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The Reluctant Widow

Gossip, scandal and an unforgettable Regency romance

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The Reluctant Widow

By: Georgette Heyer
Narrated by: Daon Broni
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Brought to you by Penguin.

One of the best-known and most beloved historical novelists, Georgette Heyer, as ever, captures a whole new audience's heart.

Stepping into the wrong carriage at a Sussex village, Elinor Rochdale is swept up in a thrilling and dangerous adventure. Overnight the would-be governess becomes mistress of a ruined estate and partner in a secret conspiracy to save a family's name. By midnight, she is a bride, by dawn, a widow.

A typically thrilling and sweeping tale of romance and tragedy, The Reluctant Widow is Georgette Heyer at her best - the undisputed queen of historical romance.

©1946 Georgette Heyer (P)2021 Penguin Audio Historical Historical Fiction Regency Regency Romance Romance Heartfelt
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I love the book but the reader did not seem to understand the story- the delivery was terrible

Expressionless reader

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More of a whoddunnit. Repetitive dialogue. Frankly, annoying teenage boy and dog get too much coverage.

Too much dog and teen

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There is a strong spy catcher element to this story of intrigue. The storyline leads to a surprising conclusion and allows good character development. Damon Broni gives a lively reading with good characterisation although he is hampered by some of the dialogue which is a bit long winded at times. I enjoyed the dramatization and the plot which is rich in period detail.

A bit of a who-done-it

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Disappointing narration. It really ruins what is a fabulous story. The previous narrator was far better!

Fabulous story but the narrator was terrible

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Audio not anywhere as good as previous audio that was not Penguin
I bought the originals audiobook but not allowed to keep it. No choice but to update to penguin audiobook. Same for all Georgette Heyer audiobooks.

Great story line

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Couldn't focus on the storyline as the reader is so awful!! I tried and tried... but honestly, I'd prefer to read a hard copy. I couldn't get past the misplaced annotations and monotone voice... arrghh!

very bad reader...

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A pity that such a wonderful story was not better read or produced. There were a number of reading and pronunciation errors that should have been corrected. Not impressed.

Not well read

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