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Helen Taylor
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Elizabeth Cadell
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Lucille Abbey runs her London secretarial agency with utmost efficiency. When, therefore, a certain Professor Hallam rejects three girls sent by her to apply for the post of his secretary and they each pronounce him “impossible”, Lucille herself sets out to interview the Professor at his home in Hampshire. He is, she finds, eccentric—even impossible; but he represents a challenge and, what is more, an excuse to delay what promises to be a trying holiday in Paris. She stays on to tame and to organize him—a less formidable task than she had imagined; in fact, she grows fond of him. But the atmosphere is somewhat disturbed first by the arrival of a debonair French art expert in search of paintings left to the Professor by his mother, and the next by a hysterical girl on the track of her runaway fiancé. The paintings have unaccountably disappeared; the mystery is still unsolved by the time Lucille’s work for the Professor comes to an end and she has to set off for Paris. At her aunt’s shop in the Rue des Dames, the arrival there of the indomitable art expert, the hysterical girl, the Professor, and a persistent suitor to boot, throw Lucille’s normally orderly life into complete upheaval.
*Note, these titles contain the original, unabridged, text exactly as the author first wrote it. Many later editions of Elizabeth Cadell's works were heavily abridged or changed. We hope you enjoy the re-issue of these timeless books. Watch for more to come in the near future!
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Megan thought she had it all - a good job, a caring family and a fiancé whom everyone agreed would make her a wonderful husband. But then her perfectly constructed world fell apart, and she found that her one hope was Professor Jake van Belfeld. He seemed determined to rebuild her life - but why was he taking such a personal interest in her? He couldn't think that her heart needed his attention, too, could he?
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It's the spring of 1924, and Lady Helena Montagu-Douglas-Parr has just arrived in France. On the mend after a near-fatal illness, she is ready to embrace the restless, heady allure of the City of Lights. Her parents have given her one year to live with her eccentric aunt in Paris, and Helena means to make the most of her time. She's quickly drawn into the world of the Lost Generation and its circle of American expatriates, and, with their encouragement, she finds the courage to pursue her dream of becoming an artist.
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A pleasant trip to 1924 Paris
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A Vow of Silence
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The sisters at a lonely Cornish convent share a chilling secret they cannot confess...Sister Sophia is dead. Another disappears. And a mysterious last letter from a dying nun is sent to the prioress. Sister Joan has faced her own demons. Now she is sent to the convent to investigate, as well as teach the local children. There are whispers of virgin sacrifice and suicide, and the mother prioress certainly wears pink nail varnish. And who is the young man hiding in the bracken?
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Very good mild mannered cozy
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Manzhen is a young worker in a Shanghai factory where she meets Shijun, the son of wealthy merchants. Despite family complications, they fall in love and begin to dream of a shared life together - until circumstances force them apart. When they are reunited after many years, can they start their relationship again? Or is it destined to be the romance of only half a lifetime?
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super
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Bridgestead is a peaceful spot: a babbling brook, rolling hills, and a working mill at its heart. Pretty and remote, nothing exceptional happens...until the day that Master of the Mill Joshua Braithwaite goes missing under dramatic circumstances, never to be heard of again. Now Joshua's daughter is getting married and wants to make one last attempt at finding her father. Kate Shackleton has always loved solving puzzles. So who better to get to the bottom of Joshua's mysterious disappearance?
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The first of the classic mysteries featuring governess-turned-detective Miss Silver, who investigates a deadly conspiratorial ring. Charles Moray has come home to England to collect his inheritance. After four years wandering the jungles of India and South America, the hardy young man returns to the manor of his birth, where generations of Morays have lived and died. Strangely, he finds the house unlocked, and sees a light on in one of its abandoned rooms. Eavesdropping, he learns of a conspiracy to commit a fearsome crime.
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The shaky first of a long, strong series
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Pietr the Latvian
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The first audiobook which appeared in Georges Simenon's famous Maigret series, in a gripping new translation by David Bellos.Inevitably Maigret was a hostile presence in the Majestic. He constituted a kind of foreign body that the hotel's atmosphere could not assimilate. Not that he looked like a cartoon policeman. He didn't have a moustache and he didn't wear heavy boots. His clothes were well cut and made of fairly light worsted. He shaved every day and looked after his hands. But his frame was proletarian. He was a big, bony man.
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Long live Maigret
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The Secret Adversary & N or M?
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From the brilliant pen of Agatha Christie comes two novels featuring the beloved sleuthing duo: In the The Secret Adversary, Tommy and Tuppence decide to embark on a daring business scheme: Young Adventurers Ltd. But they get more than they bargained for when their first assignment for the sinister Mr. Whittington draws them into a diabolical conspiracy. Set during the dark days of World War II, Agatha Christie’s N or M? puts two most unlikely espionage agents, Tommy and Tuppence Beresford, on the trail of a pair of Nazi spies who have murdered Britain’s top agent.
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Hugh Fraser is great!
