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St. Peter's Fair
- Chronicle of Brother Cadfael
- Narrated by: Sir Derek Jacobi
- Length: 2 hrs and 42 mins
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Summary
In the summer of 1139, there is a pause in the civil war racking the country. St. Peter's Fair attracts merchants from across England and beyond, promising to bring some much-needed gaiety to Shrewsbury—that is, until the dead body of a wealthy merchant is found in the river Severn. Brother Cadfael offers to help the merchant's lovely niece uncover the murderer, but as he searches for the killer, the merchant's wares are ransacked and two more men are murdered. Brother Cadfael suspects the girl almost certainly knows more than she is telling, and he desperately races to save her, knowing that betrayal can come from any direction—and even good intentions can kill.
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- Sue-Arlene Bury
- 01-08-20
abridged.
I would have preferred an unabridged version by far. However the reading very was good
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- Amazon Customer
- 15-12-19
Sir Derek back in the habit
I loved the Cadfael mysteries and Sir Derek Jacobi reviving his performance in them is a treat.
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- Kindle Customer
- 22-10-17
4th classic
Derek Jacobi does a first class job with a wonderful tale from a classic author. more please Audible!
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- Amazon Customer
- 25-03-21
Brilliant story
Loved it. Fantastic narration from Derek Jacobi and a cracking plot. A really good read.
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- Close
- 20-08-21
Not the same as previous narrator
So much better with the proper welsh accent. Lovely though he is, this narration spoils the book for me.
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- CSR
- 13-02-20
St Peter's Fair
Although an avid fan of Ellis Peters, I was sadly disappointed by the misleadingly short offering. beautifully read but very disatissfying. I won't purchase any more of my beloved Cadfael series.
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- KathyToms
- 02-04-24
Where’s the rest of it?
This is only the first five chapters! Derek Jacobi is excellent but for one of my credits I’d have liked the full book!
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- Jennifer Chennell
- 02-02-18
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i brought these as i had no choice to get the unabridged version but the story rally is the lesser for it. wouldnt waste your money unless you desperately need a book thats under 3 hrs.
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- Alison R
- 27-11-22
Disappointed
I’ve read and re-read the books over many years, so I’m very familiar with the stories and characters.
This audio book was suggested by audible as ‘next in the series’, after l listened to the first 3 books read by Stephen Thorne, each about 7-8 hours long (unabridged.) The first 3 were brilliantly read, but I found this very disappointing. (Jacobi didn’t even give Cadfael a Welsh accent!) A lot of the subtleties of the plot and characters are lost due to the heavy-handed abridgement.
My advice is to listen to the Stephen Thorne audiobooks of A Morbid Taste for Bones, One Corpse too Many, and Monks Hood, and then go back to reading the books
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