Searching for Grace Kelly by Michael Callahan, narrated by, Kristin
Kalbli
I enjoyed this book very much it was like listening to an
old B&W Movie, which I love BTW. Especially Dolly’s voice it was the voice
of so many characters in old films.
The Barbizon Hotel and New York City were almost their own
characters in this story, and it gave a look into many different classes of people
in the 1950’s from the elite of Park Avenue to the emerging bohemians and even
the back alleys where no single girl should go. Every character in this book is
so fully fleshed out I could see everything they did in my head, even the side characters
were fascinating. Every character is flawed in one way or another and is trying
to hide these flaws which lead to some very interesting storytelling. These
three girls Laura, Dolly and Vivian come from such completely different worlds
yet as roomies in the big city they become fast friends. I loved how strong all
these women were even when they didn’t think they were (Dolly I’m looking at
you). They are trying to find careers and maybe a husband but that is secondary,
Laura finds two wildly different men so there is a bit of a love triangle but
it is very well written and I could see why Laura was attracted to both of
them. Vivian’s find is less satisfactory
and we see her go through the toughest choices. And Dolly dear sweet Dolly I
just enjoyed her character, she isn’t as pretty, skinny or chic as her roommates
but she is a good friend. I also loved the bookstore I would hang out there all
the time too!
Kristin Kalibi was a new to me narrator and I was blown
away, great voices, every character had a distinct sound and even all of the
secondary characters had their own voices I will definitely be on the lookout
for more books she has narrated!
As I said I really enjoyed this book , if you like
historical fiction from the 50’s and old B&W movies I’d say to give this
one a try and I highly recommend the audio version of this because Kristin
Kalibi’s narration makes this book even better.
4 Stars
I received this book from the publisher (ListenUp
Audiobooks) for a fair and honest review.
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