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Public Secrets
- Narrated by: Renee Raudman
- Length: 20 hrs and 3 mins
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Summary
Emma McAvoy may have grown up in the limelight, but some secrets are hidden in a darkness no light can reach. Now on the verge of a successful career, and having fallen in love with the man of her dreams, Emma is looking to the future. Yet it’s the past that is about to catch up with her.
For Emma, her childhood had been almost like a rags-to-riches fairy tale - until the tragic night that changed her family forever. But what Emma thinks she knows about that terrible night and the man she’s about to marry is only half the truth. The other half is locked away in the last place she’d ever think to look: her own memories. It’s a mystery a handsome and relentlessly driven homicide detective needs to solve in a case that’s haunted him for years - and a secret someone will kill to keep.
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- kateb
- 06-08-14
Spoiled by narrator's dreadful 'Cockney' accent!
How could the performance have been better?
The narrator must have attended the Dick Van Dyke school of Cockney accents. If you can't do an accent properly, please don't do it at all! It was painful to listen to, in the extreme. I am British, so perhaps am more attuned to these things, but I notice that a lady who lives in Canada has also complained about it. It totally spoiled the first part of the book, I am still listening, but hope there are no more London accents to be done.
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- Tess
- 05-09-14
would be 5star but for narrator
Where does Public Secrets rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
I love Nora Roberts books so as a story ranks high...
Who was your favorite character and why?
Emma of course
Would you be willing to try another one of Renee Raudman’s performances?
No
Any additional comments?
I've got the paperback but thought would use my credit to listen as bought a few audio books from Nora Roberts library but the narrator was so bad almost didn't continue with listening to this which is a shame.
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- lynn
- 30-08-14
Okay story ruined by dreadful narrator
Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
It was ok, but I almost gave up because of the narrator
How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?
A different narrator
How could the performance have been better?
Using someone who could actually read with a southern English accent as many of the characters are English
Did Public Secrets inspire you to do anything?
No
Any additional comments?
What a shame, I usually look forward to and enjoy Noras' audiobooks.Does anyone vet the narrators? It would have been obvious from the start that this person was unable to perform london accents and her Irish accent was only marginally better.
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- Catherine
- 29-08-14
Appalling narration - I gave up halfway through
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
I love Nora's books, except when they are set in Ireland or England. The constant americanisms and horrible mangled attempts at accents ruin the story.
If you’ve listened to books by Nora Roberts before, how does this one compare?
Aweful narration, as bad as her irish novels.
Who might you have cast as narrator instead of Renee Raudman?
The one who reads her In Death Series or the Virgin River books by Robyn Carr
Could you see Public Secrets being made into a movie or a TV series? Who would the stars be?
Dont watch films or tv
Any additional comments?
Editors please make sure irish or english characters can speak their own language, not americanisms, and get actors/actresses who can do the accents corrctly. I gave up reading this book halfway through - as an englishwoman I couldnt understand the so-called cockney accents!
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- Mrs. L. E. Simpson
- 29-08-14
Narrator car crash
Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
There have been some great actors who have mastered the English accent - most haven't and follow the Dick Van Dyke/Audrey Hepburn path. Having to listen to 20 hours of this narrator attempting the English accent was one of the most painful experiences I have had in a long time and totally ruined this book for me. She was terrible!
If you’ve listened to books by Nora Roberts before, how does this one compare?
Good story as usual
How did the narrator detract from the book?
She opened her mouth!! Seriously it was that bad!
If this book were a film would you go see it?
Possibly
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- Ann in Durham
- 26-08-14
Accents are Awful
The narrator's attempts at accents are appallingly bad. Her English accents are diabolical. The child Emma starts off as if she is from the slums of the East End of London and ends up with a true Irish accent.
The book itself is fabulous, as one would expect from Nora Roberts
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- Bev Meek
- 12-07-20
Appalling narration!
I’ve listened to a lot of Nora Robert’s books and always been very impressed. The narration on this one is so bad that I gave up after the first few chapters. The English accents were, I’m sorry to say, the worst I’ve ever heard. The Irish one not much better!
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- white
- 27-06-20
Awful
worst narration I have ever heard. Terrible just terrible. Hated it . stopped listening about a quarter way in so can not comment on story.
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- Manda Webb
- 01-02-15
Awful voice acting, attrocious dialect characters
Would you consider the audio edition of Public Secrets to be better than the print version?
I haven't read the book
What other book might you compare Public Secrets to, and why?
its similar to many other Nora Roberts books, well written and an enjoyable story
Who might you have cast as narrator instead of Renee Raudman?
Anyone who can do British & Irish dialects.
Any additional comments?
This book was ruined for me by the awful dialects used by the narrator. The story is great, I'm a huge Nora Roberts fan, but the grate of the Dick Van Dyke style cockney / British accents ruined the audio book tor me, why use someone who can't do any British accents? I was incredibly disappointed, and would avoid any other book narrated by Renée Raudman, especially if there are other nationalities in the story other than American.
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- Amazon Customer
- 18-02-23
The worst English accent ever!
This novel is typical of Norah Robert's easy listening, Normally! but I have never heard such a ridiculous parody of an English accent in all my life I would have laughed if it hadn't been so irritating! I think the narrator must have listened to Ilisa Doolittle, is that really how Americans think English speak?
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