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Sea Change
- Narrated by: Paul Shelley
- Length: 12 hrs and 59 mins
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Summary
It is January 1721. London is reeling from the effects of the greatest financial scandal of the age, the collapse of the South Sea Bubble. William Spandrel, a penniless mapmaker, is offered a discharge of his debts by his principal creditor, Sir Theodore Janssen, a director of the South Sea Company, on one condition: he must secretly convey an important package to a friend of Janssen's, Ysbrand de Vries, in Amsterdam. The package safely delivered, Spandrel barely survives an attempt on his life, only to be blamed for the murder of de Vries himself....
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- S K NOWLER
- 12-03-22
A Great Story but a Hard Listen
As much as I enjoyed this rip roaring tale, the politics and the switch back plot made it one that I would have preferred to read, if I still could. I found myself winding back quite often to check on previous events. Nonetheless, I'll definitely listen to it again.
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- hfffoman
- 14-05-22
Below his best
This is entertaining enough, as far as a political caper goes, largely thanks to Paul Shelley's reading. The story is at times intriguing, but mostly far-fetched.
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- MDL
- 03-10-21
Excellence
This book has been excellent to listen to, with the plot and reading well done.
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- Jan
- 13-10-23
Superb!!
I loved this book and the excellent narration…thank you so much to both author and narrator for making it all sound so very real, and for mixing it all so well with our history!
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- Darrel
- 29-11-21
Complicated
I love Robert Goddard's books but I did found this one to be a bit of an effort in parts.
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- Charlie Bravo
- 30-07-22
Tedious historical setting
My least favourite book by this author so far. The setting is the issue for me, a plot weaved around a complicated period in British history which I found rather tedious.
The performance is great as always.
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- Chris Potter
- 01-06-23
Excellent period drama
I loved this book and the story woven in the 1720’s. I look forward to the next one.
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- Anonymous User
- 10-12-21
A really great listen
Enjoyed this book immensely. History with mystery a great combination. Narrator very very good too.
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- brenda miller
- 25-04-22
Worth reresding
I read the printed version years ago. This well narrated audible one is even better.
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- Kirstine
- 22-02-21
Informative and gripping
I enjoyed this interesting mix of the historical facts about aftermath of the South Sea Bubble debacle in the 18th century interwoven with an imaginary and exciting story full of twists and turns. I'd heard of the financial crash that the failure of the company caused but hadn't known that MPs, aristocrats and even the royal family had engaged in corrupt practices whereby they got shares at heavily discounted prices and got rid of them at higher values before the crash and that government ministers had actively tried to cover up this insider trading by their cronies. Funny how things don't change across the centuries!
Paul Shelly is a superb narrator who gives different voices to the characters so delivers a dramatization of the book.
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