A Bachelor Establishment

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A Bachelor Establishment

By: Jodi Taylor

Narrated by: Anna Bentinck

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High adventure and dark mystery combine in this sparkling historical romance from the internationally bestselling author of the Chronicles of St Mary's series.

Elinor Bascombe, widowed and tied to an impoverished estate, has learned to ask little of life. With no hope of leaving, the years have passed her by.

Lord Ryde, exiled abroad after a scandal, has returned to strip his estate and make a new start in America.

A chance encounter changes their plans, plunging Elinor and Lord Ryde into adventure and not a little peril until, finally, they are forced to confront the mystery of what happened on That Night, all those years ago.

Are they both so entangled in the riddles of the past that they are about to miss this one last opportunity for future happiness?

Action & Adventure

Historical

Historical Fiction

Regency

Feel-Good

Funny

Witty

Adventure

Action & Adventure Historical Historical Fiction Regency Feel-Good Funny Witty Adventure

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I have yet to find any novel by Isabella Barclay, better known as bestselling author Jodi Taylor, that I wouldn't give five stars. Her wit, intelligence and love of history comes through in all her stories, so it's not surprising that she is a natural at writing historical romances. I've loved Georgette Heyer's books since reading them in my teens but without going to the classics like Austen, I have never found an author of this genre to match her before and would sincerely recommend this novel to any fan. The plot pulls you in from the start with a missing heir, a beleaguered but undaunted widow and the return of a scandalous rake. Anna Bentinck took me a few minutes to warm up to but soon brings out all the humour and romance in the book. Her acting is really good and she does a great job with all the different character voices.

At last an author worthy of comparing with Heyer

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What made the experience of listening to A Bachelor Establishment the most enjoyable?

Being used to the usual Jodi Taylor, it took a couple of chapters to realise this was Isabella Barclay as a nom de plume. But, once you realise time travel isn't going to happen, I really enjoyed this charming book. Still has JT's wit and the characters were enjoyable to be a part of.

What other book might you compare A Bachelor Establishment to, and why?

Pride and prejudice, if the characters were just a lot more real and 21st century-esque.

What does Anna Bentinck bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

Her timing and fluency brings the relationships to life

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Cringe at times, but Jodi has a good way to bring the stupidity into sensible proportions - letting the characters be more than just one dimensional love stories creatures.

Any additional comments?

Great fun and unexpected. Not as brilliant as St Mary's, but loved the book and glad I found it.

Unexpected but fun

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I thought the story was formulaic and predictable. The narrator was good but the story was poor. Maybe I just like my Regency Romances to be romances and not peppered with sex scenes. I'm not into bodice rippers.

Not exactly Jane Austen

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This is a real pleasure to listen to you if you have listened to all Georgette Heyer's twice or trice! I listen to two audiobooks a week, but a rarely loose sleep to finish one. I did with this one.

Witty dialog, characters that are not very very young but have done some living, there is not much not to like.

I will listen to this again, again something I rarely do.

Absolutely loved it

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Loved it! Great dialogue and lots of dry humour. I laughed many times. I'll read more by this author.

A delightful female invasion

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