
The Confessor's Wife
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Narrated by:
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Deryn Oliver
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By:
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Kelly Evans
In the 11th Century, when barren wives are customarily cast aside, how does Edith of Wessex not only manage to stay married to King Edward the Confessor but also become his closest advisor, promote her family to the highest offices in the land, and help raise her brother to the throne? And why is her story only told in the footnotes of Edward’s history?
Not everyone approves of Edward’s choice of bride. Even the king’s mother, Emma of Normandy, detests her daughter-in-law, and Edith is soon on the receiving end of her displeasure. Balancing her sense of family obligation with her duty to her husband, Edith must also prove herself to her detractors.
Edward and Edith’s relationship is respectful and caring, but when Edith’s enemies engineer her family’s fall from grace, the king is forced to send her away. She vows to do anything to protect her family’s interests at any cost, if she returns. Can Edith navigate the dangerous path fate has set her while still remaining loyal to both her husband and her family?
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Loved the Book.. not so much the voice actor
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This is the first time I have listen to this narrator, I have to say she blow me way. I loved how she brought the story to life, giving true emotions from pain and sorrow to happy and fun. She even did the extras when they author say they were talking why eating it really sounded like she was eating. I really can’t even tell you how much I truly enjoyed this narrator. There are no background noises, no volume changes, just a clear, clean audio that really pulls you back in time, when life wasn’t easy. If any breaks were taken I could not tell, the audio flows smooth, easy with a voice that is very pleasant to listen to. I really felt how each character felt, Her character voices are a delight, you know who is talking and what they are feeling. Her male voices are just as great as her female ones. I really love this narrator and for me she made this story, I don’t think I would have enjoyed it as much if I had read it. I can’t wait to listen to more of her work.
The author knows how to pull you in giving you a compelling story with a little bit of history to make it all flow smooth. She knows how to pull on your heartstrings, making you feel the emotions each character is feeling. I kept expecting it to go one way but the author took it another, there are good twists and turns, excitement, heart break, everything between the pages to make it a very thrilling listen that holds your attention from start to finish. She picked a wonderful narrator that really put the icing on and made me listen to it all almost all at one setting.
5 Star plus I wish I could give it more
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A little gem!
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definitely does an excellent job in bringing all the characters to life!
It’s a great time to read The Confessor’s Wife too, being that we’re just about 15 days till Edith’s brother King Harold meets Duke William of Normandy for battle on 14th October 1066.
Kelly’s writing has the same enthusiasm as Bernard Cromwell!
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The Confessor's Wife review
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Entertaining story of Edith of Wessex
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More of an account than a story
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