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The Nonesuch

Gossip, scandal and an unforgettable Regency romance

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The Nonesuch

By: Georgette Heyer
Narrated by: James Lailey
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Sir Waldo Hawkridge - wealthy, handsome, eligible, illustrious and known as 'The Nonesuch' for his athletic prowess - believes he is past the age of falling in love. But when he comes North to inspect his unusual inheritance at Broom Hall in the West Riding, his arrival leads to the most entertaining of ramifications....

Georgette Heyer won the hearts of many worldwide enthusiasts with her peerless novels of historical romance - which continues to this day - and in The Nonesuch, all her storytelling skills are in evidence.

©1962 Georgette Heyer (P)2021 Penguin Audio Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Regency Regency Romance Romance Heartfelt
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Really enjoyed this one. Made a nice change for the setting to be a bit more “villagey”, with the London high society mostly just referred to. Good clutch of characters, entertainingly written and narrated.

Great story

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l liked pretty much all of it. lt rattles along at breakneck speed whilst all that time it's creeping up on uou

Great narrator, great plot, great characters

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Not one of Heyer's best. Narration is stilted although individual dialogue very good. Unsettling though.

Disjointed narration

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I have the previous version of this book and, as it's a favourite of mine, thought I'd try the new recording particularly because it has a male narrator. Despite being better than some of the other new Heyer audiobooks, I do wish the narrator got the humour of the book, especially with regards to Tiffany. The older version is actually funny and I enjoy listening to it when I need a pick me up. This one is fine, a pleasant alternative but, honestly, did no-one at Penguin check whether any of the new group of narrators was capable of pronouncing so many of the words Heyer uses or had actually read the books before hitting record?

Decent narration but misses the book's humour

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Really enjoyed this version. Well read and pleasant voice. I also own the Eve Matheson version so check which one you prefer before you buy.

James Lailey version

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