I listen to a lot of audiobooks, 120-150 a year. Most of those are fiction, with a good chunk being nonfiction topics related to my business as an entrepreneur. Listening to memoirs? It's not high on my priority list except for the occasional celebrity, in which case I love that it's in their voice (e.g., books by the Obamas). I listened to Joyce Perrin's book, "Ants in My Pants," because I had heard about her solo travel adventures and wanted to learn more about her experiences. I knew she had hired someone to narrate her audiobook, but I didn't have high expectations. I was blown away! First of all, the story is really good. The edge of your seat good. I know the author is still alive, but I was experiencing each story as it unfolded and worried about the outcome. The narration helped bring these stories to life. The accents and various voices made it less a single point of view but a "you're in the room where it happened" experience. The author did a phenomenal job keeping diaries of her travel stories, including what people sounded like, but the narrator is the one who made listening to the book a real pleasure. This book has made me question whether I should be listening to more memoirs. That's how good it is. I HIGHLY recommend Melissa Kingsbury to narrate your fiction or memoir book.