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A Dangerous Inheritance

By: Alison Weir
Narrated by: Maggie Mash
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The year is 1562. Lady Catherine Grey, cousin of Elizabeth I, has just been arrested along with her husband, Edward. Their crime is to have secretly married and produced a child who might threaten the Queen's title. Alone in her chamber at the Tower of London, Catherine hears ghostly voices; echoes, she thinks, of a crime committed in the same room where she is imprisoned.

©2012 Alison Weir (P)2012 W F Howes Ltd Historical Fiction Fiction England Tudor
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The story is gripping, weaving good tales around fact. The narration is fine, with female voices but oh my goodness her ‘male’ voices are bizarre. They all sound the same no matter what the situation - overly paused, stilted and a weird tone like a cross between an evil Tony Blair and a Siamese cat, absolutely dreadful and totally ruined a good audiobook. I will be looking out for this narrator - and avoiding.

Gripping take DREADFUL Narration

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This jumps back and forth between 1480's and 1560's, and at times I had to take stock and remember which Katherine was which. Further confused by the multiple Henry's, Edwards and John's, it could have been hard to follow, however there were references to family trees to describe the descendency of many of the characters which was helpful.
I found the story compelling, and very cleverly written, almost a ghost story in some parts and very entertaining.

Intriguing tale

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Thoroughly enjoyed this book. Alison Weir knows her subject so well and really breathed new life into these tragic characters.Narrated brilliantly by Maggie Mash.Highly recommend

Absorbing story

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I really enjoyed this until the last couple of hours which I found 'clunky' and repetitive. That said, for a book so long I was totally engaged in it from the first couple of chapters. I don't know much of the history of either of the main characters so loved hearing this story about them and hearing how true it linked to the actual historical evidence.
At times I wasn't keen on some of the tones used for the males in the story or when a character was upset, to the point of annoyance but overall I enjoyed the performance. Listening to this was time well spent IMO 😁

Engaging listen

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I really enjoyed this book and the way Alison Weir crafted the tragic stories of Kate and Catherine whilst giving a plausible answer to the fate of the princes in the tower. It was believable and engaging for me, obviously based on research with a bit of dramatic license. So, I loved it.
Unfortunately, it took time to get used to the narration. The male characters in particular all sounded old and gruff, quite a few being “drawly” and slow. Queen Anne’s voice was so mannered and slow that I nearly gave up! Queen Elizabeth 1 came across as an old bitter woman rather than a strong 28 year old! Meanwhile the main protagonists were given little girl voices. Fair enough perhaps, as they were both very young.
What really jarred though is when the author said something like “he said kindly” and the character voice was old, growly and loud.
I still enjoyed it, however, for the depth and strength of the story and will look up more Alison Weir books, hopefully with better narration.

Fascinating, but strange narration

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