THE WILD CHILD

Rosenblat animates Putney's tale of madness and deception. Elder twin Kyle is contracted to wed an eccentric heiress, thus acquiring her estate and, it is hoped, calming her antipathy toward marriage and motherhood. He enlists his brother to do his wooing until he has dealt with problems of his own. Lady Meriel, traumatized by childhood events, is warmed by the glow of her supposed suitor. In Rosenblat’s voice Dominic speaks with gentle intensity, and Kyle’s voice hardens to leaden precision. Only a master of articulate narration could so delicately have caught the nuances of this romance. S.B.S. © AudioFile 2000, Portland, Maine [Published: DEC/JAN 01]