John
Harwood
Narrators:
Fiona Hardingham, Simon Vance, Katherine
Kellgren
Length: 10 hrs and 49 mins
Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 49 mins
Release Date:01-02-14
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Program Type: Audiobook
An unexpected inheritance befalls her in the form of an old,
dilapidated and crumbling mansion with an ominous history. Constance becomes obsessed with disentangling
the web of peculiar and eerie happenings the mansion has held for several
generations and in doing so, finds her mind on the precipice of insanity and
her life in mortal peril.
The author, John Harwood, does an excellent job of
portraying the female character in this Victorian setting, which makes it easy
to identify with the characters and follow the storyline with eager
interest. The twists and turns of the
mysteries surrounding the mansion and Constance’s life bind into a clever,
believable conclusion.
I listened to the audio version of the book and I felt the
narration was good although it did take me a bit to warm up to one of the
narrators. There is one scene in
particular where I felt the narration was too loud (even though shouting was
taking place), but overall the multiple narrators introduced in separate parts
worked quite well.
The story does take its time to build, but is worth the
wait. I would recommend this book for
its grasp of the era, the intricate story that beseeches being pieced together
along with it skillful narration.
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