Fiction / Historical Romance / Mystery / Humor / Regency Romance / Brain Candy
Blackstone Audio
May 15, 2014
Unabridged
About 5hr 31min
Through www.chirpbooks.com
current price: $12.99
This is my first audio book ever. I’ve ordered several but chose this one to listen to first.
Our protagonist, Susie, is somewhat empty headed. Her parents have convinced her they know what is right for her, have kept her home and sheltered, in the hopes of marrying her off to a rich man. When one appears, they do so. She doesn’t want to marry him, but her father tells her if she doesn’t she will be put out of the house and disowned. She marries the rich old man and on her wedding night finds herself a very wealthy widow.
It seems Death is at her beck and call, and her dream life romance overlays her real life situations, to many humorous adventures.
M.C Beaton wrote the Hamish Macbeth stories, which is the only reason I bought this book when it was on sale. I loved the Hamish Macbeth tv show and figured this one was worth the try. It has a, for me, slow beginning, but once into the story, a great many laughs out loud. Since I listened to it while walking the dog and had my phone in my pocket and the story played directly to my hearing aids, I’m fairly sure some of my neighbors wonder why I was laughing out loud at nothing they could hear.
Lindy Nettleton gave a marvelous performance. While the story was humorous, I do believe her reading of it gave me more laughs than originally there.
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