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Sepulchre
- Narrated by: Lorelei King
- Length: 20 hrs and 34 mins
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Summary
Set against the tumultuous backdrop of southern France, Sepulchre is the stunning new novel of obsession and revenge from the number-one best-selling author of Labyrinth.
October 1891: A young girl, Léonie Verniern, and her brother, Anatole, abandon the gas-lit streets of Paris for the sanctuary of the Domaine de la Cade, some miles south of the medieval city of Carcassone. But, in the ancient woods that surround the isolated country house, Léonie stumbles across a ruined Visigoth sepulchre - and a timeless mystery whose traces are written in blood. As she peels back the layers of the past, she uncovers the existence of a unique deck of tarot cards that are rumoured to hold the power of life and death.
October 2007: Researching a biography of the composer Claude Debussy in the apparent tranquillity of the Pyrenean foothills, Meredith Marin also seeks the key to her own complex legacy. Armed with a haunting piece of piano music and a sepia photograph, she soon becomes immersed in the story of a tragic love, a missing girl, an unquiet soul, and the strange events of one cataclysmic night more than a century ago.
As the Feast of All Saints approaches - when the veil between life and death is at its thinnest - Meredith is drawn inexorably to a secluded forest glade where the secrets of the past are far from buried.
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- Sinead
- 15-04-08
Unlikeable characters and bad narration.
I agree with Susan about the narrator. Reminded me why I rarely download fiction. The various accents were terrible.
The actual story was a huge disappointment as I enjoyed Labyrinth. The story felt forced, the varying parts did not gel well together. The most interesting aspects were explained away and there were many questions unanswered.
My main problem was with the characters (I do think that I would have felt less strongly about this if I has read the print version or it was narrated differently). I have never wished for characters to die horrible deaths so badly. They were inconsistant and irritating. To say Meridith or Leone are one dimentional would be too kind (and the terrible accents.)
Very dissappointing.
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- Susan
- 19-03-08
Wince Making
Intriguing story spoiled by the narration. The narrators voice did not in my opinion suit the tale at all indeed I found her voice made me wince, 20hrs suffering. Such a shame.
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- Mr J Auton
- 03-05-08
A disappointment after the first book
The story was quite good although I did feel some of the characters were stereotypical of this type of story. However I could have lived with this but for the narrator - I also found her intonation frustrating and could only listen for a short time. As someone who likes the gendre of audio books this was again frustrating. A real let down after the first book
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- Dianne
- 12-05-08
Disappointing Listen
I found it took me a long time to get into the book. I nearly gave up early on but did persevere and it became more slightly more enjoyable.
Sepulchre was very disappointing after Labyrinth which kept me enthralled all the way through.
I was not comfortable with Lorelie King's reading.
I will have to be very sure of Kate Mosse's next book before I download.
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- Warren B
- 28-07-08
Too American
Having enjoyed the Labyrinth audiobook I'm disappointed to find that I'm having to force myself to listen to this.
I assume that this is the audio version of the American edition as apart from the annoying accent and pronunciation this is full of American terminology (I will have to check the printed version to confirm).
The storyline seems reasonable but I'm finding it difficult to follow as the narration is so distracting.
Probably one of those books that's better in printed form.
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- A Genealogist
- 08-05-08
Great story
Excellent follow up to Labyrinth. American narrator is excellent and terrific story, far better tale than author's previous. I was quite disappointed to get to the end of this one. I was a little disappointed with Labyrinth, this more than made up for it.
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- sally
- 08-12-12
A tale of two times
At first I found the narrator spoke far too fast and her American accent grated especially when her exquisite french pronunciation came into force. An interesting woven tale that moved easily between 2007 and 1891. some aspects were completely believable and others not, the 2007 Character of Julien was ridiculous as was 1891 Victor obsession and badness? The 1891 heroine Leonie was not particularly likable although believable but the 2007 Meredith was both. The book kept me entertained on all my long journeys over the last month.
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- Frances
- 30-10-09
A Little Disappointing
Having read and adored Labyrinth I did not enjoy Sepulchre quite as much. It's still a good book and had there been an option to score it 3 and a half stars I would have done so. I think it is still well worth reading and I do not regret the purchase. Perhaps I just prefer the middle ages of Labyrinth to the Victorian France of Sepulchre.
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- Leona
- 05-09-09
Sepulchre ( Unabridged)
I was pleasantly surprised by Sepulchre, the negative reviews it received here on Audible were very discouraging and it took me almost a year to risk listening to it.
I find English narrators easier to listen to ,it always takes me a while to accustom my ears to the stronger American lilt but thought the narrator was perfectly suited to the story.
I loved the link between the Labyrinth and Sepulchre and find Kate Mosses ability to develop varying characters admirable.
I recommend this book but suggest the listener listens with an open mind; not expecting the book to be too similar to it?s predecessor
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- J P.
- 10-07-22
Narration a problem
Firstly let me say that I am a fan of this series. I have both read and listened to Labyrinth and also have a printed copy of Sepulchre which is what leads me to find fault with this recording. The narrator actually does a good job at portraying the characters and I have no problem with the American accent as some reviewers have. After all, there are English narrators who read American books. No, the issue I have is that the text from which she is reading is very obviously severely edited for the American market with all English words and phrases changed to the American counterparts. Nothing wrong with that if downloading in the USA but I think most English listeners (and possibly many American ones too) would prefer to hear the original text as written by Kate Mosse. As I believe this narrator is based in the UK, perhaps the opportunity for her to read the English edition as some point...........................
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