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Cousin Kate

By: Georgette Heyer
Narrated by: Christina Cole
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Brought to you by Penguin.

Kate Malvern never expected to see this kind of splendour again.

After her father's death, Kate was left an orphan, striving to make ends meet as a governess until her Aunt Minerva rescues her from poverty.

Kate hardly knows what to expect at the grand house of Staplewood. Her uncle lives in one wing, while her handsome, moody cousin, Torquil, occupies another; guests are few and far between, but even family dinners are rigidly formal. And, over it all, Minerva's word is law.

But the sudden arrival of Cousin Philip throws Minerva's control over the household into doubt, and Kate begins to suspect the shocking reason for Minerva's generosity. She has no one to confide in but cousin Philip - but for reasons unknown, he seems to have taken an instant dislike to her....

Cousin Kate is a rich and classic Georgette Heyer novel, replete with the sparkling humour, memorable characters and intricate plots that have made her the queen of the Regency romance novel.

©1968 Georgette Heyer (P)2021 Penguin Audio Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Regency Regency Romance Romance

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Critic reviews

"Wonderful characters and rapturously romantic." (Katie Fforde)
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Not sure why some don’t like the narrator here, I thought they were excellent. The story was enjoyable, and maybe a little far fetched at times, but nevertheless, a most enjoyable listen as always.
Lewis

Lovely Story

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Georgette Heyer as always, exceptional. It is always a pleasure to read her books. Listening to them makes the pleasure twofold.. Well done!.

Cousin Kate

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One of my favourites so far, the narrator was so good, I loved all the characters voices, she really made the story come alive!

Amazing

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I wasn’t sure if I’d love this GH as much as her others as it is in the tone of gothic mystery but it’s wonderful! GH is a master of creating an array of characters and her heroes are just as amazing as her heroines.

Excellent narration!

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A great storyline with colourful characters.
The narration was excellent, bringing the story to life. Another fabulous book from Georgette Heyer ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Gripping story

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I disliked the "little girl" voice for Kate on the older recording. This one is more according to how I imagined her when reading the book. However sometimes Philip's voice could almost be confused with Kate's, and that was strange. The other voices were well read.
This book is darker than most of Heyer's other Regency novels and while the storyline and characters are well developed, there is little of the usual fun or laugh out loud situations.

Better than the older recording

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Although the dialogue is generally suitable, narration is often at a speed which renders it garbled and without descriptive emphasis.

Narration Incongruous

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This is certainly one of the best of the new GH audiobooks. The narrator is excellent at differentiating between characters of various ages, genders and classes - and it’s obvious that she’s familiar with the characters and the text. I wish she’d narrated more of the books because she also has a very pleasant reading voice. Kudos to both the narrator and post-production - very well done!

Very, very well done

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A good story - slightly longer than needed but thoroughly enjoyable. Loved the narration. Would listen again.

Excellent narration

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Rather more sombre than previous novels by my favourite author, but very worth a listen.

this is a gothic novel

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