
The Traitor's Wife
A Novel
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Narrated by:
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Madeleine Maby
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By:
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Allison Pataki
A riveting historical novel about Peggy Shippen Arnold, the cunning wife of Benedict Arnold and mastermind behind America’s most infamous act of treason.…
Everyone knows Benedict Arnold - the Revolutionary War general who betrayed America and fled to the British - as history’s most notorious turncoat. Many know Arnold’s co-conspirator, Major John André, who was apprehended with Arnold’s documents in his boots and hanged at the orders of General George Washington. But few know of the integral third character in the plot: A charming young woman who not only contributed to the betrayal but orchestrated it.
Socialite Peggy Shippen is half Benedict Arnold’s age when she seduces the war hero during his stint as military commander of Philadelphia. Blinded by his young bride’s beauty and wit, Arnold does not realize that she harbors a secret: Loyalty to the British. Nor does he know that she hides a past romance with the handsome British spy John André. Peggy watches as her husband, crippled from battle wounds and in debt from years of service to the colonies, grows ever more disillusioned with his hero, Washington, and the American cause. Together with her former love and her disaffected husband, Peggy hatches the plot to deliver West Point to the British and, in exchange, win fame and fortune for herself and Arnold.
Told from the perspective of Peggy’s maid, whose faith in the new nation inspires her to intervene in her mistress’s affairs even when it could cost her everything, The Traitor’s Wife brings these infamous figures to life, illuminating the sordid details and the love triangle that nearly destroyed the American fight for freedom.
©2014 Allison Pataki (P)2014 Simon & SchusterListeners also enjoyed...




















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Great Book, Not so great delivery
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Would you consider the audio edition of The Traitor's Wife to be better than the print version?
Never read the bookWhich character – as performed by Madeleine Maby – was your favorite?
Of course the main character....Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Yes....I didn't want to quit listening!Any additional comments?
I love this narrator.....and the author as well.Love her books
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Good story to know, the best and worst of people.
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The speaker in this audible book has a pleasant speaking voice and very clear diction. However, the use of "voices" for the various characters was distracting and diluted the story to that of a children's book (envision an elementary teacher making up voices for the picture book characters during circle time)
Interesting
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Narrator’s Performance
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narration detracted
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Peggy made my blood boil!
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worth a listen
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Peeked my inreresr
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Traders wife
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