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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 is 1 of my favourite audiobooks, the storyline is very well thought out. I just don't understand, why the reader has to SHOUT while narrating some of the characters??

Why all the shouting?

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The story of lady Jane grey is such a compelling one I felt hopeful this would be a fantastic story.
It just wasn't.
The characterisation felt flat. The historical detail felt contrived at times.
A big fan of Alison Weir's authorship ordinarily I didn't enjoy this one and I gave up on it a few chapters from the end.

Meh and flat

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Story was good. Narrator ok with female voices, terrible with make. very staccato and disjointed.

Ruined by the narration

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Parallel stories of Katherine Grey, sister of Lady Jane in the 16th Century, and Kate Plantagenet, daughter of Richard of Gloucester, in the 15th century, both unsuccessful heirs to the English throne. This is a vehicle for the stories of Mary I and then Elizabeth I, and of Richard III and Henry VII.
These initially confusing parallel stories convey much about the opportunities of young women of noble birth in late medieval England. It helps if the reader is already familiar with the history and geography of England. There is much to learn and enjoy here.

Parallel stories of two royal heiresses

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