Mrs Robinson's Disgrace
The Private Diary of a Victorian Lady
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Narrated by:
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Stephanie Racine
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Kate Summerscale
About this listen
Bloomsbury presents Mrs Robinson's Disgrace by Kate Summerscale, read by Stephanie Racine.
When the married Isabella Robinson was introduced to the dashing Edward Lane at a party in 1850, she was utterly enchanted. He was ‘fascinating’, she told her diary, before chastising herself for being so susceptible to a man’s charms. But a wish had taken hold of her, and she was to find it hard to shake...
In one of the most notorious divorce cases of the nineteenth century, Isabella Robinson’s scandalous secrets were exposed to the world. Kate Summerscale brings vividly to life a frustrated Victorian wife’s longing for passion and learning, companionship and love, in a society clinging to rigid ideas about marriage and female sexuality.
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- Chrissie
- 20-11-20
I liked The Suspicions of Mr Whicher - but
This book would have been much more enjoyable if the narrator had been more engaging. I couldn't finish the book sadly.
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- Julieb
- 18-12-19
enjoyable.
thoroughly enjoyed this unusual story and a gem from start to finish. great narrator. recommended.
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- Avid Reader
- 04-12-19
Great book
Kate Summerscale is always quite brilliant! Her books are surprising, clever, intricate and carefully planned.
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- Louisa P
- 12-12-24
Enjoyed but sometimes got a bit lost
I did enjoy this but in parts it seemed to drag or go off in a different direction, which I found a bit hard to keep up with. I did enjoy it though
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- charlotte charnick
- 17-04-20
Not at all what I expected..
..and couldn’t will the life to carry on listening to this miserable woman’s lamenting. Not sure the narrator could do much to improve it. It feels like the life source has been drained out of you...
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