(Read by Brandon Maloney with a foreword by Walter Isaacson; Zondervan on Brilliance Audio; 7 hours and 52 minutes)
Eric Motley grew up in a small Alabama town founded by slaves, one of whom was his great-great-grandfather. Madison Park was maintained as an African-American enclave that sounds peaceful and nurturing and Motley’s descriptions of it conjure up images most of us have experienced only on old TV shows. However, this is less a complete story than anecdotes about a place beloved by the author and the inhabitants to whom he is most grateful. The result is charming, if a bit dull. Brandon Maloney has a deep, warm voice that sounds authoritative and friendly at the same time and well suits the material.
Grade: B-
