Meet Zara Ramm, narrator of Jodi Taylor's books on Audible
Hello all you lovely Jodi Taylor fans out there.. My name is Zara Ramm and I am the reader of all those wonderful tales from St. Mary’s.
Jodi has asked me to say a little about how I bring her brilliant words to your eyes and ears.
So where to start?
Well…..I have been an actor for twenty seven years doing mainly theatre and television. In the last ten years I have also been recording audio books as well which I sort of fell into and found I really enjoy. Which is lucky as I do quite a lot of them.
It’s a funny old job as you sit and prep the book (i.e make tons of notes and decisions about what voices and accents you are going to give all the different characters) and then spend two or three days sitting in a tiny studio with a producer in the next room making sure you don’t talk total rubbish and letting you out for a cup of tea every few hours.
You could of course risk not reading it before you record it and just wing it in the studio. Not a great idea though as you might get to the end of the recording and find out that all the characters were French!
I love a dialect so am very happy to give characters all manner of them but sometimes a change of pitch or pace is all that is needed to distinguish one character from another.
Unless specifically requested by the author I will always narrate in my own accent and then add different voices for lesser parts as I get to them, as sustaining a voice that isn’t your natural voice for a whole book is pretty demanding. I did do that with a Geordie accent once and also Glaswegian but it was quite hard work!
Reading and recording The Chronicles of St. Mary’s is always a treat...here’s to many more! Thanks Jodie for giving me the opportunity to record them and thank you readers and lovers of audio books for continuing to read and listen to them.
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Readers Q&A's
Your reading of the St. Mary stories is simply outstanding. I listen to many audio books and yours is my favourite voice, full of character and nuance, and really brings the books alive. I love the Jodi Taylor books, but I don’t think I could bear to hear them as wad by anyone else.
I would purchase an audio of the telephone book if you were the narrator. Love St. Mary’s; love you!
A Merry Stroud Christmas, Zara and Jodie, from one Stroudie fan. You give us joy and I hope it comes back to you
I love your narrations of the St. Mary’s books, as does my husband and young adult children (16 &23). You should come with a warning label though. I’ve missed many turns and even gotten a ticket while listening to them while driving. My husband thinks you’re one of the best readers he’s come across (he is legally blind and listens to a lot of books). I think you’re truly gifted myself. Thank you for all you do.
You are brilliant! Thank you!
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