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The First Lord Nanther, expert in blood diseases, particularly the royal disease of Heamophilia, and favoured physician to Queen Victoria, clearly hoped to be the subject of an admiring posthumous biography. But when his great-grandson, Martin Nanther begins to research his life for a biography, the Martin comes to suspect that his great-grandfather’s old records conceal more than they reveal. Henry had been obsessed with blood, to him, blood was a thing of beauty and he could not fathom how anyone could flinch or faint at the sight of it. As Martin’s research deepens, he begins to wonder whether the mysterious deaths of a number of friends and relatives of his great-grandfather really were mere coincidence or did Henry’s fascination with blood have a much darker side?

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This is a long and meandering tale about Martin, a hereditary peer who decides to write a biography of Henry, his eminent grandfather, and, in his research, comes up against some disturbing facts. There were times when I wondered where the rather restrained, present tense narrative was going, and so many characters in Henry’s family tree I got slightly confused. But I was held captive by Martin’s own relationships and their counterpoint to Henry’s story. I did guess the probable upshot long before the end, but was ultimately fascinated by how Martin found the proof. Definitely worth sticking with, beautifully written - and impeccably narrated by Robert Powell.

A very unusual story.

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This is my second Barbera Vine novel and I found it just as difficult to finish as the first (The Chimney Sweeper's Boy). I always imagined that I could listen to Robert Powell read a telephone directory - unfortunately this comes close. In addition, I'm not sure the author has a real understanding of a male viewpoint to justify writing as one. Most disappointingly, it does not take more than average intelligence to see the conclusion well in advance and I did so with about six hours to spare.

A little too much information

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Robert Powell was perfect as the narrator and I got quite lost inside the story as it unfolded. Brilliant.

Loved it

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This was really quite tiresome, drawn out and dare I say, rather dull. The narration was superb, and the only thing that kept me going.

Saved by the narration

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Dear Robert. thank you for reading, to me , this extraordinary book. it is a fascinating story and I enjoyed every minute.

thank you

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