Lettie's Plight

By: Michael Bussa

Narrated by: Sallie Beaumont

Length: 35 mins

Publisher's summary

Born in the Victorian era, in the slums of Bethnal Green in the darkest of London, Lettie vowed to leave a miserable life behind. But when she forges a new life, in a new town, she finds herself trapped in a loveless marriage, living the very life she had left behind in Bethnal Green. When she finally has enough money, Lettie waits for just the right moment to leave her abusive and controlling husband, Roman, who would do anything to keep her confined. What will Lettie do?

©2017 Michael Bussa (P)2018 Michael Bussa

Sometimes there's no way out . . .

even when you might think you've finally succeeded. This is a short, dark, and depressing story of people caught up in their personal hell and desperate for any type of escape. There are a couple of twists to the story which, though unexpected, are not totally surprising. The two most redeeming parts of this work are the descriptive settings of time and place, but even more so is the excellent job Sallie Beaumont does with the narration. Give her Brit accent and varying dialects, she does a wonderful job with bringing the characters to life. If fact, it is based on her performance that I gave this listen the high rating that I did. If you are looking for something a little different, albeit rather bleak, I would recommend giving this a listen based if only for the narration. Don't get me wrong, the story and descriptions are well done . . . just not for everyone.
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Terrific Short Story with a Great Ending

Terrific short story. Interesting premise with believable characters. Lettie isn't particularly sympathetic she's a little too much of a schemer but one can certainly sympathize with her plight. Corletta or Lettie grew up in Bethnal Green in a working-class family and she doesn't want to end up a drudge like her mother. So she plots and schemes her way into marrying a man who she thought would raise her station in life but in reality not much changes. She comes up with a plan... I don't want to give away any spoilers I'll just say in the end she works hard and ends up with what she wants and thinks she deserves plus a little extra. The story was well crafted to draw the listener in and the narrator was excellent. Her accent was the perfect touch.

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very short bot good

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This was a very short but good listen. For being so short, it is a surprisingly full story. The narration, too, is pretty good.

Great short historical triller

Excellent thriller for such a short story. Lettie's complex characterization comes through, as does that of her husband, Roman. The author does a great job of detailing the physical setting, emotional conflict, pacing and irony in this story. I enjoyed every minute.

The narrator did a nice job telling the tale. It was easy to follow along.

Fans of historical thrillers will enjoy this audiobook. Perfect for those with limited time for listening.

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The Story of Lettie

I enjoyed this short story set in Victorian England. It had some nice twists, although the motives of one of character's actions toward the end could have used some clarification. I wasn't a big fan of the dialogue which was written in a sort of Cockney/poor Londoner style, although this may be due to the narration. Sallie Beaumont does a decent job overall, I just didn't care for her performance on the dialogue. The way this is written is more focused on the narrator telling you the story of Lettie, and as such the dialogue is kind of secondary, which works well, I think.

Overall a darkly enjoyable short story with some sinister twists.

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great

a very cool and nice Thriller not a long book but the full story it's very important to know how to write a short book and this book was absolutely five stars I liked it very much
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Intriguing ... only one glitch ...

...in story and another in production. Narrative is intriguing. Listener feels for Lettie's Plight, undeserved oppression and unfair treatment from her husband - whom she thought would be her salvation from poverty. Details woven well together to let the twists unfold. Plot glitch is in lack of motivation - the boys for their giggling earlier than they could have planned their eventual actions and Lettie's for her sympathetic guilt and then relieved "release." I understand the sound effects as a transitional device. The production glitch was in the earlier transitional sound effects which were mostly distracting though, pleasantly, they became more finessed through the latter part of the audio book. This is one you'll want to listen to.

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Fun short thriller

How do I not give something crucial away? I think the author’s description did a pretty good job. There is some murder that happens in a #metoo vein, you see it coming pretty early. You might not see the resolution of the story so easily.

Narrator did a really good job.

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Great Quick Read

Lettie's Plight by Michael Bussa was a good quick read. The book is set in the Victorian era. Lettie always said she would never be like her mother no matter what. I enjoyed this book.