  A class of solutions describing the interior of a static spherically
symmetric compact anisotropic star is reported. The analytic solution has been
obtained by utilizing the Finch and Skea ({\it Class. Quant. Grav.} {\bf 6}
(1989) 467) ansatz for the metric potential $g_{rr}$ which has a clear
geometric interpretation for the associated background space-time. Based on
physical grounds appropriate bounds on the model parameters have been obtained
and it has been shown that the model admits an equation of state (EOS) which is
quadratic in nature.
