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September
- Narrated by: Jilly Bond
- Length: 20 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Romance
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- April Axton
- 02-09-18
Talk about hard going
I found it almost impossible to concentrate on the story because of the dreadful narration. The accents are ridiculous, lady Violet sounds like a demented old Welsh woman while little Henry is similar.. A few chapters were all I could manage. I am returning the book. A shame as I like this author.
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- Tracey
- 10-04-18
Fabulous
Would you consider the audio edition of September to be better than the print version?
Not better, equally as good. I enjoyed both.
What was one of the most memorable moments of September?
The ending! I won’t give it away. Even though I knew what was going to happen as I had read the book I was still shocked by the ending.
Which character – as performed by Jilly Bond – was your favourite?
Jilly Bond did an excellent job with the Scottish accents - I especially liked Vi, Edie and Mrs Ishac. The voice she did for Lottie Carstairs was menancing, snooty and mad as a hatter!
If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
Scotland in September, the thrills and spills of the Highland Dance Season.
Any additional comments?
Jilly Bond is an excellent narrator, I love this audiobook.
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- Anonymous User
- 15-01-19
Very enjoyable story
I found the narrator a little irritating at times but overall very enjoyable. Good story
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- Lynne Burton
- 10-07-18
Not t her best
I usually love Rosalind Pilcher but this was disappointing - the narration was awful and at times I nearly returned the book because of it but I stuck it out til the end.
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- Mrs
- 21-06-18
September
good book for holiday reading especially if you are holiday in Scotland the description s are wonderful
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- anwen mair poole
- 01-04-22
Thoroughly enjoyed this
Read the book a while back very enjoyable
The Scottish accents were a bit grating at times, the characters were made to sound a lot older than they actually were meant to be
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- K. Sainsbury
- 18-03-22
Dreadful narration spoiled a good story
I almost gave up listening to this after 10 minutes because Jilly Bonds narration is truly dreadful. Her Scottish accent is so bad it’s almost comic but the real problem is that throughout the book she constantly sounds amused. Regardless of the content of conversation her tone is bubbling laughter. I learnt to tolerate this and persevered although it grated on my nerves throughout. So, well done to Rosamund Pilcher for a wonderful story but I will listen to no more by the same narrator.
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- allie johnson
- 04-02-22
brilliant
I loved reading this book years ago and remembered how it had stayed with me long after I had finished it. the audio version was just as good. I would definitely recommend.
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- Anonymous User
- 27-01-22
Wonderful!
Great story, brilliant narrator - couldn’t stop listening, and was so sad when it ended.
I loved it!
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- Amazon Customer
- 10-01-22
Loved it
Struggled with getting the characters mixed up a bit but really enjoyable story and well read
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- Sunshine Ellie
- 15-03-22
Loved it!
Supurb performance and delightful story line. Listened to the story twice just to hear the accents again