Shadow of Whimsy: A Cape Cod Love Story

By: Ann Hymes

Narrated by: Susan Marlowe

Several generations of one family have lived, loved, and lied at Whimsy Towers, a unique oceanfront house in Chatham, Massachusetts. Strong women who refuse to be suffocated by marriage have found excitement and refuge in this house filled with artists and parties. Love surfaces in unexpected ways.

The newest owner, Theresa Alston Crandall, has just inherited the property and leaves her too-predictable husband in Virginia to spend time on the Cape and unravel family secrets and history. She swims, reflects, explores, and watches dramatic cloud formations float high over the ocean as she sorts through the choices in her path forward. Romance arrives in the form of a young widower and landscape gardener with an awesome pickup truck, who likes Theresa's dog and provides temptation to stay at Whimsy Towers.

Theresa learns how her Southern grandmother came to buy a storm-weathered New England house and how loveless marriage is not a mandatory life style. The final decision feels just right.

©2016 Ann Hymes (P)2018 Ann Hymes

Narration was annoying

I found the narration distracting. The narrator repeatedly pronounced words such as “important”, “certain”, “button”, “curtain” and many more as if the “t’s” were silent. While this may be a common practice, it is unacceptable for a professional narrator.

couldn't get past narration

i shouldn't have even started.
the introduction "wri-en by..."(written by...)
i spent the entire time waiting for the narrator to say, "impor-ant"(important).
yep, there it was. but only after
"cer-en" (certain) all within the first few chapters.
i peaced out.
i'll be sure to never listen to another book narrated by her.