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Refining Felicity
- Narrated by: Joanna Bending
- Series: School of Manners, Book 1
- Length: 5 hrs and 5 mins
- Categories: Romance, Historical
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- By The Book Worm! on 24-11-19
Summary
'If you have a Wild, Unruly, or Undisciplined Daugher, two Ladies of Genteel Birth offer to Bring Out said Daughter and Refine what may have seemed Unrefinable. We can make the Best of the Worst.'
When Amy and Effie Tribble, two charming but impoverished spinster sisters, lose out on an inheritance, they place this advertisement in The Morning Post and hire themselves out as professional chaperones. Vowing to prepare even the most difficult misses for marriage, the Tribble sisters will spend a London season on each client, educating them in their School for Manners.
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- sammie
- 26-03-20
Loved it!!!
This is the 1st in the series and I can't wait for the next one... The storyline was fun and it was a very lighthearted and enjoyable.xxxx