Lady Jayne Disappears

By: Joanna Davidson Politano

Narrated by: Justine Eyre

When Aurelie Harcourt's father dies in debtor's prison, he leaves her just two things: his wealthy family, whom she has never met, and his famous pen name, Nathaniel Droll. Her new family greets her with apathy and even resentment. Only the quiet houseguest, Silas Rotherham, welcomes her company.

When Aurelie decides to complete her father's unfinished serial novel, writing the family into the story as unflattering characters, she must keep her identity as Nathaniel Droll hidden while searching for the truth about her mother's disappearance - and perhaps even her father's death.

Author Joanna Davidson Politano's stunning debut set in Victorian England will delight listeners with its highly original plot, lush setting, vibrant characters, and reluctant romance.

©2017 Joanna Davidson Politano (P)2017 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Beautifully-written Story

I hope this author writes more books like this. It gripped my attention from the start and had me thinking about it when I wasn’t listening. After listening to a bunch of trashy romance novels it was so refreshing to find something with real heart, sweetness and intelligence. The suspense and also the main character’s dependence on God when she felt truly alone really made this so satisfying. I can identify with her in many ways. The romance element was not explicit at all but still allowed the chemistry to shine through.

Can’t deal with narrator

I can’t finish this. This narrator is my least favorite, but I thought I’d try anyway. Nope. Even though she can do some voices well, I still can’t tolerate her shakiness, her non-native accent, her dreary tone, her intensity, her vocal fry, etc. It’s frustrating to see her on so many audiobooks.

Favorite Author, Wonderful Story

I understand this is Joanna Davidson Politano’s debut book, but I listened to two others by her before finding this one. (A Rumored Fortune and Finding Lady Everly)

I searched for any other books by Politano after how much I enjoyed those two, and was so excited to find Lady Jane Disappears. It’s just SO GOOD!

Cannot recommend her enough. Take a chance on this Christian author, you will not regret it.

Voice detracts from 5 star novel

I loved the story, but the readers voice was a dread to listen to! It shows how compelling the story is that I continued listening to her dreadful voice. I can only hope she cultivated it, for some failed reason and doesn’t actually sound like that! This is the only time I’ve had such a dislike for the voice and I listen to a different book every week. You required me to give one star to performance, that wasn’t deserved, in order to accept my review. I didn’t want to give any stars to that dreadful voice!

Elegant delivery. Excellent storyline.

Well written and beautifully narrated. Enjoyed every minute of it. I hope it's a series.