Angela M is taking a break.'s Reviews > The Didomenico Fragment

This Audible Original, perfectly narrated by John Lithgow, is both entertaining and touching. Lithgow gives us a fabulous performance as the character of Percival Skinner, a retired art appraiser trying to make a profit once again as his retirement funds are diminishing. It isn’t just his character who comes alive. He wonderfully voices the conversations with the people he interacts with. Whether it’s New York City as in this short work and in Rules of Civility or to Moscow in A Gentleman in Moscow, Towles always takes me to the place he writes about . In this one he takes us on a quick journey to the art world, to an old school French restaurant, to the Metropolitan Museum. He takes us on the journey of a good man, who finds his way into the heart of his 10 year old nephew Lucas, who found a way into my heart. Highly recommended for fans of Towles’ wonderful story telling and writing. It’s less than two hours and a great way to spend part of a rainy afternoon. I also very much enjoyed this interview where Towles talks about how this story came about. https://www.audible.com/blog/intervie.... His new novel The Lincoln Highway is to be published in October, 2021. I can’t wait !

Thanks to Phrynne for bringing this to my attention.