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Madame Bovary
- Narrated by: Donada Peters
- Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins
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Editor reviews
Gustave Flaubert’s salacious story of an adulterous doctor’s wife, Emma Bovary, continues to stir controversy over 150 years after its initial publication. Actress Donada Peters adds authenticity and humanity to the heroine’s plight, capturing Emma’s yearning desire to live beyond the empty roles of wife and mother. The madame’s idle longing and restless boredom give way to a crushing emotional burden, as she grapples with the consequences of her marital infidelity. Nevertheless, Peters avoids the ignominious treatment of Emma so frequently favored by her real life critics. Rather, the Golden Voice recipient imbues the heroine with gracious wonderment, playful wit, and an endearing thirst for life.
Summary
A brilliant psychological portrait, Madame Bovary searingly depicts the human mind in search of transcendence.