The Inner Shrine
Gelesen von Simon Evers
Basil King
(4,439 Sterne; 41 Bewertungen)
At the opening of this story Diane Eveleth returns from a party in Paris to her mother-in-law, who tells her that her husband George Eveleth has been killed in a duel, fought with the Marquis de Bienville. Diane secretly transfers her remaining patrimony to her mother-in-law and the two women sail for New York, where the elder woman has relatives.
Here Diane is offered the situation of chaperone for the daughter Dorothea of Derek Pruyn, a widower whom she has met before. Eventually, Pruyn makes her an offer of marriage. She withholds her answer until his return from a voyage to South America, when she is prepared to accept him, but on his home-coming she finds his attitude towards her completely changed. Pruyn has encountered de Bienville on his voyage and has heard from him that Diane was unfaithful to her husband.
The book concentrates on how the relationships between the various protagonists develop. (Summary by Simon Evers) (7 hr 53 min)
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Bewertungen
Exhausting
Margaret87
(3 Sterne)
I didn't realise I was so modern and impatient, but I find the interminable discussions about morality and what a paragon of womanly perfection is (was/should be ....) really tiring - worse than some Trollopes. It's a good story that I enjoyed when there was "action" and things moved forward. The last couple of chapters seemed to break up. Otherwise, beautifully read by Simon Evers.
(4 Sterne)
Excellent reading as usual from Evers. Unfortunately the audio recording is very patchy on the last few chapters.
KAB
(5 Sterne)
Loved it-the story & the reader. Some really unfortunate audio problems in the last few chapters, though.
Julie Abadir
(3,5 Sterne)
fantastic narration, poor recording. Towards the end it becomes untenable.
acceptable recording of narrator til the end
Ms. Elizabeth
(4 Sterne)
Engaging and entertaining
MarionK
(5 Sterne)
Great reader! Entertaining story!!