Details:
- author: Ciera Horton McElroy
- full title: Atomic Family
- narrator: Roman Howell; Megan Tusing
- genre: historical fiction
- topics: #nuclear, #coldwar, #atomicera
- publisher: Tantor Audio
- publish date: 28 Feb 2023
- timing: 8:46:00
My Rating of the Audiobook:
- content: 💙💙💙💙
- narration: 💙💙💙💙
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My Thoughts:
One day in the life of a family from South Carolina, in the time of the Atomic age. Dean Porter is a soil scientist who works in a nuclear bomb plant. His wife, Nellie, is a housewife. She is unhappy and, like many other mothers in the neighborhood, concerned about the nuclear threat and doesn't want to live so near the plant. Their 9-year-old son Wilson often eavesdrops on adult conversations and reads pamphlets about nuclear threats and communism. He has a vivid imagination and includes all of this in his games.Three POVs: Nellie, Dean, and Wilson. All are very good and distinct. Also, Wilson’s character is believable.
There are two narrators, Megan Tusing for Nellie and Roman Howell for Dean and Willson. Maybe it would be better if the narrator for Wilson would be someone younger.
About the Author:
Ciera Horton McElroy (b. 1995) was raised in Orlando, Florida. She holds a BA from Wheaton College and an MFA from the University of Central Florida. Her work has appeared in AGNI, Bridge Eight, Iron Horse Literary Review, the Crab Orchard Review, and Saw Palm, among others. She currently lives in St. Louis with her husband and son.
About the Narrators:
Megan Tusing
A West Virginia native now based in Brooklyn, Megan is an actor and award winning audiobook narrator. She has recorded over 200 audiobooks from her home studio with such publishers as Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster, Hachette, Harper Collins and more. Additionally, she has numerous credits in stage, film, and television. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Theater from James Madison University. When not on stage or in the booth, she can be found knitting in the company of good friends.
