The Ventriloquists

Nancy Peterson gives a soulful performance of this true story based on a WWII resistance group based in Belgium. Fans of literary fiction and dramatic narration will find much to admire in this volume. Helene is a teenager recruited into producing an underground copy of LE SOIR that lampoons Hitler and Nazism at great risk to all involved. Peterson displays her talent as she portrays a wide range of characters--from young Helene to a much older version decades later. For many listeners, this may be the first time they have heard of the historic events being depicted. Peterson tells the complicated and important narrative with flair. M.R. � AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine