Really good narrator

What a wild story. I couldn’t help but get frustrated with Deb with her wild decisions. But such a lovely romantic tale in the end with a lovely voice actor who made the story.

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Lovely version

One of my favourite Heyer novels read beautifully. The narrator gets the tone and accents just right. I recommend this very much.

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Classic Heyer, slightly marred by the ignorance of the performance

It’s a shame that Penguin don’t make more efforts to find readers who understand Heyer’s novels. The new recordings clearly seek to cash in on Regency mania, but neither performers nor production staff seem to know the material or the period.

Not only do all kinds of phrases, sayings and figures of speech get garbled by an uncomprehending reader but whole characters are woefully misrepresented.

A glaring example: how on earth did no one involved in this particular recording not pick up that Lucius Kennett is Irish? And how did no one realise that giving him a working class cockney accent was wrong on every level?

Reading an author like Heyer requires far more than mere diction. Expression can only come through understanding and these books deserve better!

No slight meant on that reader’s acting ability or clarity of diction etc which are both excellent. But she clearly doesn’t understand the material and that is a real shame.

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A most enjoyable listen and a delightful story

I have read all the reviews and agree that while generally good Daphne Kouma sometimes reads with a lack of understanding of the text with odd pauses in the middle of sentences and the wrong emphasis. Surely those sections could be re recorded. These however only slightly mar what is a very lively and enjoyable telling of quite an unusual Heyer story. The historical details like the household expenses of the gaming house are fascinating and obviously well researched by Heyer who prided herself on the accuracy of the historical background in her novels. As to Lucius Kennet I would rather have no Irish accent than a bad one.

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One of the best 3

This is one of the best 3 Heyer books I have listened to. Great story and I thought the narrator was wonderful.

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Lovely story beautifully read

I love all Georgette Heyer books and have bought almost all Audible audiobooks of her work . I remember reading Faro’s daughter 25 years ago but had forgotten the story. The performance of the reader is excellent especially when giving voice to Lady Bellingham.

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Loved it

I've seen a few reviews about the narrator's pronunciations,and, yes, there are errors, but she reads the story well and with pace, and most of her character voices are spot on. Overall very enjoyable. The story is, of course, the usual masterpiece from Heyer, she just writes so well and even her minor characters are charming. I would advise the narrator not to attempt an Irish accent again, though the other voices were excellent.

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Terrible narration

Good storyline, terrible narration - makes the heroine sound like a hysterical, rather than feisty woman

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Vintage Heyer but patchy narration

Many of the usual ingredients of a novel by Georgette Heyer are here and the story is hugely enjoyable.

The narrator has a pleasing tone throughout but she is not well produced and there are some glaring errors that reveal a lack of understanding of the text and these frustrate the listener. Despite this, this version is well worth a listen.

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Very enjoyable

I really like the narration, steady to listen to and not over done. Great characters and a very enjoyable and highly unlikely story but good fun. Bayer is so good.

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