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Withamazingvividness,NinaFochessaysHenryJames'searliest(1881)andperhapsmostaccessiblemasterpiece.ApennilessAmericangirlisbroughttoEuropewhereherbeauty,ingenuousness,andnaïvetéattractavarietyofsuitors.Inspiteofwantingtodoeverythingright,everythingcomesoutwronginthisperceptive,subtle,andmultilayeredpsychologicalnovel,whichFochplayslikeamusicalinstrument.Aratherloudone--shehitsallthenotescorrectlybutcoarsely.Theeffectislikeabordellopianist--albeitonewithnimblefingers--playingChopinonanoldupright.Amaladroitabridgmentcausesoccasionalconfusion.Lackadaisicalengineeringaddsstridencyandcallsattentiontoedits.Y.R.©AudioFile2002,Portland,Maine--Copyright©AudioFile,Portland,Maine--ThistextreferstotheAudioCassetteedition.