Twelve Rooms with a View

In acclaimed playwright Rebeck's (www.theresarebeck.com) follow-up to her Alex Award-winning debut novel, Three Girls and Their Brother (2008)—also available from Tantor Audio—Tina Finn is still reeling from the unexpected death of her estranged mother when she learns that she and her sisters stand to inherit an $11 million apartment overlooking New York's Central Park. The sons of her mother's late husband, however, feel they are the rightful owners, and a legal battle ensues. Narrator Marguerite Gavin (The Winter Man) skillfully portrays rebellious, black sheep Tina, who, while living in the apartment, uncovers family history, long-kept secrets, and unexpected friendships as well as discovers something about herself. Recommended where Rebeck's previous book did well. ["Wildly uneven, though not without its bright spots," read the review of the Shaye Areheart: Harmony hc, LJ 5/1/10.—Ed.]—Theresa Stoner, St. Joseph Cty. P.L., South Bend, IN