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The Malady in Madeira
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Jasicki
- Length: 13 hrs and 40 mins
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Summary
The last thing recently widowed Julia Probyn expects to find on the lush and charming island of Madeira is a clue to her husband's mysterious death, for Colonel Jamieson perished somewhere in the wilds of Central Asia while on a top-secret mission for British Intelligence. No sooner does Julia arrive at Madeira with her infant son and his devoted Nanny, however, than a series of strange, sinister, but apparently unconnected events begins thrusting itself upon her.
Displaying her usual intuitive flair for deduction, Julia soon concludes that, for some reason, the Russians are experimenting with a powerful new chemical on Madeira's wild sheep. But why? And why was she told that her husband died "because he went out without wearing his respirator"?
Ann Bridge (1889-1974), or Lady Mary Dolling (Sanders) O'Malley was born in Hertfordshire. Bridge's novels concern her experiences of the British Foreign Office community in Peking in China, where she lived for two years with her diplomat husband. Her novels combine courtship plots with vividly-realized settings and demure social satire. Bridge went on to write novels around a serious investigation of modern historical developments. In the 1970s Bridge began to write thrillers centered on a female amateur detective, Julia Probyn, as well writing travel books and family memoirs. Her books were praised for their faithful representation of foreign countries which was down to personal experience and thorough research.
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- Mrs Beverley Furniss
- 31-01-20
Of its day
Very slow . Definitely of its time. The attitude to mental health issues is scary in the least but also shows how far we've come "have you tried slapping her face?" Voice was annoying . Only read it because I was going Madeira!
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- eGJ
- 15-12-23
Period piece let down by narration
Having enjoyed all the novels by Ann Bridge for their detailed geographical descriptions and those of the flora and fauna in each location, I, like other reviewers wanted a reprise before visiting Madeira. The descriptions are just as vivid, but oh, that narration! How could Julia become such a “wet lettuce”? Julia is always feisty and intelligent; she would never use that slow drawl. It spoilt the whole period piece, though the story and adventures along the way are as absorbing as ever!
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