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A Desperate Fortune

By: Susanna Kearsley
Narrated by: Katherine Kellgren
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Beloved New York Times best-selling author Susanna Kearsley delivers a riveting novel that deftly intertwines the tales of two women, divided by centuries and forever changed by a clash of love and fate.

For nearly 300, the cryptic journal of Mary Dundas has kept its secrets. Now, amateur codebreaker Sara Thomas travels to Paris to crack the cipher.

Jacobite exile Mary Dundas is filled with longing - for freedom, for adventure, for the family she lost. When fate opens the door, Mary dares to set her foot on a path far more surprising and dangerous than she ever could have dreamed.

As Mary's gripping tale of rebellion and betrayal is revealed to her, Sara faces events in her own life that require letting go of everything she thought she knew - about herself, about loyalty, and especially about love. Though divided by centuries, these two women are united in a quest to discover the limits of trust and the unlikely coincidences of fate.

©2015 Susanna Kearsley (P)2015 Audible, Inc. Historical Historical Fiction Women's Fiction

Critic Reviews

A grand adventure...Susanna Kearsley just keeps getting better and better! (Lauren Willig, New York Times best-selling author)
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I love this story of Susanna Kearsley. I love the growing relationship between Mary and MacPherson, how you see him falling in love with her by his small (and ultimately big) actions, his protection of her, his respect of her resilience. And I love the emerging relationship between Sarah and Luc, and the author’s handling of Asperger’s. The rich history and careful research are a hallmark of Ms Kearsley’s. This is a favourite that I was looking forward to hearing being brought to life.

Unfortunately, the narration was so over the top it was hard to listen to. The narrator is almost yelling at you, too much undulation, over-egging parts. I had to turn my headphones and car speakers down to their lowest levels. I ended up listening to it all as I wanted to hear the story but it was essentially ruined for me and I was so disappointed.

Most loved story ruined by narration

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