Molly

By: M. C. Beaton

Narrated by: Charlotte Anne Dore

Length: 4 hrs and 50 mins

Publisher's summary

She had dared turn a cold shoulder to London's prize catch. She was a precocious American upstart who thought beauty, brains, and bravery were enough to conquer London society. Well, he'd show her! Nobody spurned Lord David Manley, the most eligible bachelor in town - not publicly, not privately. He was determined that she'd soon be trembling in his arms, desperately in love with the man she had dared mock. David Manley always got his way, and Miss Molly Maguire presented a challenge he couldn't resist. But Lord David had never met anyone quite like this headstrong heiress who fought like the devil, looked like an angel, and had all London society dangling on a string.

In this whirlwind series, Marion Chesney brings us spirited, independent women who are at once bewitching, beguiling, and determined to make their mark on the world, be it within their social circle or extending beyond. With their arms wide open, these women are absolutely original and unforgettable, as are the tales in which they are featured.

©1980 Marion Chesney (P)2014 Blackstone Audiobooks

The accents will make you giggle. 😝

There a couple of things to consider when listening to this book.
1) It was originally written in 1980. Some of the man and woman ideals are a little questionable.
2)I feel like the narrator did her best when switching from a Brooklyn dialect to a British dialect. Totally different type of dialect, totally different vowels. It would be very difficult for anyone to do. But man that is something that poor Charlotte really struggles with. I giggled a few times.
3) This title was a pretty simple story. I think the author was going for a kind of gangs of New York style back story. Where the heroine can shoot a gun and acts a bit like an outlaw. But it came across more like a western. Lol. Which was also funny.
4) Overall it was simple, cute, and easy to listen to little story. Not Beaton’s best work by any means. But not bad overall. Especially because it is free from audible.

just silly

rags to riches to rags again.

This was just silly and too unrealistic. I believe if I had read the book , I would of still enjoyed it . This book could of still been entertaining but the American accents were awful! Although the heroins were brought up with rough New York slang dialects, Molly and her sister sounded old hags.

Different and good except for the reader

Different types of characters than normal and different types of locations. I really enjoyed this book. Interesting contrast between British and American cultures at the turn of the 20th century. The reader is the only downside really. Dore must be listened to at 1.25 speed but still her epic lack of pacing, pronunciation and vocabulary continues to shock and distract me. When merde was pronounced I didn't even know what she had said. Her rampant incorrect pronunciations diminishes comprehension every time.

love this series

I know these were published years ago but I love this series. I am a fan of Marian Chesney aka MCBeaton and am so sad of her passing.

Change Narrator

Cute story but the narrator did not do it justice. Terrible imitation of both male and female characters. I hope to remember the name so as not to hear her ruin another possible good read.

Love the author, but

I love this author and have read or listen to anything I can find by her. This story was just too weak, no sparkle, no fun. Make it a miss.

Hilarious

Loved listening to Ruddy and David reading the romance novels!!!Could not stop laughing..just imagining them trying to copy the hero’s in the story!!!

Meh.

I love this author. I’ve both read and listened to almost all of her works. This is not my favorite. This is in fact my least favorite this far. The accents are interesting. She tries.

My review.

The story was cute . the narrator was awful!!!!. when she tried an American accent, she sounded like. a loud squawking chicken. she was absolutely awful.

Absolute worse narrator

All the dialects were completely wrong. The men sounded like women and Molly sounded like Annie Oakley. Mannish and hurt the ears. Waste of time listening to this.