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The Confessions of Frannie Langton

By: Sara Collins
Narrated by: Sara Collins, Roy McMillan
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Summary

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Confessions of Frannie Langton, written and read by Sara Collins.

They say I must be put to death for what happened to Madame, and they want me to confess. But how can I confess what I don't believe I've done?

1826, and all of London is in a frenzy. Crowds gather at the gates of the Old Bailey to watch as Frannie Langton, maid to Mr and Mrs Benham, goes on trial for their murder. The testimonies against her are damning - slave, whore, seductress. And they may be the truth. But they are not the whole truth.

For the first time Frannie must tell her story. It begins with a girl learning to read on a plantation in Jamaica, and it ends in a grand house in London, where a beautiful woman waits to be freed.

But through her fevered confessions, one burning question haunts Frannie Langton: could she have murdered the only person she ever loved?

 Caribbean Creators Genre Fiction Historical Literature & Fiction Mystery Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Regency Regency Romance Romance Fiction Exciting Suspense
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Critic reviews

An impressive debut, dazzlingly original
Bold and powerful
A fantastically assured piece of historical gothic
All stars
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I just couldn’t finish listening. I read so much positive about this book, but audible is not how I will enjoy it. I was never gripped because the narration is very monotonous and pedestrian and deadens any impact.

A shame.

There are so many other books on audible where narration is of much higher quality. The voice is absolutely key and that is why professional actors are used....sadly, authors are rarely suited to narrate their own fiction (often different when autobiographical).

Cannot recommend

Narration kills it

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a relief of a book in that it accounts the life of a full person, despite being about a black one shortly after abolishment. A page-turning murder mystery from a less heard perspective.

A refreshing departure from form

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A challenging tale from the dark history of the transatlantic slave trade that is brilliantly written and narrated. Frannie's story will stay with you long after the book ends.

The History they don't teach us!

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This is a delicate, elegant novel with an underbelly of cruelty, and the making on monsters in the human mind.

Engaging!

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I came across this book in a box subscription. Other wise I would not have picked it up myself. However I loved the story and how well written it was. Would highly recommended it.

Not my normal choice

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