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The Ragged Heiress
- Narrated by: Penelope Freeman
- Length: 13 hrs and 28 mins
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Summary
On a bitter winter's day, an unnamed girl lies dangerously ill in hospital. When two coarse, rough-speaking individuals come to claim her, she can remember nothing of the events that brought her to her present state, not even her name. According to the men, she is their young sister, Lucy. As her health improves and her memory gradually returns, she realises she's been kidnapped. But she has no means of escaping the hideous confines of the filthy basement room in which they have imprisoned her in. They are hoping to claim her fortune as a ransom - for she is really Lucetta Froy, the daughter of a prosperous importer. Tragically her parents were drowned on the return voyage from Bali when their ship went down, but Lucetta survived as did the two villains.
She is unable to prove her identity, especially when her uncle refuses to recognise her and claims her father's business for himself. But despite being virtually destitute, and her spirit almost broken, Lucetta is determined to reclaim what is rightfully hers.
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- Massive fan of this read.
- 11-01-17
yet another book so well written
I absolutely love dilly court novels. they are so well read by the incredible narrators. Penelope puts so much life into the novel where you feel transported into novel
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- Victoria
- 23-12-13
A fantastic read
Would you consider the audio edition of The Ragged Heiress to be better than the print version?
Being blind, I can only read the audio version which I would highly recommend. Penelope Freeman is one of my favourite readers.
What other book might you compare The Ragged Heiress to, and why?
I would compare it to Louise Bagshawe's Glamour because the two books have heroines who were borne in to wealth, lost it all due to some misfortune and gained it back again.
Have you listened to any of Penelope Freeman’s other performances? How does this one compare?
Penelope Freeman always gives a highly commendable performance. Her accents are very convincing and her portrayal of characters are always accurate. I can not say that one of her performances was better than the other. I can only say that when I see her name as the reader of any book, I know I'm in for a treat! In fact, I downloaded this book not knowing the author's style or what the book was about, but I knew I would enjoy it because Penelope was reading it.
If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
The girl with more than 9 lives.
Any additional comments?
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book because of all the wonderful places it took me! Bali is certainly on my to do list now:-) On the other hand, It highlights the awful circumstances women endured before the women's rights movement because of the time it was written in. It also makes us aware of how vulnerable women were in those days and appreciate the life that we are able to live now.
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- Kim
- 15-07-20
Sublime
This story is full of twists and turns but also a wonderful story of trials ,love and abandonment, and finding inner strength
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- Marilynn
- 02-03-18
Enjoyed this book
i enjoyed this book a lot. it was however slightly drawn out. The narrator was ok.
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- staycool
- 24-09-21
Brilliant
I connect my wireless headphones and relax and listen to my book as I do this after my morning shift at work my midday shift and early evening before hubby gets home and it completely winds me down the story’s I listen to are great the readers interpretation of the voices really do give me a picture in my minds eye in fact this book had me in tears many times but it was a lovely ending and one I didn’t expect. Great listening 10 out of 10
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- barbara
- 16-08-19
A wonderful Story
I loved this story of different ways of life in Bali and England. Penelope Freeman reads stories so well and I always enjoy books written by Dilly Court. I was glad the ending was happy!
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- Adele
- 16-01-19
Gripping story and engaging narration
Loved it. This is a great well thought out story brought to life beautully by Penelope Freeman.
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- Amazon Customer
- 19-03-17
A perfect piece of escapism
I love Dilly Court and Penelope Freeman did an exemplary job. Couldn't stop listening and didn't want it to end.
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- Mrs R robley
- 23-01-19
Excellent book
Really enjoyed the book especially the contrast of Sam in the start of his love for Lucy then the anger later on.
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- Amazon Customer
- 25-04-24
Great Story
Unpardonable. Fabulous narration. All in all one of Dilly Courts best! Really engaging characters. Recommended!
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