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The Convenient Marriage

By: Georgette Heyer
Narrated by: Avita Jay
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Brought to you by Penguin.

The Convenient Marriage is read Jay by Avita Jay, who has appeared on stage in Sunday Morning at the Centre of the World, Peer Gynt and Bring on the Bollywood

Horry Winwood doesn't play by the rules.

So when her family are near ruin and her sister is about to enter a loveless marriage to a wealthy man to settle the family debts, young and headstrong Horry proposes to marry him in her sister's place.

As her new husband's attentions fall elsewhere, Horry begins to feel increasingly unhappy.

Then she meets the attractive and dangerous Lord Lethbridge, and her days suddenly become more exciting.

But there is bad blood between Horry's husband and her new acquaintance, and as complications and deceptions mount, the social tangle grows ever trickier to unpick.

Will Horry's gamble cost her everything she holds most dear?

©1934 Georgette Heyer (P)2021 Penguin Audio Classics Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Regency Regency Romance Romance Marriage

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Loved this from start to finish. Classic Heyer - definitely worth a second listen. It has all the detail and twists one could want with well developed characters.

Didn’t want it to end

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The high pitched inflection of the main character made her annoying to listen to and unlikeable, when im sure she was supposed to be likeable. I think the stutter was also under-researched. Can we have Matt Addis?

Annoying main character voice

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Everything about this was GH at her very best.
Characters
Humour
Intrigue
Action
Romance

Even though I wanted to know the outcome, I didn't want the book to end. As soon as I finished it, I wanted to start reading it straight away. However this will be a book I treat myself to, as a delicious break from my murder mysteries.
I highly recommend this, it is now my favourite GH book and I never thought Frederica or The Grand Sophie would be toppled from their shared Top Spot!

Didn't want it to end.

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Perfect reading, great voices from Avita Jay but Heyer's story is not my taste

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Love this story but couldn’t listen past chapter three. Did she have to read every stutter from Horatia?? It was too annoying!

Couldn’t get on with the stuttering

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It is a charming story - unfortunately I felt that the story finished to soon …
After such a long extensive lead …. It is within three sentences finished - which I found disappointing

But all in all - MOST ENJOYABLE!

Charming story …

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.Am enjoying going back to Georgette Hayer as it's lovely to not have the explicit sex descriptions as in some pale imitations.

enjoyable romp

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Wonderful descriptions of the era! Story had all the elements to make it a joyful experience. Narrator was superb and brought the whole adventure to life! Would have liked to see how Marcus and Horo's relationship blossomed but I suppose I can use my imagination!

Fabulous All Round!

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the narrator copes reasonably well most of the time but I don't think she understands what a lot of the words mean, or she's insensitive to meaning, or something.
she doesn't know the book, she doesn't know GH, she doesn't understand the slang, and she doesn't seem to really care.

disappointing narration

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I have the previous Audible version, which I prefer to this one. It could be that I have listened to it so often, that I am disappointed when certain sections are not as enjoyable as the older one.
Nothing wrong with this, as the story is one of Heyers good ones and will not disappoint.

Enjoyable listen

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