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Frederica

Gossip, scandal and an unforgettable Regency romance

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Frederica

By: Georgette Heyer
Narrated by: Joe Jameson
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Summary

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Vernon Alverstoke sees no reason to put himself out for anyone.

But when a distant connection asks for help, he is quickly plunged into one drama after another by the disorderly Merriville family.

Surprisingly, he finds himself far from bored - especially when he encounters their strong-minded daughter, Frederica.

However, she seems far more concerned with her family's welfare than his romantic advances...

'Absolutely delicious tales of Regency heroes . . . Utter, immersive escapism' SOPHIE KINSELLA

'I could mainline Heyer's Regency romances until the end of time and still not get bored . . . Georgette Heyer is perfect lockdown escapism' INDIA KNIGHT

'One of my perennial comfort authors. Heyer's books are as incisively witty and quietly subversive as any of Jane Austen's' JOANNE HARRIS

'There is no one better at intelligent effervescence than Heyer. All her books are utter bliss' ANNA MURPHY, TIMES Pick of the Month

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© Georgette Heyer 1965 (P) Penguin Audio 2021

 Classics Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Regency Regency Romance Romance Funny Witty Feel-Good
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Critic reviews

If you want to escape lockdown completely, then I recommend any novel by Georgette Heyer, or indeed, all her novels. They are absolutely delicious tales of Regency heroes, winsome heroines, fops, dandies, dastardly baddies and lots of sumptuous descriptions of silk-lined bonnets, cravats and breeches. Utter, immersive escapism. Try starting off with Frederica. (SOPHIE KINSELLA)
My favourite historical novelist -- stylish, romantic, sharp, and witty. Her sense of period is superb, her heroines are enterprising, and her heroes dashing. I owe her many happy hours (Margaret Drabble)
Triumphantly good (India Knight)
Wonderful characters, elegant, witty writing, perfect period detail, and rapturously romantic (Katie Fforde)
A writer of great wit and style
Sparkling
All stars
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Frederica is one of my favourite Heyers. I own the old audio version but I feel the narrator's performance of the main male character makes him sound positively ancient! This new one fares better with a narrator who, despite the mis-pronunciations that seem to blight these new versions, gives an overall performance which balances them out. It's an easy listen and thoroughly enjoyable. Sadly, overall I have been very disappointed by the new Heyer recordings and have found many of them far inferior to the earlier versions. Thankfully I purchased all the ones I wanted before they were removed from Audible.

A decent narration of a favourite book

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Funny, romantic and great characters. the narration is excellent too. one of Georgette Heyer's best.

perfect

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Some really odd pronunciations of words made it hard to listen at times, but otherwise a super reading of a wonderful story.

Great voices!

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This is one of my favourite Heyer books and it has only been improved by the excellent narration.

Great story, fabulously narrated

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Stuffy marquis is won over by practical Miss and her large & family unruly family. It’s the humour and character painting that shines in this book, and Joe Jameson brings the world and the characters right off the page & into your head. Just a delight.

One of her best

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