
The Secret Countess
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Narrated by:
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Davina Porter
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By:
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Eva Ibbotson
About this listen
Armed with an out-of-date book on housekeeping, Anna determines to become a housemaid, and she finds work at the Earl of Westerholme's crumbling but magnificent mansion. The staff and the family are sure there is something not quite right about their new maid - but she soon wins them over with her warmth and dedication.
Then the young Earl returns home from the war - and Anna falls hopelessly in love. But they can never be together - Rupert is engaged to the snobbish and awful Muriel. And anyway, Anna is only a servant. Or so everybody thinks.
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Easy Listen
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another warm bubble bath!
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OMG!!!
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Georgette Heyer meets Downton Abbey
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Would you listen to The Secret Countess again? Why?
Oh definitely. This is perfect cheering up material.The romance, with all the supporting characters, is adorable, and I love Anna and Rupert. They're intelligent, educated and just so kind. It's such a relief to read a book about genuinely likeable characters.
What other book might you compare The Secret Countess to, and why?
I suppose I might compare the book to a Georgette Heyer. The romance is similar, I suppose, with the supporting characters and the slow movement. However, the setting here is just after the First World War and the Russian Revolution.Have you listened to any of Davina Porter’s other performances? How does this one compare?
This is a first. She's a very good narrator, does the voices perfectly and draws you into the story. I've certainly searched her category to see if there's anything I want to listen to.If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
I have no idea.Very Charming
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Davina Porter brings it to life
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I also thought there was some discrepancy between the morals behind the story ie. that:
1.We shouldn't discriminate against the disabled or disadvantages (I agree completely) but that
2. Individuals born to higher status are immediately recognisable as being superior and can't or shouldn't work as if they were otherwise.
Maybe I am being harsh, it wasn't boring, but I would rather have listened to something with just a bit more substance.
Twee and predictable
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