Little Princes

With an animated voice, Conor Grenann adds another level of depth and poignancy to the story of his efforts to help Nepalese children. His experience volunteering at an orphanage in Nepal led him to found his own orphanage there and to help reconnect lost children with their families in a country deeply embattled by political and military strife. Throughout his account his perspective shifts between self-deprecating ignorance and candid admissions of his mistakes, assumptions, and often-ethnocentric tendencies. In narrating the book, he conveys a palpable sincerity in his tone and emphasis. In particular, one can hear the smile in his voice when he relays anecdotes about the children. L.E. (c) AudioFile 2011, Portland, Maine