a cocky frat bro, an obnoxious guest, or an old friend of Traci’s with a deep secret, McInerney inhabits each character without creating caricature. At the heart of the story is Traci, a woman learning to live and love again after bereavement while navigating a cutthroat world of business and social politics. The production concludes with an engaging conversation between Andrews and McInerney about writing, narrating, inspiration, and perseverance; don’t skip it.
VERDICT Highly recommended for lovers of beach reads with bite in the style of Elin Hilderbrand and Lucy Foley.
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