fiction
The Good House by Ann Leary is about Hildy Good who lives in a wealthy
and historic area on the coast of Massachusetts. She’s a realtor and knows
everyone in town. But Hildy is dealing with alcoholism, middle age, and loneliness.
This novel often felt like a book of short stories about the
townspeople. Hildy was the narrator and her own story was the central story and
the most interesting. The secondary story involved Rebecca, a new resident of the
town. The others stories were much less developed and were told as
flashbacks or current occurrences in Hildy’s life. Hildy is sometimes unreliable as a narrator.
But her truths are uncovered as the novel progresses. In fact, the surprises
along the way were the best part of the novel. The witchy "coincidences" were also great fun.
The audiobook narrator, Mary Beth Hurt, was a terrific voice
actor. She had some good variety to her vocal repertoire and I think she was
perfectly cast for this novel. She even
sang almost an entire song in the voice of a timid girl! BRAVO!!!! I would give her a "+" if her vocal repertoire
had been a bit wider but I do give her a very solid A!
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