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A Dubious Legacy

By: Mary Wesley
Narrated by: Anna Massey
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Henry Tillotson, a generous, genial man, rescues Margaret from a disastrous marriage in Egypt and brings her home to the West Country as his new wife. On the threshold she gives him a black eye and retires straight to bed where she remains, apart from the occasional malevolent outburst, for the rest of her life.

Over the years, two young couples become regular if uneasy houseguests, listening, speculating, keeping a watchful eye on Margaret’s door until finally, piecing together the gossip, the rumours and the mystery, they find themselves tangled in the web of Henry’s life.

©1992 Mary Wesley (P)2014 Audible, Inc. Contemporary Fiction Genre Fiction Fiction Marriage Feel-Good
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I love Mary Wesley especially when read by Anna Massey. It's an escape back into the not too distant past. A very easy listen with interesting characters.

a relaxing listen

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Anna Massey’s variation in volume and tone causes word endings to disappear and can often sound harsh in male conversations. I rewound one short section three times but still didn’t get it. Maybe time to refresh and re-record using a different narrator.

It kept my Interest

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This is just what you would hope for, and expect from Mary Wesley. Every character is fleshed out and explained fully. The story is set post World War II and centres around the lovelife of Henry Tillotson and Cotteshaw, the house and farm he owns. I was pleased that Calypso is also part of the story, having loved her from the Camomile Lawn.

Every character has a story

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Really good book, well written and hood plot. Keeps you guessing to the end even if the truth not spelt out

A winding story over several generation’s

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Mary Wesley has no time for those of delicatel sensibilities, she's acerbic and mordantly funny, and her characters are frequently horrid to each other. Her books are sort of Aga sagas for cynics. Most enjoyable.

Anna Massey is a good reader too - very expressive and the voices of different characters can be easily distinguish.

Not for the sentimental

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