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At the end of her first unsuccessful season out in society, Lady Georgiana has all but given up on attracting a suitable man - until she receives an invitation to a masked Halloween ball at Broxley Manor. Georgie is uncertain why she was invited, until she learns that the royal family intends to marry her off to a foreign prince, one reputed to be mad.
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Fun, light prequel
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Mildred Pierce
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Mildred Pierce had gorgeous legs, a way with a skillet, and a bone-deep core of toughness and determination. She used those attributes to survive a divorce in 1940s America with two children and to claw her way out of poverty, becoming a successful businesswoman. But Mildred also had two weaknesses: a yen for shiftless men and an unreasoning devotion to her monstrous daughter.
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Mildred -- you pierce my heart
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- DMGARK
- 09-10-20
Disappointing
I don’t know what else to say. I was disappointed. I wanted to see change come about in the characters. I needed more depth to the characters both in their personalities and their motivations. The ending was just dull. The storyteller was fine. Not the way I would have read it though. The French accent of the French art dealer was hard to listen to, but so few nail that accent.
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- Jessica H. Langerman
- 06-22-23
Just So Charming
If you need a break from the miseries of the modern world, treat yourself to a book by Elizabeth Cadell. You’ll be gently carried back to England in the mid-twentieth century, when life felt much less complicated. It’s a delight to return to this era via Ms. Cadell’s charming, clever stories. This is not “serious “ literature addressing the ugly challenges that did exist back then; it is a fun, sweet, light-hearted romp designed to make you feel good. Enjoy!
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- CuteAsADaisy
- 01-21-21
Mystery, Romance & Humor
This one is set back I believe in the early to mid 1900's in England and France- not during war time. A young divorced woman finds herself stuck helping a professor who seems to be more then a bit lost in the world of social conventions. While helping him she finds herself puzzled by a mystery of his deceased mother's missing paintings. The story has some very out going and entertaining characters that enter the scenery and really liven up the story. I found myself laughing out loud several times. It was a very clean read and the narrator did a great job. My only complaint was the narrator was a bit slower then I like but I found it did help to speed it up to 1.25.—I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
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- Dee
- 05-03-20
Why isn't this book a series?
Without an ounce of hyperbole, this book was sensational!! When it ended, I nearly cried. There wasn't another book to give me another way back into this world and these people, and that is a bad thing.
Lucille and Professor Hallam were a joy to get to know. Her want of order and his total disregard of said was so well-written, and heartwarming, and funny. The exchange they had in the shop, then the car, and on to the restaurant was hysterical. I don't know when I have enjoyed an exchange so much.
I can't say enough about how phenominal the narration is. The book is incredible and the narration kept pace.
There was a wonderful twist at the end that solved the variety of mysteries taking place throughout. All of the characters were so fun (well, except for the aunt) that I seriously hated for this listen to end.
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- wendigee
- 02-09-23
Totally delightful!
Thoroughly pleasant enjoyable listen to. I enjoyed every minute in the country and in Paris. The narrator Helen Taylor brought the story to life. I’m new to this author but will be reading and listening to more of her stories.
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- Anthony
- 05-23-20
I don't usually listen to romance books, but
I did enjoy this one, I laughed in some sections of the book and even was into it and gasped when something went wrong for the main character.It's a really good listen, narration was very good. Give it a try.
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- JenniferFour
- 10-12-20
thoroughly enjoyable
This was a good one. I am a fan of the narrator Helen Taylor (and, in the interest of full disclosure we have met in person and I like her) and she never disappoints.
I don't know exactly when this book is set but it sounds like the 50s or 60s. There is a curmudgeonly professor and an independent business woman ... and it works.
I got a promotional credit for this book (I think).
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- GMALR
- 06-01-22
Delightful story
Helen Taylor is superb, as always. The story is sweet with a somewhat convoluted mystery and a satisfying HEA for the deserving. I'm new to Elizabeth Cadell's writing but am enjoying her stories immensely. There were some odd pauses and breaks in the recording and unexpected identifying of the beginning and end of chapters--perhaps artifacts from transferring from previous media type? I'm not sure if these listening "speed bumps" could be edited out, which would be nice, but the story overall is great fun.
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- Neona
- 09-16-22
Very Enjoyable
I picked this book up on Free Audiobooks.com, unsure of what to expect. I found it to be a very charming listen. Reminded me quite a bit of Fredrick Bachman style writing. Not quite as polished as his work but it had that kind of charming feel to it. I loved the MC and the professor she went to work for.
It's a definite feel good kind of story, suitable for all ages.
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- Cadell Fan
- 07-26-23
Classic comedy romance. Highly recommend buying!
Classic comedy love story. Professor has no clue, Beautiful secretary demands more, but realizes she had hidden issues with her own professor father who ignored her all the years she was growing up while writing a book on ancient music. Unbelievably funny, heartwarming, narrated by one of my favorite actresses, one of the very best. You won't be sorry, buy this book. Fast moving, doesn't drag. Hilarious characters, surprise ending. Centered in London, then Paris.
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