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Frenchman's Creek

By: Daphne du Maurier
Narrated by: John Castle
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This "highly personalized adventure, ultra-romantic" story tells the tale of a woman looking for adventure, only to find it in the arms a rebellious criminal (New York Times).
Bored and restless in London's Restoration Court, Lady Dona escapes into the British countryside with her restlessness and thirst for adventure as her only guides.
Eventually Dona lands in remote Navron, looking for peace of mind in its solitary woods and hidden creeks. She finds the passion her spirit craves in the love of a daring French pirate who is being hunted by all of Cornwall.
Together, they embark upon a quest rife with danger and glory, one which bestows upon Dona the ultimate choice: sacrifice her lover to certain death or risk her own life to save him. Historical Regency Romance Romantic Suspense Suspense Thriller & Suspense Classics Fiction Mystery

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Editor's Pick

My guilty pleasure turns out to be quality fiction—score!
"I confess: I used to sneak Daphne du Maurier novels into science class. Frenchman’s Creek remains the best education I ever had in Chemistry! Dona St. Columb, a bored patrician wife and mother, fed up with the emptiness of London society, retreats to her Cornish estate to find…pirates in the Creek. And their captain? The poetic, handsome French loner matches Dona’s world-weariness, and together…no, I won’t spoil it. Just download the amazing audiobook, and, trust me, it will fill up the time until Poldark’s next season comes to TV."
—Christina H., Audible Editor

Romantic Adventure • Beautiful Writing • Excellent Narration • Captivating Storyline • Historical Setting

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A great beach read. Piracy, love, and humor abound in this period piece. I love the eccentricities of the characters. The narrator does a wonderful job in depicting the superciliousness of the upper class.

Good beach read

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Great reader, brought the story to life. Enjoyed the old fashioned story, fabulous author. Thankyou

FR by DdM

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Attention Audible--the first "Chapter" is multiple plus 1/3 chapters, bifurcating a single chapter that begins with over 8 minutes left in "Chapter 1" and ends over 16 minutes into "Chapter 2"...huh?! Why?! These completely random chapter settings made it virtually impossible to know when I could start and stop it. Very good story, excellent narration, but unless you're listening to it in one sitting, beware the horribly inaccurate chapter divisions!

Good Book, Confusingly Inaccurate Chapter Settings

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Du Maurier’s story puts a woman of means into an interesting dilemma. Can she follow her heart and her longing to be free? Or must she do as society dictates and compromise her happiness? Excellent narration and engaging tale!

Great story of love and longing and choices to be made.

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Voice inflection and accents, genders, local dialects are perfect. It was
like watching a movie in my head. Best reading I have heard.

outstanding performance. Clear, perfect

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