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Kitty
- Edwardian Candlelight, Book 6
- Narrated by: Emma Powell
- Series: The Daring Debutantes (Beaton), Book 6
- Length: 6 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Romance, Historical
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M. C. Beaton is the author of the best-selling Agatha Raisin series. She has also written several Regency romance series, including Edwardian Candlelight. She lives between Paris and the Cotswolds.