An engaging, heartfelt performance.
Narrator Evan Sibley compellingly portrays Patrick “Kick” Kilpatrick, an Omaha, Nebraska, man stranded in the ocean during a family cruise. Whether Kick fell or jumped remains uncertain as he treads water and pieces together his final moments aboard the ship. Sibley captures Kick’s racing stream of consciousness with urgency and nuance, shifting easily among memories of his high school swim team, family conflict, and his mother’s cancer. Sibley demonstrates incredible range for the characters in Kick’s mind: a higher pitch for Kick’s precocious nephew, clipped irritation for his pompous brother-in-law, warmth for his swim coach/uncle, and distinct comic charm for hallucinated sea creatures. As Kick weakens, his repeated hope that “in the next hour someone’s going to save me” grows heartbreakingly hoarse.
An engaging, heartfelt performance.Pub Date: July 7, 2026
Duration: 6 hrs, 13 mins
DD ISBN: 9781668148921
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Review Posted Online: June 23, 2026
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Aug. 1, 2026
In this sequel to Terms of Endearment, Larry McMurtry brings back Aurora Greenway, who is now dealing with her various lovers and friends plus three grown grandchildren with a variety of problems. He presents a tale of growing up and growing old which is bittersweet and funny. Narrator Ivey uses a slight east Texas accent which authenticates the setting of the story. Each character's voice has a slightly different inflection to differentiate it. It all works together well. As you listen, you feel as if you might actually be in Houston sharing the lives of these resilient and refreshing people.
Pub Date: N/A
Duration: 20 hrs
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
To Fred Fairly, a Cambridge Fellow, truth is everything. What then is the truth about the woman he finds beside him when he awakens? English conventions and mores of 1912 Cambridge are central to this period piece. Callow's wonderful voice and interpretation make accents, personalities and gender come alive, and help make sense of the frequent time and character shifts. His delivery enhances a most clever "choose your own ending."
Pub Date: N/A
Duration: 5 hrs
Publisher: BBC Audiobooks America/ Chivers
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
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