Her reading perfectly captures the restlessness of Emma Bovary, a character perpetually dissatisfied with her solid, steady husband and bourgeois life in provincial 19th-century France. Glenda Jackson hits the mark in this superb narration of Flaubert's classic novel. Finally, in despair of ever gaining Emma's affection, Léon departs to study in Paris.

Out of fear and shame, however, Emma hides her love for Léon and her contempt for Charles, and plays the role of the devoted wife and mother, all the while consoling herself with thoughts and self-congratulations for her own virtue. She then becomes infatuated with one of the first intelligent young men she meets in Yonville, a young law student, Léon Dupuis, who seems to share her appreciation for 'the finer things in life', and who returns her admiration.

Here, Emma gives birth to a daughter, Berthe however, motherhood, too, proves to be a disappointment to Emma. Charles consequently decides that his wife needs a change of scenery, and moves from the village of Tostes into a larger, but equally stultifying market town, Yonville (traditionally based on the town of Ry). Charles means well, but is boring and clumsy, and after he and Emma attend a ball given by the Marquis d'Andervilliers, Emma grows disillusioned with married life and becomes dull and listless. At this point, the novel begins to focus on Emma. Her father gives his consent, and Emma and Charles are married. When Heloise dies, Charles waits a decent interval then begins courting Emma in earnest. Charles is immediately attracted to her, and begins checking on his patient far more often than necessary until Heloise's jealousy puts a stop to the visits. Emma is a beautiful, daintily dressed young woman who has received a 'good education' in a convent and who has a latent but powerful yearning for luxury and romance imbibed from the popular novels she has read. One day, Charles visits a local farm to set the owner's broken leg, and meets his client's daughter, Emma Rouault.

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