My Father Before Me

George Newborn expertly delivers Forhan's memoir. His voice for the author reflects the various stages of his life, finding meaning in memories that range from childhood to adulthood. As Forhan shares key moments of his life, he focuses in particular on his father's suicide while Forhan was still young. The premise of the memoir suggests a somber experience for the listener, but Newborn's performance is filled with both light and dark textures as Forhan examines his family's unspoken rules of conduct about what is discussed openly and what is left unsaid, and what may have ultimately led Forhan's father to make the choices he did. S.P.C. � AudioFile 2016, Portland, Maine