Late to the party (I pile up stories and then listen to them when I travel).
I've very much enjoyed both of Richard Parks' stories, but I'm sorry to say I could not *stand* the narration on this one. Too slow, too many awkward pauses, too much like it was being read to a child. I stuck it out because I'd enjoyed "Shijo Bridge" so much, and wanted to hear more from that author, but had this been someone I was unfamiliar with? I would have stopped a few minutes in.