The Fair Miss Fortune, D. E. Stevenson
The Fair Miss Fortune, D. E. Stevenson
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The Fair Miss Fortune

Author: D. E. Stevenson

Narrator: Patience Tomlinson

Unabridged: 5 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Soundings

Published: 04/01/2012


Synopsis

Jane Fortune causes a stir when she arrives in the small community of Dingleford. She has bought an old cottage and plans to open a tearoom. Old friends Charles Weatherby and Harold Prestcott both fall for the newcomer, but her behaviour seems to vary wildly – she encourages first one then the other and at other times barely recognises them. Is there more to the fair Miss Fortune than meets the eye? Never before published, this charming story was originally written in the 1930s, when it was thought to be too old-fashioned to appeal to the modern market.

Reviews

3.5 stars This was a fun read and had a great ending! It didn’t have as many likable characters or as much of a village feel as my favorite DE Stevenson novels. But it’s still a DES and had lots of funny moments throughout. I like Charles, his mother, and Jane especially.......more

This was the literary equivalent of a Hallmark movie. I'm bouncing between two and three stars. I think the Scottish atmosphere and idioms cover a multitude of lapses. I won't give away spoilers, but this was fun, predictable, pleasant, and tepid.......more