I’m a huge fan of Sinclair Lewis and have read all of his novels several times. I chose this recording over the other options. I’m sure Barbara Caruso’s performance is splendid, but I wasn’t prepared to listen to that many hours of old, scratchy sounding audio. The only other choices were men, and I wanted to hear a woman read this, given that it is Carol Kennicott’s story. Kitty did a splendid job. Her character voices were appropriate and not over the top. I also appreciated the foreword by Richard Lingeman, whose biography of Sinclair Lewis is probably one of the best available, and the afterword by Sally Parry, who has been Executive Director of the Sinclair Lewis Society for some time. Altogether an enjoyable and thoughtful production.
