Listeners are treated to a woman’s perspective of the art world.
Narrator Cassandra Campbell captures the personalities of two women whose lives are both affected by the erratic, alcoholic artist Jackson Pollock. The novel is based on the real-life Ruth Kligman who, in the 1950s, survived the tragic car crash that killed Pollock and another passenger. Campbell projects Ruth’s youthfully irrational passion for the married genius artist. In 2006, Gwen, an ambitious gallery assistant, lands the job of selling what the aging, eccentric Ruth insists is Pollock’s last painting. With the future of her career depending on her success with this deal, Gwen must determine if the painting is genuine and defend her credibility in the men’s world of New York art galleries.
Listeners are treated to a woman’s perspective of the art world.Pub Date: today
Duration: 13 hrs, 2 mins
DD ISBN: 9780063464933
Publisher: Harper Audio
Review Posted Online: today
Ayla, one of the "others," is adopted by a clan of Neanderthal cave people. She struggles to conform to their ways, but her advanced human traits overwhelm and threaten their primitive culture in this initial installment of an immensely popular series. Although the story might benefit from abridgment, Rowena Cooper easily carries out the formidable task of enlivening the mostly silent and stereotypical characters with consistent, diverse personalities and human dimension. Through skillful phrasing and inflection, she maintains the reader's interest and suspense, especially with Ayla and her plight, throughout this rambling and imaginative story.
Pub Date: N/A
Duration: 22 hrs
Publisher: BBC Audiobooks America/ Chivers
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
This lyrical, sensual novel of woman's lot in Manchu, China, is as well researched as it is well written. Authentic in tone, it's nonetheless written for Westerners by a Western expert on China. Moreover, Susan Clark performs the demanding text superbly, with only occasional signs of fatigue. For the most part she not only sustains the quaint diction and Asian atmosphere, but also, creates whole worlds with her voice. She acts the book, rather than reads it, and, in so doing, turns a pretty trifle into a stupendous beauty.
Pub Date: N/A
Duration: 4 hrs, 30 mins
Publisher: Audio Literature
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
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