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The Glass of Time

By: Michael Cox
Narrated by: Sandra Duncan, Gareth Armstrong, Various
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 It is 1876. Nineteen-year-old orphan Esperanza Gorst arrives at the great country house of Evenwood to be interviewed for the position of Lady's Maid by the 26th Baroness Tansor, the former Miss Emily Carteret.

But Esperanza is no ordinary servant. She has been sent by her guardian, the mysterious Madame de l'Orme, to uncover the dark and dangerous secrets that her new mistress has sought to conceal, and to set right a past injustice in which Esperanza's own closest interests are bound up.

Gradually those secrets are revealed, and with them the truth of who Esperanza really is, forcing agonising obligations on her, and enmeshing her in a complicated web of intrigue, deceit and murder that culminates in betrayal by those she trusted most.

©2008 Dr Harry Sidebottom (P)2008 WF Howes Ltd Historical Fiction Fiction

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A bit long winded,thin story dragged out to much I wouldn't go back to this author

Not the best book nor the worst

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Loved this and his first book, they complemented each other and highly recomend listening to the first book before purchasing this.

Great

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Lovely, beautifully narrated, intriguing Victorian tale I couldn't stop listening! Goodies and baddies to boo and hiss!

A fascinating listen

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Very enjoyable to listen to, and very well narrated. The story was Victorian gothic with some elements of Dickens, in particular the ‘comic’ lower class characters, with their odd names and strange appearance and mannerisms, which felt rather dated and unappealing to me in this day and age!

Enjoyable but.......

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The Glass of Time is beautifully read and I would have loved to have known who the main readers were. The reader for Ezmeralda was wonderful and really helped to convey the character.

Although long, it was strangely compelling, with several twists along the way.It's quite Dickensian but in a similar genre to Wilkie Collins, 'The Women in White.' The detail and scene setting are carefully drawn reflecting the skill of Michael Cox.

I hadn't realised that there was a prequel but I will be looking out for this.

A compelling listen

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What a wonderful book, beautifully read.

The Glass of Time

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This is a wonderfully rewarding listen and keeps you constantly gripped. I might advise starting with The Meaning of Night, and going straight on The Glass of Time because I certainly had some difficultly in remembering the plot details of the previous book. If you enjoy an enthralling tale with plenty of twists and turns in the plot, you will really enjoy this book.

Keeps you constantly gripped

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I adored this book from start to finish. What a gripping and well-written story, beautifully performed. A literary masterpiece.

just wonderful

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Ends with clear plan for book 3. Shame the author died. What a talent, Thanks!

Great book to complete The Meaning of Night story.

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A book I really could not stop listening to. At several times you felt the conclusion to the story had been reached and there would be yet another twist and turn to keep you on your seats edge. I was not aware until I searched for more of Michael Cox's books that this is a sequel to his first book which will now have to serve as a prequel. Enjoy!

Read his first, first!

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