Teddy

Dunlay’s dazzling debut drops listeners into 1969 Rome as Teddy Huntley Carlyle, fresh from Dallas, TX, recounts being recently married to an American diplomat named David Shepard. Teddy relishes her new life, writing extravagant checks and maintaining an air of opulence in her foreign high-society surroundings. Although she is a naturally bright socialite, she strives to please her husband by dimming her inner light to live in his public shadow. Yet she’s soon immersed in a scandal that could unravel the life she has carefully crafted and expose her to public ridicule. Teddy must clean up these messy circumstances before anyone notices and it is discovered that things are not what they seem. Award-winning narrator Carlotta Brentan brings this historical novel to life with a sensational performance. Brentan’s command of languages and accents elevates Teddy’s narrative, making every word feel lush and perfectly pronounced, although listeners may suspect that Teddy is not as worldly as she makes herself out to be. Nevertheless, Brentan’s performance is brilliant, an entertaining and binge-worthy listening experience.