
The Determined Heart
The Tale of Mary Shelley and Her Frankenstein
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Susan Duerden
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Antoinette May
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The Determined Heart reveals the life of Mary Shelley in a story of love and obsession, betrayal and redemption.
The daughter of political philosopher William Godwin and feminist Mary Wollstonecraft, Mary Shelley had an unconventional childhood populated with the most talented and eccentric personalities of the time. After losing her mother at an early age, she finds herself in constant conflict with a resentful stepmother and a jealous stepsister. When she meets the Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, she falls deeply in love, and they elope with disastrous consequences. Soon she finds herself destitute and embroiled in a torturous love triangle as Percy takes Mary's stepsister as a lover. Over the next several years, Mary struggles to write while she and Percy face ostracism, constant debt, and the heartbreaking deaths of three children. Ultimately, she achieves great acclaim for Frankenstein, but at what cost?
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Swept up in this beautiful story.
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surprisingly entertaining
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Intriguing Look at an Author's Motivation
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Worst narration I ever heard
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Poorly written this book appears to be more fantasy rather then well researched fact. It was horrible.Has The Determined Heart turned you off from other books in this genre?
I love books of historical charters but this just missed the mark.What didn’t you like about Susan Duerden’s performance?
Not much, it was puffy and pampas. I have heard this reader before and she was much better.Do not waste your time
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