THE RECTOR'S WIFE

A strong woman, bound by her husband's career to serve parochial society, surges forward with the eternal fury of the demeaned. Anna decides to "show them." Unfulfilled, insecure and sensitive, she takes a job and attracts attention from three men. Each of her enchanted observers is completely portrayed; each personality kept distinct without any strain or pretense. Hodge focuses on the emotional contexts as Trollope's story broadens into a modern examination of relationships. One can feel in these genteel English tones the geographical setting and stifling atmosphere that make Anna feel confined. S.B.S. ©AudioFile, Portland, Maine [Published: FEB 98]