MARCH 2020 - AudioFile
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
From the Publisher
The skills of Aubrion and his miss-matched gang of conspirators is matched by the exquisite weaving of this story by E.R. Ramzipoor. Funny, sad, and poignant in its telling, The Ventriloquists reminds us that so much of what we read, hear and watch is propaganda—for someone, for some organization, some country. I cannot recommend this story high enough.” —Heather Morris, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz
"A compelling historical thriller that details... the remarkable saga of how 50,000 copies of a newspaper were published under the thumb of the gestapo.... Engrossing." —Booklist, starred review
"Magnetic... Sprawling and ambitious, with crisp pacing and fully realized characters, this will fascinate anyone looking for an unusual, enthralling war story." —Publishers Weekly
“Art and artifice, life and death, collide powerfully in The Ventriloquists, a novel about a colorful band of resistance fighters who risk everything to publish a subversive newspaper mocking the Reich while at the same time pretending to work for it. Eloquently reminding us that self-expression is the truest form of survival, E.R. Ramzipoor has made an unforgettable and important contribution to the canon of Holocaust literature.” —Pam Jenoff, New York Times bestselling author of The Orphan’s Tale
“The clock starts hammering on page one as Ramzipoor brilliantly gives a lost moment of history voice, flesh, and soul. This frighteningly relevant look at what happens when the news is controlled by biased and antagonistic forces becomes spellbinding as masters of subterfuge risk everything in order to carry forth their own trembling truth.” —Devin Murphy, national bestselling author of The Boat Runner
MARCH 2020 - AudioFile
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
