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The Favoured Child
- Wideacre, Book 2
- Narrated by: Kate Rawson
- Length: 25 hrs and 27 mins
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Summary
Second in the best-selling Wideacre Trilogy, a compulsive drama set in the 18th century. By Philippa Gregory, the author of The Other Boleyn Girl and The Virgin's Lover.
The Wideacre estate is bankrupt, the villagers are living in poverty and Wideacre Hall is a smoke-blackened ruin. But in the Dower House, two children are being raised in protected innocence. Equal claimants to the inheritance of Wideacre, rivals for the love of the village, they are tied by a secret childhood betrothal but forbidden to marry.
Only one can be the favoured child. Only one can inherit the magical understanding between the land and the Lacey family that can make the Sussex village grow green again. Only one can be Beatrice Lacey's true heir.
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- Helena
- 29-03-18
Kept me guessing
I loved this book, although not as racey as Wideacre it still keeps you guessing and wanting to know more.
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- Sarah Tutt
- 19-07-23
Wonderful book great writer
I have really enjoyed the second book in this trilogy I can’t wait to start the last book.
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- Margaret R Betts
- 12-09-23
The story
The story was very good except for repetition too many times. I even thought that I had gone back a chapter by mistake.
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- Dianne E.
- 02-06-22
I’m struggling to finish this book!
I really enjoyed book one Wildacre and now listening to The Favoured Child but the accent of this reader is awful, I’m at chapter 11 but it’s irritating me so much if I get a phone call, need to vac or go outside I don’t pause it I let it continue, I want to know what is happening with the storyline but the accent of Richard or narrator is not making it easy to listen to! She can do some accents well so why spoil it with hideous ones, surely you listen to to it before you add it to the library!
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- busvjr01
- 01-03-23
I disagree with most!
I understand that most reviews are disappointed in the change of narrator but it’s about the story to me.
A little sordid and sad but well worth listening too.
Please listen and form your own view am so glad I did!
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- Mrs E Warburton
- 22-02-24
Real enjoy this series
I love this series of books. Yet another brilliant story from Philippa Gregory. Yet to find one of her books I don’t like.
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- Anonymous User
- 01-02-20
loved it
A genre I wouldn't normally choose but have thoroughly enjoyed escaping into another time. The story made me gasp a few times and I found myself wanting to intercept! my only criticism is ... I wasn't overkeen on the narration, but that's personal opinion. Looking forward to the last book in the trilogy but am waiting for my credit!
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- Amazon Customer
- 13-05-18
Interminable
Another interminable read, I skipped whole chapters to make it go faster. So much pessimism and disaster, nothing to redeem it, except the reading, which was OK. The final half hour is the first chapter of the next book in the series - well it doesn't much make you want to continue, same gloomy writing.
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- Elizabeth C.
- 18-01-22
Good story
Whilst good storyline found it quite repetitive throughout. Could have been much shorter without losing any impact.
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- Kindle Customer
- 18-10-19
Love the book but not the narrator
I've read this book many times, this trilogy is darkly brilliant and I always enjoy it. But what, right from the start killed it a little, were the silly character voices by the narrator. These people are supposed to be Sussex gentry not young Queen Elizabeths. It's not a pantomime. It detracts from the story.
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