The Misbegotten, Katherine Webb
The Misbegotten, Katherine Webb
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The Misbegotten
A haunting mystery of family secrets, passion and lies

Author: Katherine Webb

Narrator: Jacqueline King

Unabridged: 17 hr 58 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Orion

Published: 03/27/2014


Synopsis

Bath, 1821.

Rachel Crofton escapes her unhappy employment as a governess by marrying a self-made businessman. But her new life soon takes an unexpected turn.

Reclusive Jonathan Alleyn is a man tormented by the disappearance of his childhood sweetheart, Alice.

Starling, foundling child and now servant, is convinced that Alice, the woman she loved as a sister, was stolen from her. Did Alice run away? Or did something altogether more sinister occur?

As Starling tries to expose the lies behind Bath's immaculate facades, others want only to forget, and will go to extreme lengths to do so. And the courage both Rachel and Starling need to bring these truths to light will come at a very high price . . .

Read by Jacqueline King

(p) 2014 Orion Publishing Group

About Katherine Webb

Katherine Webb was born in 1977 and grew up in rural Hampshire before reading History at Durham University. She has since spent time living in London and Venice, and now lives in Wiltshire. Having worked as a waitress, au pair, personal assistant, book binder, library assistant, seller of fairy costumes and housekeeper, she now writes full time.katherinewebbauthor.com @KWebbAuthor

About Jacqueline King

With numerous audiobook and stage credits to her name, Jacqueline King has also had a great variety of television roles, including parts in Doctors, Doctor Who, The Bill, 55 Degrees North and Casualty. She has read a number of Maureen Lee audios, abridged and unabridged.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Stavroula on April 02, 2017

3,5 προς 4. Μπορώ να πω ότι νιώθω ανακούφιση που το τελείωσα. Όταν ξεκίνησα να το διαβάζω δεν ήμουν σίγουρη κατά πόσο θα το συνεχίσω. Όσο όμως περνούσαν οι σελίδες η πλοκή άρχισε να αποκτά ενδιαφέρον και δεν ήθελα να το αφήσω ούτε για μια στιγμή. Βέβαια υπήρξαν αρκετές φορές που απλά ευχόμουν να εξε......more

Goodreads review by Tanja on January 07, 2014

Rating 2.4* out of 5. The first 200 pages or so were pretty good and then it just started going in circles, getting nowhere. Rachel Crofton is alone in the world. Raised as a lady, but now penniless since her parents are both dead and left her with nothing due to debt. She makes a living working as......more

Goodreads review by Anne on August 29, 2013

Historical fiction is not my favourite genre, but when I do read it I would always choose to read about ordinary people, I'm not a fan of novels based around the aristocracy or royalty. I was tempted to read Katherine Webb's fourth novel The Misbegotten by both the beautiful cover and the fascinatin......more

Goodreads review by Titinha on June 04, 2016

"Este livro foi um pouco contraditório para mim, não pela história mas essencialmente pela tradução e quem sabe por causa dela, pelas personagens. A mulher Esquecida é o primeiro livro da autora editado pela Saída de Emergência, sendo também o primeiro livro que leio de Katherine Webb. A plot do livr......more

Goodreads review by Renita on December 31, 2017

Thrilling and packed with secrets and revelations. I love this author and absolutely enjoy everything she writes.......more