Tenemental

Narrator Rebecca Mitchell's unbridled enthusiasm mirrors author Vikki Warner's plunge into property management. In her 20s, acting on the advice of a boyfriend, Warner moves home to Providence, Rhode Island, and buys a multi-apartment fixer-upper. Her relationship with the house outlives her relationship with her boyfriend (and others), and the house does only a marginally better job of living up to her dreams, as she initially has no money and no skills. The na�vet� and earnestness that could have sunk Warner appear to be what pull her past her biggest obstacles. Those traits serve Mitchell less well, especially at the outset, where a wide-eyed tone prevails until she at last settles into the text. K.W. � AudioFile 2019, Portland, Maine