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Bath Tangle

Gossip, scandal and an unforgettable Regency romance

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Bath Tangle

By: Georgette Heyer
Narrated by: Poppy Gilbert
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About this listen

Brought to you by Penguin.

Bath Tangle is read by Poppy Gilbert, who appears in The Pale Horse.

Brought to you by Penguin.

Bath Tangle is read by Poppy Gilbert, who appears in The Pale Horse.

Serena Carlow's former love now controls her future happiness.

Serena Carlow's former love now controls her future happiness.

After her father's unexpected death, Serena's jilted ex-fiancé—the Marquis of Rotherham—is made the sole trustee of her wealth and marriage prospects.

Eager for an escape, she moves to Bath and encounters her childhood sweetheart, the dashing Hector Kirkby—but will Rotherham approve the match?

Before long, they are all entangled in a confusion of marriage and manners the likes of which Regency Bath has rarely seen.

©1955 Georgette Heyer (P)2021 Penguin Audio Classics Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Regency Regency Romance Romance Marriage

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Critic reviews

"Absolutely delicious tales of Regency heroes.... Utter, immersive escapism." (Sophie Kinsella)

"I've read her over and over and over again." (Stephen Fry)

"Utterly delightful." (The Guardian)
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I have read this novel many times over, and enjoy the characters,
particularly Mrs Floor, who is a feisty and delightfully non aristocratic grandmother. She is a wonderful foil to all The other high born characters and almost steals The show.
The title describes the plot exactly and this story is quite a Recency romp.
The narration does the book justice and is enjoyable to listen to.

On my shortlist of Georgette Heyer favourites

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At first I was unsure of this narration but I advise listeners to stick with it as I was very pleased by the end. I am amazed that Heyer could think up so many plots and often funny characters to continue to charm the reader. This is up with the best.

Excellent romantic tale satisfyingly long

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I enjoyed the story would highly recommend, I felt the voice of the characters were forgotten at time but ot was still enjoyable

Another laugh

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Many years ago I read Bridgette Heyers book which I enjoyed, listening to them on Audible brings them to life.

A good listen

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Really good! The narrator goes at a good pace and gives a true representation of the characters

Great Narrator!

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Narrator unsuitable in some ways but mainly due to lack of guidance.. Production team has taken no care to ensure correct pronunciation of essential vocabulary. These light Regency tales of Heyer's depend on language, and manners for their entertainment value. An accurate and well-produced recording might have made all the difference.

Penguin short-changes Heyer again

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I loved every minute. I read all Georgette Heyer's books when I was young - they are ageless. The beauty of Audible is that I can relive these wonderful books whilst walking and driving. Thank you.

Great story and narration

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Each one is brilliant and although I have read them all to hear them read is bette!

My favourite author

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I thought it great fun.
The narrator was very good.
Listened the the whole story at once.

Very entertaining well read.

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There is very little variance between the characters so it was difficult to be sure as to who was speaking. Once again, odd pronunciation of words.

Poorly read

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