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The Inheritance

Written by: Irina Shapiro
Narrated by: Charity Spencer
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Publisher's Summary

Katie Price is baffled when a man claiming to be her grandfather leaves her his entire estate in the Scottish Highlands. The bulk of the estate consists of a thriving whisky distillery and a moldering castle, where the eccentric old man actually lived until his death. The will stipulates that Katie must travel to Scotland and claim her inheritance in person.  

As Katie’s stay extends from weeks into months, she uncovers the secret that led to her mother’s birth, and begins to unravel a 250-year-old mystery surrounding the beautiful young wife of the last laird of Clan McBride. According to local lore, Isobel McBride vanished from the castle without a trace shortly after the Battle of Culloden, and some believe that her ghost still walks the battlements at night. A strange dream in Isobel’s tower room leads Katie to Isobel’s hiding place, where she discovers love letters from a man other than Isobel’s husband, his initials being the only clue to his identity. 

As Katie begins to unearth the clues to Isobel’s fate, she embarks on a romantic journey of her own and finds a new life she never expected. 

Author's note: Due to several complaints, the book has been extensively re-edited as of July 20, 2013.

©2011 Irina Shapiro (P)2018 Irina Shapiro

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  • Lexie
  • 2018-10-26

Disappointed

Can't finish this book and returning it. The narrator is not good at all. The accents are not there, hard to listen. I was so disappointed, reading the information and some of the reviews I thought OK sounds good, but after listening the story doesn't develop well at the start. Not sure how it ends because I just can't listen to it.

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  • Kindle Customer
  • 2018-04-22

BowRing!

Narration was amateurish,the story kept going back and forth from past to future making things confusing at times.The main characters who I thought were the ones from the future,were merely a side bonus story,which wasn’t much of a story at all and really neither was the older story.All half baked if you ask me.

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  • Audrianna Edsell
  • 2021-10-15

Ignore the bad reviews

I was really nervous when I bought this after reading the awful reviews some people wrote. But I am glad that I did listen to this one because it was pretty good. Yes the Scottish accent is bad. However I still found her reading to be well done. I think the woman who wrote the nasty review about the accent has a personal vendetta or something. The story itself is very well done. If your an outlander fan this is a very similar story with a shorter conclusion. Just listen for yourself!

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  • sherry Christenson
  • 2020-07-23

The quest for her ancestry

Great story running two timelines. Love the details, felt like I was right there with them.

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  • Shannon Birdsall
  • 2018-03-30

Scottish Love Story

Loved it! The story line & the narrator kept me intrigued the whole time. I couldn't wait to hear what happened next! Honestly, who wouldn't want to come to find out they inherited a castle in a foreign country & discover the story behind the people who once lived in the castle?!

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  • Amazon Customer
  • 2018-03-19

another great book!

I loved this book! three story is great and the narrator made the com come to life. I love this author and highly recommend any of her books.

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  • Megan
  • 2018-02-26

Good story, great narration!

What made the experience of listening to The Inheritance the most enjoyable?

The narrator was very easy to listen to and the story was a good page turner.

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It would have been nice to explore more about Katie's uncanny connection with the past.

Which character – as performed by Charity Spencer – was your favorite?

The main voice of the story - Katie. Spencer did an excellent job making the character likable and interesting. Her inflection was right on and her tone was easy to listen to.

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  • Wonder Woman
  • 2018-02-25

Very enjoyable read.

I listened to the audio version. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this book. It kept me wanting to know how it was going to end. I loved the old history in the book so very much. The only thing I wished was different was that some scenes were more in depth. I don't want to give too much away. It just felt rushed when I wanted time to enjoy it. Other than that she explained the history well so you knew what was going on. I never felt like I wasn't sure how things connected.

As far as the audio: I enjoyed the audio very well. I oddly like listening to people talk. The voice over was really good. I think she portrayed enough of a difference in each character that you could tell them apart without having to look at the book to tell.

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  • Kimberley Wills-Hammons
  • 2022-05-21

Wasted Credit 💵

The Concept of this story was okay, the execution of it very poor. The author truly missed the mark on what could have been a great story. The characters are seriously undeveloped, sentence structure was frequently ill conveyed and suffered from a lack of thorough thought process, not to mention the lack of any true research for the Era in which the main story was set in.

The narrator was HORRIBLE for this story.

Truly a waste of a credit which equals wasted money.

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  • terry
  • 2022-04-18

Don’t bother!

I finally had to quit listening. Story is shallow and stupid. Narrator does a terrible job with the accents!