Bohemian Gospel cover art

Bohemian Gospel

Bohemian Gospel Series, Book 1

 Preview
Try Premium Plus free
Thousands of incredible audiobooks and podcasts to take wherever you go.
Immerse yourself in a world of storytelling with the Plus Catalogue - unlimited listening to thousands of select audiobooks, podcasts and Audible Originals.
£8.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

Bohemian Gospel

By: Dana Chamblee Carpenter
Narrated by: Justine Eyre
Try Premium Plus free

£8.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically.

Buy Now for £23.99

Buy Now for £23.99

Confirm Purchase
Pay using card ending in
Switch payment method
By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. Please see our Privacy Notice, Cookies Notice and Interest-based Ads Notice.
Cancel

About this listen

Thirteenth-century Bohemia is a dangerous place for a girl, especially one as odd as Mouse, born with unnatural senses and an uncanny intellect. Some call her a witch. Others call her an angel. Even Mouse doesn't know who - or what - she is. But she means to find out.

When young King Ottakar shows up at the Abbey wounded by a traitor's arrow, Mouse breaks church law to save him and then agrees to accompany him back to Prague as his personal healer. Caught in the undertow of court politics at the castle, Ottakar and Mouse find themselves drawn to each other as they work to uncover the threat against him and to unravel the mystery of her past. But when Mouse's unusual gifts give rise to a violence and strength that surprise everyone - especially herself - she is forced to ask herself: Will she be prepared for the future that awaits her?

A heart-thumping, highly original tale in the vein of Elizabeth Kostova's The Historian, Bohemian Gospel heralds the arrival of a fresh new voice for historical fiction.

©2015 Dana Chamblee Carpenter (P)2017 Tantor Biographical Fiction Fantasy Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Magical Realism Thriller & Suspense Paranormal Heartfelt

Listeners also enjoyed...

 The First Girl Child cover art
Most relevant  
got recommended on Facebook via Amazon and loved the story will be carrying on with next book in series

fantastic

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Set in thirteenth century Bohemia, this is a book of two parts. It doesn't go where you expect it to go, which makes the ending a little disjointed. It feels as though the author changed her mind part-way through and instead of a happy-ever after, turned and charged in another direction completely. Mouse is a healer, trained at and sheltered by Father Lucas at the Abbey. She has powers of compulsion and necromancy, which she (mostly) conceals and tries not to use. When young king Ottakar shows up, wounded, Mouse saves his life and agrees to accompany him back to Prague as his personal healer and ward. They fall in love, but Ottakar must marry for dynastic reasons, and now to someone who doesn't know her own parentage. Mouse is shuffled off, but it doesn't end well, especially when she discovers who her father really is. I really enjoyed the first part, but the second part lost my sympathy. The book is read by Justine Eyre, and I've said before that I don't particularly like her English accent (she's Canadian) because it's too 'royal family' with words like 'here' turning into 'heeyah.' She sounds as though she's specialised in trying to sound like Queen Elizabeth II circa 1955. A little too clipped. A little too posh. If you want a book read in an English accent, why not pick an English actress to do the job? There are two more books in this sequence, set in the present day, but I won't be picking them up.

OK, but...

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I really enjoyed this book, it was different. There was nothing 'evil' or ritualistic about it. It's just a story.

Different

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I loved everything about this book. Skilled narration enhanced a brilliant story. I’m looking forward to reading more by this author

Rich storyline and characters

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Struggled at first with the narrator and I nearly stopped listening. However, the story was hooking me and I kept going. By the 2nd hour I stopped noticing my irritations with her and found she was very suited to the characters and story hence the 5 stars.
The story is spread over 3 books and I definately recommend them. There is nothing evil or satanic about them and is simply about good vs evil. I would say that there is a rather creepy bit in this one, made even worse by the narrators voice that i turned it off immediately as I was the only one awake in my house at 1am so I was very spooked. However, next day during daylight I was fine listening to it.
note: I am easily scared :)

Good Trilogy

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
"Bohemian Gospel" is an enchanting and beautifully written fantasy set in thirteenth-century Bohemia. The story somewhat loses momentum in the final third of the book, but it's still an enjoyable read.

Enchanting.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
For a free read I enjoyed it. I did find the ending seemed rather rushed though like the Author ran out of steam.
The narrator was OK to listen to apart from the fact she occasionally sounded like she was straining on the toilet.
One of the more pleasant narrators though who kept me interested in the story.

Nice easy read.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
loved all the characters & the plot
lots of unexpected twists. Great voice for narration

Magic

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
At the end it is obvious that there was no real plot or plan. I went on a wild goose chase with the author, looking for the story arc and meaning….but none was found. Feels like wasted hours to me.

Story arc with an Identity crisis

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
can't listen to dark evil rituals sorry.not interested in satanic stuff .not good for your soul

evil

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.