A FINE ROMANCE

The best reason to listen to Candice Bergen's second memoir is to meet a bright and talented woman who has lived a remarkable life, mostly in the public eye. The well-written and affecting book covers the years of her marriage to French film director Louis Malle; their daughter's birth; the balancing of their respective careers, including Bergen's television hit, "Murphy Brown"; and Malle's death. The actress offers a careful, somewhat stilted reading. It's not bad exactly, but the metronomic pacing and flat tone are not as affecting as her writing, which is genuinely involving. Despite this, Bergen's many fans will find much to enjoy. A.C.S. © AudioFile 2015, Portland, Maine [Published: MARCH 2015]