Episode 8
After returning from the Riviera, Kathy's disfigurement renews her marriage and fosters a friendship. Read by Juliet Stevenson.
Juliet Stevenson reads F M Mayor's unfairly Neglected Classic, the story of a plain, reliable parson's daughter whose life of duty and service is thrown into confusion by an unexpected and unsought love affair. Today Kathy returns from the Riviera, her beauty damaged but her marriage strengthened. And Mary befriends her erstwhile rival.
The Reader is Juliet Stevenson
Abridger Sally Marmion
Producer Di Speirs
F M Mayor's masterful novel, The Rector's Daughter, is a rare thing - a novel with a deceptively small canvas, set in the backwaters of a dull East Anglia a century ago, but still as fresh as ever. Much loved by those who have discovered it, it now comes to Radio 4 as one of the Open Book listeners' Neglected Classics.
With deft precision, F M Mayor captures the emotions stirring in Mary's heart and the pain of thwarted middle aged desire. With her unerring eye, she reveals both the bitterness and strengths of a happy marriage. The Rector's Daughter is acerbic and poignant and much deserves its loyal fans and its place within Radio 4's Neglected Classics season.
Last on
Broadcasts
- Wed 7 Jul 2010 22:45麻豆社 Radio 4
- Wed 16 Jul 2014 14:00麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
- Thu 17 Jul 2014 00:00麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
Books
Celebrating reading and the 100 novels that have shaped our world.
How many of these 100 Novels have you read?
Short stories to keep
The fiction podcast featuring the best stories from the UK's finest writers