The Bishop's Wife

Harrison, a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, offers an insider's look at an enigmatic religious community, warts and all. Kirsten Potter portrays a strong, intelligent, outspoken woman in Linda Wallheim, who is the bishop's wife of the title. Although she has no official standing in the church, Linda is the unofficial "go-to" person for the Mormon community of Draper, Utah. When the wife of a neighbor disappears in the night, Linda becomes suspicious of the husband. Potter is reserved as Linda reveals secrets that sully the picture-perfect ideal of the LDS church. Potter's voice takes on a gravitas appropriate to the revelations of misogyny behind the male-dominated religion, including the abuses that occur behind closed doors. S.J.H. © AudioFile 2015, Portland, Maine