Yes, I’ve relented somewhat and watch bits of the news after supper. I can’t help it – I want to know what’s going on. But I quickly realize I haven’t missed anything and retreat to my sewing/ironing room to putter and listen to another satisfying historical romance that makes me laugh or gasp or envy the heroine’s simple trajectory to finding ‘The One’. After listening to two or three a week, interspersed with more serious thrillers, I have my roster of favourite narrators. In fact, last week Audible had a sale on books narrated by a specific female narrator. Brilliant marketing, in fact, since it is the skill of the competent ‘reader’ who brings all of the characters – male and female and alien…

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