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The Convenient Marriage

By: Georgette Heyer
Narrated by: Avita Jay
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The Convenient Marriage is read Jay by Avita Jay, who has appeared on stage in Sunday Morning at the Centre of the World, Peer Gynt and Bring on the Bollywood

Horry Winwood doesn't play by the rules.

So when her family are near ruin and her sister is about to enter a loveless marriage to a wealthy man to settle the family debts, young and headstrong Horry proposes to marry him in her sister's place.

As her new husband's attentions fall elsewhere, Horry begins to feel increasingly unhappy.

Then she meets the attractive and dangerous Lord Lethbridge, and her days suddenly become more exciting.

But there is bad blood between Horry's husband and her new acquaintance, and as complications and deceptions mount, the social tangle grows ever trickier to unpick.

Will Horry's gamble cost her everything she holds most dear?

©1934 Georgette Heyer (P)2021 Penguin Audio Classics Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Regency Regency Romance Romance Marriage
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The narrator did a wonderful job on an unabridged classic Heyer masterpiece. Brought the characters to life.

Super GH

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A regency romance with a more interesting story about a secondary character. Horrey is a petulant child and dislikable character

A romance with no romance in sight

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I enjoyed the story. Didn’t mind the virtual voice. It had a little suspense, action and romance.

It was entertaining. Good plot for a short book.

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This plot may have been more acceptable some fifty years ago when this was written. However, the idea of a thirty something man marrying a 17 year old girl is shocking today. The bride is a smart but very silly young woman, which would be okay but she marries a much older, smarter and more sophisticated aristocrat who, while having a great deal of affection for her, still delights in playing tricks on her that cause her much distress. Looks like emotional abuse to me! Nonetheless, she loves him dearly and blames herself for everything her husband does.

Additioally, the plot rambles and includes a lot of farcical content which I didn't find very funny. Won't try any more Georgette Heyer.

Creepy!

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