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The Secret Wife of Aaron Burr

By: Susan Holloway Scott
Narrated by: Kirsten Potter
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Eugenie Bearhani (1760-1835) was born in Calcutta, raised in Haiti, and brought as a servant - a free woman of color - to America by an English officer on the eve of the American Revolution. Yet none of that prepared Eugenie for her next employer: Colonel Aaron Burr, a man some whispered had made a pact with the devil.

The lines between master and servant soon tangle and blur, and first attraction becomes dangerous obsession. Many historians deny she even existed, but Eugenie and the children she bore to Burr were very real - and so was her little-known marriage to America's first true villain.

©2019 Susan Holloway Scott (P)2019 Blackstone Audio, Inc.
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The history of the untold story

The history and the untold story although it is also functional has a lot of good truth to it

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Quite a story!

A vivid novel based on the life of a Indian/British girl sold into slavery in India and the twists and turns her life takes until she winds up the property of Theodosia, the soon to be wife of American politician, Aaron Burr. This is a textured tale of the birth of a nation that is full of the contradictions and ambiguities of class, gender and race discrimination. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Susan Halloway Scott has done an excellent job. The narrator keeps the story on pace and alive.

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Loved it.

historically interesting. well developed characters. good performance. I recommend it. Gives a side of Aaron Burr I've never read before. Also reminds us of the horror of slavery.

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great historical fiction

I love glimpses into the past....and this one was fascinating. a perspective worth reading (albeit fiction) still very good read.

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meh

It was ok but not my favorite from this author. I t wasn’t so bad that I couldn’t finish it but I think that the narrator had a lot to do with that.

The story could have ended about 2 hours earlier.

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Historical fiction is exceptional here in this book. So I can say that it is a good book. However, the narrator’s reading was just that-reading. She didn’t act the characters. She had a continual derision to her voice creating this resentful feeling. Didn’t like it, was too harsh sounding.

And, the word ‘primer’ has a short i sound and means reading book. ‘Primer’ as she pronounced it with a long i is for painting like in prime the walls. A narrator should have known this.

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Interesting story

Interesting story, I enjoyed listening to it. I am very happy to hear that Mary and her children's life ended exceptionally well. Especially after the miss treatment and disrespect she endured.

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listened twice

I enjoyed this book even more the second time and I'm so glad that I listen to the epilogue

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The Secret Wife of Aaron Burr

As it was Audible I resented the way readers made Mary sound VERY unthankful. I enjoyed the history true or imagined of Burr and Hamilton

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Wow. I loved it.

What a great story! I learned so much and so admired Marry Burr.
Thank you.

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