Artist's Eye

You really won't want to stop listening!

Revisado: 07-17-18

While listening to the Introduction to Pieces of Me, I wasn’t sure the voice of the narrator was going to carry me through the entire book. The voice seemed too even, slow, unmodulated…at first.
But all that disappeared when Chapter 1 began.
The narrator not only varied her tones, she also aptly conveyed the voice of a small child, a foreign-born man, and any number of other characters who entered each scene as friend or foe.
Then, as it should be with an audible recording, I promptly forgot about the voice of the narrator, and was able to concentrate on the story itself.
And what a well-written story it is! One sentence flows into the next, with active verbs and images that come alive. Lizbeth describes gossip spreading “like a drop of grape juice on a Sunday blouse,” and “wobbling through the remains of childhood.”
Lizbeth is thoughtful and serious most of the time as she bravely and colorfully reveals the cards life has dealt her. Nevertheless, and in spite of the gravity of losing 2 children to a kidnapper --- Lizbeth shows an ability to look at life philosophically, and even expresses a sense of humor while doing it. “Every choice comes with its own consequence,” she writes, and “I will need to assume that the best laid plans go to shit.”
Lizbeth digs deeply to reveal the hurt of her past, and how such a life informs and affects a future. She holds back nothing, baring her soul every step of the way, to describe the “why” and “how” of events. You will come to know Lizbeth well, and will feel each emotional height and depth she feels.
I really did not want to stop listening. I needed to find out what happened in the end.
A few months after Lizbeth’s daughters go missing, her work supervisor advises Lizbeth to keep the story alive. I am so glad she did.

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