Wideacre

Wideacre, Book 1

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Wideacre

Written by: Philippa Gregory

Narrated by: Emma Powell

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Featuring a foreword recorded exclusively for Audible by Philippa Gregory and an interview with the author.

Philippa Gregory's first story in the best-selling Wideacre trilogy. A compelling tale of passion and intrigue set in the 18th century. From the author of The Other Boleyn Girl and The Virgin's Lover.

Wideacre Hall, set in the heart of the English countryside, is the ancestral home that Beatrice Lacey loves. But as a woman of the 18th century, she has no right of inheritance. Corrupted by a world that mistreats women, she sets out to corrupt others.

Sexual and willful, she believes that the only way to achieve control over Wideacre is through a series of horrible crimes, and no-one escapes the consequences of her need to possess the land.

Philippa GregoryEmma PowellAudible Studios

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Romance

Women's Fiction

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What the critics say

"The 18th-century woman is a neglected creature but, in the figure of her heroine, Philippa Gregory has defined a certain kind of wildness.... This is a novel written from instinct, not out of calculation, and it shows." (Peter Ackroyd, The Times)

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This is not a typical style book for Philipa Gregory but held my interest. The protagonist is a evil person. Gregory gives the reader an amazing character and personality study of a mentally unbalanced person. One keeps reading hoping Beatrice's character may change. The ending of the book surprised me. I will probably read the other 2 books at a late time.