False Colours
Gossip, scandal and an unforgettable Regency romance
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False Colours
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Narrated by:
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Callum Hughes
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By:
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Georgette Heyer
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The Honourable Christopher Fancot, on leave from the diplomatic service in the summer of 1817, is startled to find his entrancing but incorrigibly extravagant mother on the brink of financial and social ruin - and more than alarmed to find that his twin, Evelyn, has disappeared without trace. Christopher - Kit - is forced into an outrageous masquerade by the tangled affairs of his wayward family: his rigid uncle, Lord Brumby; the surprisingly wily Sir Bonamy Ripple; the formidable old Lady Stavely and Evelyn's betrothed, Cressy. But in the face of Evelyn's continues absence, Kit's ingenuity is stretched to the limit....
In this typically wonderful and sweeping romance, Georgette Heyer shows all the skill that made her the queen of historical fiction for over 50 years - and won her a huge audience that continues to this day.
©1963 Georgette Heyer (P)2021 Penguin AudioWhat listeners say about False Colours
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- Brian Arpel
- 08-04-2022
I have all her Regency books
Sadly, this story is as good as they get with Georgette however, it was sadly let down by the reading .Too many mistakes such as the old dowager Duchess fiddling with her shirt instead of skirt and horrible mispronunciation of many of the words tended to spoil it it a little for me
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- Penelope Hood
- 01-03-2022
Disappointing Production
I've known this text very well for over 50 years. It is Heyer at the top of her game. I've read the print version many times. I've listened to the Phyllida Nash narrated version almost many times.
I thought it would be interesting to hear this new production which has a male narrator. He did a worthy enough job. The abundant dialogue pieces were delivered well with good separation of the characters' voices.
Unfortunately, the pronunciation of several repeated words (e.g. lowering, phaeton) were unfamiliar to the performer. Also, from time to time, the punctuation tripped him so that the sentence was delivered poorly. Sadly, I was distracted from my ripping yarn by the mechanics of the production.
All of this could have been corrected by the producer/director prior to publication. I lament the poor attention to detail. Penguin - I am dismayed.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- d wli
- 05-08-2022
Almost perfect
One of my favourite Heyer’s, it is in my top five and I have read it countless times. My only quibble is Lady Denville’s voice- she is only 43 and is described as both beautiful and vivacious, seeming only to be in her early 30s- yet the narrator has her sounding like she’s an old 50. Overall, this is a minor issue and doesn’t overshadow the whole story.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- Kindle Customer
- 13-08-2021
My least favourite of GHs books
Not up to her usual standard. The story drags along, without the GH humour and playfulness. I didn't like the reader either - too fast, and just didn't bring anything to the narration, though he tried.
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- Ladyhawke Whitehead
- 10-09-2021
Always legendary
Love these books. Always so very entertaining, and it was very well read. Endlessly classic!
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