September

By: Rosamunde Pilcher

Narrated by: Jilly Bond

Seasons change, September comes and goes, but Rosamunde Pilcher's singular narrative voice is eternal. Listeners will be transported to another time and place with this enchanting audiobook from a beloved British author.

A place you will never forget

Rosamunde Pilcher's Scotland...where the fields flourish with greenery, the bills bloom with purple, and the lochs glitter with the bright blue of the sky.

A time you will never forget

September...when the heather is in full flower, the first chill of autumn cools the air, and the countryside stirs with the hunt, balls, dinner parties, and dance.

An audiobook you will never forget

Rosamunde Pilcher's September...a story of homecomings and heartbreaks, friendships, betrayals, forgiveness, and love. From the author of the classic multimillion-copy best seller The Shell Seekers.

A main selection of the Literary Guild and the Doubleday Book Club

©1990 Robin Pilcher, Mark Pilcher, Fiona Pilcher, and Philippa Imrie (P)2017 Hodder & Stoughton Ltd.

Accents were a problem

Would you consider the audio edition of September to be better than the print version?

I have never read the print version, but I had listened to an earlier audio version on cassette tapes. The narration of the earlier audiobook was much better.

What other book might you compare September to and why?

All of the Pilcher books are great. They are favorites we listen to while traveling.

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Jilly Bond?

Donada Peters would have been a better choice. Better accents, better pace.

If you could rename September, what would you call it?

September pretty much says it.

Any additional comments?

The narrator of this book was great with standard British accents. When she did men, older Scottish women, and children, her voice was harsh and unpleasant.

A breath of Scotland in a lovely story

This author never disappoints, but is a master crafter of character, setting, and story. The weave of it allowing you time to get to know the people & the place, to care, to relate & to understand their humanness.

I loved the story and will be seeking out others.

Good story, inferior narrator

I enjoy Rosamunde Pilcher’s stories, but don’t understand why such a mediocre narrator (Jilly Bond) was chosen to read her books. I suffered through, but a better narrator makes a good story great. They missed an opportunity here.

My favorite of all time!

Just a great all around story! If you don’t immediately fall in love Henry then, well, I don’t know. I loved this book so much that I immediately listened to it again! Heard so much more second time through. Really enjoyed the narration, the author knew her characters.

Can’t imagine anyone not loving this book!

Perfection

I loved every moment of this book. The ups and downs, the twists and turns.
Rosemond Pilcher sure know how to tell a story. No wonder this is one of my aunt’s most favorite.

Still a Great Book

Any additional comments?

September is one of my all-time favorite Rosamunde Pilcher books. I started listening to audio books in the 1990s and Rosemunde Pilcher was one of my favorite authors. Listening to this story again 20 years later, I find that the book has not become dated and it it was just as enjoyable the second time around (with one small exception).

The characters are well developed and you feel as if they are people you have always known and have always liked in spite of their weaknesses. The descriptions of the landscape of Scotland and the various homes of the many characters made me feel as if I were there seeing them for myself.

When listening to an audio book that has many characters, such as September, I sometimes make a written list of the characters as a reference to keep me from becoming confused about who is in the current scene. But there is no need with this one---or any of Ms. Pilcher's books for that matter. She does such a fine job of slowly introducing and developing each character that there is no need to make a list. Each character is fully developed, memorable and easy to recall in every scene throughout the book.

Beautifully written, enjoyable to ready, and ever entertaining, September is a book I will revisit again and again.

My one dissatisfaction with this audio version of September was the reader. After listening to the first recorded version I had a certain expectation of excellence from the reader and this version definitely does not measure up. The voices the reader uses for the older women and the young boy became so high pitched and somewhat "schreechy," that in the beginning I almost gave up and went looking for the original version that had been recorded on cassette tapes. But I was so eager to hear this story again that I stayed with it and after a while I stopped cringing when I heard those voices and overlooked this weakness.

All things considered, I still highly recommend this book!

Perfection

Pilcher’s books, exquisitely read in the Scottish and British accents of both old and young characters, have ruined me. I can’t find any audible books that I love more than these. Nothing else compares. “September” was beyond wonderful, just like “Coming Home” was. I only wish that there were hundreds more just like them.

As always…

R. Pilcher does it again! Great storytelling!
Jilly Bond was spectacular in her performance!
Can’t wait for my next listen with this duo!

Great story line

Love the story line, it had many little twist and turns. A little too many characters to follow for me.

Wonderful Rosamunde

This is a wonderful follow up to the Shellseekers. Rosalind Pilcher is a brilliant author, and weaves beautiful stories.