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    Some time ago I listened to an audio version of Barbara Tuchman&#;s &#;A Distant Mirror,&#; obtained from the Orem Public Library (my thoughts on the book itself are set forth in my post of June 27, ).  The narrator, who did an excellent job, is identified as Nadia May.

    Recently, in the course of my weekly listening of the audio edition of The Economist, I suddenly connected the voice of one of The Economist narrators with that of the narrator of &#;A Distant Mirror.&#;  I found the name of the narrator of the book, then Googled the name &#;Nadia May,&#; and found a &#;Golden Voices&#; profile for Wanda McCaddon at (click Wanda McCadden for pdf version of that article).  The profile is an interesting read.  I&#;m not sure why she uses pseudonyms, but that is beside the point.  She is one of the top people in her field, and I have spent so many hours listening to her work, that it&#;s interesting to learn a bit of her background.  I could actually see how knowing she is the narrator in an audio book recording could affect the buying decision of a consumer, obviously in a positive way.

    My original question was actually whether Nadia May is, in fact, a narrator for the audio edition of The Economist.  I never found an explicit statement, but from what I have heard I&#;m essenti

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    It is a measure of an audio book’s strength and success if it can hold a listener rapt for 34 hours and be worth the hefty purchase price of more than $

    “Coming Home” (Chivers Audio Books, , unabridged in 26 cassettes in two volumes) by Rosamunde Pilcher, read by Rowena Cooper, should be a part of every well-stocked audio collection, whether at home or at your public library.

    Cooper, with her rich British accent, expertly interprets more than 30 characters with dramatic flair in Pilcher’s charming World War II saga set in Cornwall, England. With the talent of a musical soloist, Cooper brilliantly catches the nuances of each personality of this huge cast. The variety of voices draws you into the captivating story centered on the life of year-old Judith Dunbar in the years leading up to and through the war.

    Pilcher, the author of a dozen novels including the family sagas “September” and “The Shell Seekers,” has a knack for writing big, comfortable books intertwined with interesting characters who become part of your life.

    “Coming Home” opens in when Judith’s mother and young sister leave her in boarding school in England when they join her father in Singapore. Judith becomes part of the large family circle of

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