REBECCA WEST A Life

Donada Peters gives a strong, animated reading of this biography of novelist Rebecca West. As a narrator, she takes charge of the book in an authoritative voice that brooks no argument. She has a firm grasp of her subject as she presents the author's commentary and reads the words of West and her contemporaries that are generously sprinkled throughout. Peters sets a brisk pace and contributes to the overall impression of West as an outspoken woman who was ultimately determined to have her say and live life on her own terms. J.E.M. © AudioFile 2000, Portland, Maine [Published: DEC/JAN 01]