The ensemble performance of this novel is exceptional. by Jennifer Egan| Read by Michael Boatman, Nicole Lewis, Thomas Sadoski, Colin Donnell, Griffin Newman, Rebecca Lowman, Jackie Sanders, Lucy Liu, Christian Barillas, Tara Lynne Barr, Alex Allwine, Emily Tremaine, Kyle Beltran, Dan Bittner, Chris Henry Coffey, and a Full Cast.Whelan shares the intensity of their emotions and the camaraderie that develops, especially among the “short stringers” who are soon to die. She provides a sense of intimacy to their stories as she calmly explores the dramatic ways the world changes for each one. Would you open the box? Whelan introduces listeners to characters who have a range of reactions to that question.

Golden Voice narrator Julia Whelan gives a thoughtful performance of a novel focused on a fundamental question: Would you want to know how long you’re going to live? One night everyone 22 years and older receives a box containing a length of string that tells them how much longer they will live.

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