Lady Rose's Daughter (Version 2)

Julie le Breton is the illegitimate daughter of Lady Rose, who severed her relations with her aristocratic family when she had the baby and moved to Belgium with her partner. Twenty years later, her parents having died, Julie moves to London to become the companion of Lady Henry, a pillar of society. Only very few know of Julie’s parentage. Julie creates a stir in London society. However, she and Lady Henry fall out, partly because of Lady Henry’s jealousy of Julie’s success in society. Meanwhile, Julie is promoting the cause of a young and handsome soldier, Warkworth. Julie sets up her own household and the book continues to follow the twists and turns of her life and that of her supporters. - Summary by Simon Evers (12 hr 50 min)

Chapters

Chapter 1	29:11	Read by Simon Evers
Chapter 2	30:52	Read by Simon Evers
Chapter 3	22:55	Read by Simon Evers
Chapter 4	28:59	Read by Simon Evers
Chapter 5	25:51	Read by Simon Evers
Chapter 6	19:33	Read by Simon Evers
Chapter 7	27:08	Read by Simon Evers
Chapter 8	28:13	Read by Simon Evers
Chapter 9	24:51	Read by Simon Evers
Chapter 10	28:14	Read by Simon Evers
Chapter 11	26:03	Read by Simon Evers
Chapter 12	34:51	Read by Simon Evers
Chapter 13	33:55	Read by Simon Evers
Chapter 14	36:06	Read by Simon Evers
Chapter 15	36:38	Read by Simon Evers
Chapter 16	26:15	Read by Simon Evers
Chapter 17	34:49	Read by Simon Evers
Chapter 18	33:24	Read by Simon Evers
Chapter 19	26:53	Read by Simon Evers
Chapter 20	29:47	Read by Simon Evers
Chapter 21	52:40	Read by Simon Evers
Chapter 22	39:24	Read by Simon Evers
Chapter 23	37:23	Read by Simon Evers
Chapter 24	56:52	Read by Simon Evers

Reviews

Unexpected Depths

(5 stars)

Phxjennifer

The strictures and subtleties of 19th century British nobility are hard to navigate, especially if your employer wants you to hide your identity, but she bullies and humiliates you. Things only get worse when two widely different men are courting you, but only one offers marriage and the other one may be engaged to a beautiful heiress who just happens to be your cousin. This all sounds like a setup for a romantic comedy, but it's a much better book. these characters have personalities: they grow, they change, some are deeply spiritual, some live for politics, some don't live long enough. There is a satisfying ending. As always, Simon Evers' narration is perfect.

love the reader; story a bit meh

(3 stars)

A LibriVox Listener

i love love love Simon Evers, so this review has nothing at all to do with his reading. Story itself is exceedingly long-winded, too many tears/flushed cheeks/warm cheeks/pale cheeks/pale lips etc etc. And then one isnt sure what exactly has happened at the end. Ultimately it is uninspiring and way too long and repetitive to be truly interesting.

wonderfully read