Flying Changes

In this follow-up to Gruen's RIDING LESSONS (2004), we find that Annmarie Zimmer is still a spoiled brat who is raising her daughter to be a spoiled brat. Annmarie offers little to those around her and whimpers mightily at any challenge. However, the dramas of others do have appeal, so this audiobook is worth a listen. Narrator Catherine Gaffney voices Annmarie well, with the exception of a tendency to infuse her voice with too much warmth at random times. Otherwise, her performance is easy to listen to, with the true stars of the book being of the four-footed variety. Animal lovers will enjoy the descriptions of horses, dogs, and cats and be only mildly annoyed by the foolishness of the humans. L.B.F. (c) AudioFile 2011, Portland, Maine