Frederica
Gossip, scandal and an unforgettable Regency romance
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Frederica
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Narrated by:
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Joe Jameson
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By:
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Georgette Heyer
About this listen
Brought to you by Penguin.
Vernon Alverstoke sees no reason to put himself out for anyone.
But when a distant connection asks for help, he is quickly plunged into one drama after another by the disorderly Merriville family.
Surprisingly, he finds himself far from bored - especially when he encounters their strong-minded daughter, Frederica.
However, she seems far more concerned with her family's welfare than his romantic advances....
©1965 Georgette Heyer (P)2021 Penguin AudioCritic Reviews
"Absolutely delicious tales of Regency heroes.... Utter, immersive escapism." (Sophie Kinsella)
"I could mainline Heyer's Regency romances until the end of time and still not get bored.... Georgette Heyer is perfect lockdown escapism." (India Knight)
"One of my perennial comfort authors. Heyer's books are as incisively witty and quietly subversive as any of Jane Austen's." (Joanne Harris)
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- Sarah
- 19-09-2021
Beautiful story
My 5th Georgette Heyer novel. she has yet to dissapoint! Federica is a beautifully crafted character
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- Anonymous User
- 10-06-2022
A wonderful story
I first read Frederica as a teenager. It’s one of my favourite Heyers. Lovely story and wonderful characters. Beautifully read.
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- Dr S Guha
- 05-12-2022
Best of Heyer’s books
Excellent narration & depiction of most of the characters especially Alverstoke & Felix. Frederica’s part was rather blandly presented & failed to capture her mischievousness and sparkle. It was rather read in a monotone. The story itself is delightful with a strong heroine of sufficient maturity and sophistication to match the powerful hero. Interestingly the book really is told from the hero’s perspective delineating his thoughts & feelings to a greater extent than the heroine’s ~ somewhat an unusual angle.
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- Amazon Customer
- 04-07-2023
Best narrator ever
I've loved this book for years and was hesitant to listen to it in case the narrator butchered it, but honestly this is pretty much the best narrator I've ever listened to for any book. He brings the characters to life and is absolutely spot on, bringing out all the humour. Please keep narrating!
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- Anonymous User
- 14-06-2024
Can't fault the performance of Alverstoke
Narrator absolutely nailed Alverstoke and other characters. I do wish they would employ a male and female duo to read Heyer books, it would be worth it and really bring them sufficiently to life. Frederica just lacks that sparkle one imagines
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- Anonymous User
- 06-06-2022
Brilliant narration
I’m a long time Georgette Heyer fan and this audio book of Frederica by Joe Jameson was absolutely excellent. The many voices he was able to do was incredible and he has a lovely warm speaking voice for the main character Alverstoke. A delightful story of big sister Frederica and her care of her siblings, all with their own different characters and her efforts to bring her beautiful sister Charis into society to make a good marriage. It was non stop fun . Thoroughly enjoyed it! Looking forward to any other Georgette Heyer novels read by Joe Jameson
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- Jane
- 05-09-2022
Innocents abroad
Bringing her family to London for the season involves Frederica in a series of unexpected situations into which she draws the formidable Marquess of Alverstoke. Drama and comedy are mixed equally in this clever reading from Joe Jameson which I enjoyed thoroughly. He brings each character to life and sustains our interest to the end. I will enjoy this again.
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- Frances
- 28-10-2022
Perfect narration
The story is brilliant, twisty, and funny Heyer and the narration is spot on. Two thumbs up
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- Anonymous User
- 15-03-2024
Sweet and funny
This is a lovely story. Well written and beautifully narrated. I enjoyed it very much. Highly recommend this book
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- Richard S
- 24-03-2022
Brilliant comedic writing
This book had me stitches from the word go!
Brilliant descriptions of the absurdities of the Georgian era of the early 19th Century.
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