<P>This exquisite novel tells the story of one of the most compelling heroines in modern literature - Emma Bovary. <P>A bored provincial housewife abandons her husband to pursue the libertine Rodolphe in a desperate love affair. A succès de scandale in its day Madame Bovary remains a powerful and scintillating novel.<P>A brilliant psychological portrait Madame Bovary searingly depicts the human mind in search of transcendence. <P>The novel is considered Flaubert's masterpiece as well as a seminal work of realism and one of the most influential novels ever written.<P>An Author's Republic audio production.