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Jeeves and the Wedding Bells

By: Sebastian Faulks
Narrated by: Julian Rhind-Tutt
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Summary

A gloriously witty novel from Sebastian Faulks using P.G. Wodehouse’s much-loved characters, Jeeves and Wooster, fully authorised by the Wodehouse estate.

Bertie Wooster, recently returned from a very pleasurable soujourn in Cannes, finds himself at the stately home of Sir Henry Hackwood in Dorset. Bertie is more than familiar with the country house set-up: he is a veteran of the cocktail hour and, thanks to Jeeves, his gentleman's personal gentleman, is never less than immaculately dressed. On this occasion, however, it is Jeeves who is to be seen in the drawing room while Bertie finds himself below stairs - and he doesn't care for it at all.

Love, as so often, is at the root of the confusion. Bertie, you see, has met Georgiana on the Côte d'Azur. And though she is clever and he has a reputation for foolish engagements, it looks as though this could be the real thing. However, Georgiana is the ward of Sir Henry Hackwood and, in order to maintain his beloved Melbury Hall, the impoverished Sir Henry has struck a deal that would see Georgiana becoming Mrs Rupert Venables. Meanwhile, Peregrine ‘Woody' Beeching, one of Bertie's oldest chums, is desperate to regain the trust of his fiancée Amelia, Sir Henry's tennis-mad daughter. But why would this necessitate Bertie having to pass himself off as a servant when he has never so much as made a cup of tea?

Could it be that the ever-loyal, Spinoza-loving Jeeves has an ulterior motive? Evoking the sunlit days of a time gone by, Jeeves and the Wedding Bells is a delightfully witty story of mistaken identity, a midsummer village festival, a cricket match and love triumphant.

©2013 Sebastian Faulks (P)2013 Random House Audiobooks
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Jeeves and Bertie Live on

Style, plot and character detail, with the essential feature of fitting names, are a delight and continue the pleasure into almost convincing matrimony.

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light-hearted, feel good, funny

extremely well written. Fantastic use of language. Funny. Quirky. Couldn't stop listening to it. I really enjoy this read, and recommend it to others

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An absolute zinger!

I absolutely adored this one. Bertie at his zippiest and Jeeves at his most Machiavellian.

Julian Rhind-Tutt gives a marvellous performance of both with gusto.

The only thing I would like more would be for Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry to dust off the grey flannels and spats and make this into a feature film.

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got me through a broken ankle

Highly entertaining! great fun - Julian R-T an excellent narrator. Has a little more introspection and context than the usual PGWs - which I enjoyed very much

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Absolutely pitch-perfect and beautifully narrated

Was unsure whether to purchase this but was completely blown away by the care and consideration given by Faulks to his all-too-brief carrying of the Jeeves & Wooster torch. Masterful writing and narration - thank you.

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Loved this light hearted witty book

Julian Rhind-Tutt does and brilliant job narrating this entertaining story. Beautifully written and had me laughing out loud. Recommend

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Excellent Jeeves homage

I have both read and listened to the book. It is a typical P G Wodehouse plot. Lots of the usual humour with some background information to set it in time which is interesting. Read very well narrated. Highly recommended if you are a fan of Wodehouse.

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Well worth a listen

Julian Rhind-Tutt is an excellent narrator. I enjoyed his performances on the new series of Poirot novels by Sophie Hannah and he's just as engaging here.

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Joyful

Like others, I wondered whether this would be a pleasure or a disaster. I have loved every minute of listening. The writing is every bit as good as PGW and the reading has been excellent causing me to laugh out loud many times. Well done to both writer and reader.

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If you have ever liked PG - get this.

What did you like most about Jeeves and the Wedding Bells?

It made me laugh out loud and smile continuously throughout. I have read the Jeeves books about 10-15 times each. This is like finding an old friend you haven't seen for 20 years.

What did you like best about this story?

True to PG without being slavish; a resolution that even the most hard hearted would find touching.

What does Julian Rhind-Tutt bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

Catches Bertie perfectly.

Any additional comments?

Just buy it. Complete no brainer.

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