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Narrated by:
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Bessie Carter
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By:
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Gill Hornby
About this listen
Brought to you by Penguin.
FROM THE NUMBER ONE BEST-SELLING AUTHOR OF MISS AUSTEN
On 21 January 1804, Anne Sharpe arrives at Godmersham Park in Kent to take up the position of governess. At 31 years old, she has no previous experience of either teaching or fine country houses. Her mother has died, and she has nowhere else to go. Anne is left with no choice. For her new charge—12-year-old Fanny Austen—Anne's arrival is all novelty and excitement.
The governess role is a uniquely awkward one. Anne is neither one of the servants, nor one of the family, and to balance a position between the 'upstairs' and 'downstairs' members of the household is a diplomatic chess game. One wrong move may result in instant dismissal. Anne knows that she must never let down her guard.
When Mr Edward Austen's family comes to stay, Anne forms an immediate attachment to Jane. They write plays together, and enjoy long discussions. However, in the process, Anne reveals herself as not merely pretty, charming and competent; she is clever too. Even her sleepy, complacent mistress can hardly fail to notice.
Meanwhile Jane's brother, Henry, begins to take an unusually strong interest in the lovely young governess....
And from now on, Anne's days at Godmersham Park are numbered.
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- Anonymous User
- 27-03-23
Enjoyed it, a light listen!
I enjoyed this book as a light listen but I thought the overall storyline and the ending wasn’t very captivating.
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- Grandma- Gateshead
- 28-07-22
Excellent narration of a very enjoyable book
I am a great fan of both Jane Austen and the regency period and this part biographical novel manages to combine an excellent story with historical facts in a most satisfactory way. The tole of single women in those times, dependant on men or at a last resort on themselves for financial support is vividly displayed. The alternative was marriage and the possibility of numerous children and possible early death as a result. The heroine here navigates a course as a single woman with some success and some setbacks all of it making an excellent listen which I will probably return to in the future.
The narrator here is excellent and I will look for other books read by her, the great test of a good narrator.
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- SB
- 27-02-24
Slow
A perfectly fine narrator but the story was very slow and I lost interest at several points. I did persevere until the end but even the ending wasn’t particularly pleasing.
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- Helen M.
- 04-01-24
A masterpiece.
Thoroughly enjoyable, informative and engaging. A masterpiece to transport the reader into the very heart of the action and interaction between the characters. I loved this book and congratulate the author.
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- virginia
- 17-07-22
A wonderful book
I thorough enjoyed this book. It was an absolute joy - powerful, moving, clever and entirely delightful.
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- Muppetry
- 15-05-23
Lovely.
Really enjoyable, very much in the tradition of Jane Austen. Beautifully read by Bessie Carter, who brought it to life. And beautifully written by the author. The audible version kept me entertained while doing some very tedious DIY, and I thank them both.
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- Sarah Phillips
- 11-03-24
Interesting and enjoyable background on the Austen family & friends.
Imaginatively thought out that it was so convincing. A really good read. Wonderful to have used so constructively the Austen resources available to the author. Thoroughly recommend.
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- Sarah Port
- 01-06-24
An must read.
I enjoyed this book very much. We can take alot from this book for today, class, womanhood and faith. I hope more people read this book. Thank you Jane Austen, Gill Hornby and all involved in getting this book out in the world. (Pass and present). KEEP READING 📚
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- kay
- 02-07-22
Not worth the time
Absolute rubbish x x I couldn’t listen any more x was expecting so much more, voices of an adult pretending to be child just so wrong x was hyped as the next Gosford Park not even close xx sorry
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- Amazon Customer
- 08-02-23
I’m afraid I really didn’t like it
I loved the idea of this book and I’m a big Jane Austen fan so it sounded like a lovely book to escape the dark nights with. I am not sure if it is one of those instances when audio destroys a good book or whether I would have disliked the written version too but the whole narration sounded like either a spoilt child (Fanny) or someone making a joke of higher society. I gave it 15 chapters thinking the story might improve and as such I could cope with the narrator but sadly no. I can’t remember the last time I have abandoned a book (let alone an audio one - which is easy to have on in the house and the car) but I am abandoning this one. Very disappointed that I have wasted one of my credits on it.
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