THE COUNTRY LIFE

Award-winning English author Rachel Cusk imparts this story of a young woman, Stella, who abandons her life in London for what she hopes will be more quiet, content days in the countryside as an au pair. Jenny Sterlin recasts herself as Stella, narrating the tumultuous and sometines comic events surrounding her newfound home and family. Sterlin echoes the calm humility Stella illustrates while balancing the moods of her extraordinary employers and her charge, Martin, with surreal episodes of incompetence. B.J.L. © AudioFile 2000, Portland, Maine [Published: OCT/NOV 00]