Lovely version

One of my favourite Heyer novels read beautifully. The narrator gets the tone and accents just right. I recommend this very much.

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Really good narrator

What a wild story. I couldn’t help but get frustrated with Deb with her wild decisions. But such a lovely romantic tale in the end with a lovely voice actor who made the story.

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Excellent narration, much better than prev version

I love this book and was really disappointed in the first audible version I purchased on this site. I kept it, in case it grew on me, but it did not.
I was very pleased to see this was being re-recorded by a different narrator. She does an excellent job.
The abuse the lead characters throw at each other and the feelings each felt were entirely lost in the last version. This narrator, takes her time to emphasise every word and insult, plus expresses emotions and feelings as they go up and down in this extremely entertaining story. Heyer at her best, and the narrator is well up to the job. Enjoy the listen. I did.

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wonderful!

A Heyer version of Pride and Prejudice. It is funny, has a spirited heroine, lots of lovely characters. I would say top drawer Heyer. The narrator understands the book and seems to really enjoy acting it out. It's a historical rom com. Fabulous!

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Loved it

I've seen a few reviews about the narrator's pronunciations,and, yes, there are errors, but she reads the story well and with pace, and most of her character voices are spot on. Overall very enjoyable. The story is, of course, the usual masterpiece from Heyer, she just writes so well and even her minor characters are charming. I would advise the narrator not to attempt an Irish accent again, though the other voices were excellent.

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Vintage Heyer but patchy narration

Many of the usual ingredients of a novel by Georgette Heyer are here and the story is hugely enjoyable.

The narrator has a pleasing tone throughout but she is not well produced and there are some glaring errors that reveal a lack of understanding of the text and these frustrate the listener. Despite this, this version is well worth a listen.

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Terrible narration

Good storyline, terrible narration - makes the heroine sound like a hysterical, rather than feisty woman

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Very enjoyable

I really like the narration, steady to listen to and not over done. Great characters and a very enjoyable and highly unlikely story but good fun. Bayer is so good.

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Good narration with a few oddities

I love this Georgette Heyer story and the narrator generally does a good job although I think she could make Deb a bit more fiery in places - also for some reason Lucius Kennett is played as a cockney rather than the Irish captain that he is. This sounds a bit odd as the language is unchanged. All in all really enjoyed it though

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Witty

I have always enjoyed Georgette Heyer books and this was no exception. However the narration was at times quite irritating and for me the narrator missed the very clever humour and interchange on numerous occasions. It was as if the listener was not able to appreciate the humour without very exaggerated speech!

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