An Inconvenient Wife.AN INCONVENIENT in·con·ven·ient adj. Not convenient, especially: a. Not accessible; hard to reach. b. Not suited to one's comfort, purpose, or needs: inconvenient to have no phone in the kitchen. WIFE. Megan Chance. 2004. Read by Kathe Mazur. 11 cds. No time listed. Books on Tape. 1-4259-0103-1. $99.00. Vinyl; plot notes. A It would be inconvenient to have a wife who was not willing to conform to Verb 1. conform to - satisfy a condition or restriction; "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?" fit, meet coordinate - be co-ordinated; "These activities coordinate well" the standards of Victorian society of New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of in the 1880s, especially one who had "fits," who didn't participate in party chatter and who secretly longed to paint and express herself. Poor William Carlton suffers this inconvenience until finally he finds a doctor who seems to perform miracles on his wife, Lucy, through hypnotism hypnotism (hĭp`nətĭzəm) [Gr.,=putting to sleep], to induce an altered state of consciousness characterized by deep relaxation and heightened suggestibility. and other unorthodox treatment. Unfortunately, this treatment leads Lucy directly into her doctor's arms and eventually to a home for insane women, committed by her husband and father. When she is released, she takes out her frustration in a remarkable way. Although the story is told through the eyes of Lucy, the character's evolution could only have been written by a modern woman. Mazur very effectively conveys Lucy's growth through a gradual hardening hardening, in metallurgy, treatment of metals to increase their resistance to penetration. A metal is harder when it has small grains, which result when the metal is cooled rapidly. of her voice. Nola Theiss, Sanibel, FL |
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