The Heroines

By: Eileen Favorite

Narrated by: Charlotte Parry

Eileen Favorite's fiction debut pays homage to her love of literature.

Penny Entwhistle's mother runs a bed and breakfast frequented by literary heroines. Madame Bovary, Scarlett O'Hara, and Franny Glass all stayed for a temporary retreat before returning to their inevitable fates - which Penny and her mother must be careful not to interfere with. But when an unwelcome guest arrives, 13-year-old Penny must rely on the heroines she's always been jealous of to help her.

©2008 Eileen Favorite (P)2008 Recorded Books

Critic reviews

"Favorite offers a fun take on the impact literature can have on our lives." ( Publishers Weekly)

Clever concept, not at all what I thought it would be.

I loved the premise of this tale. The story itself, I did listen to it from beginning to end, but only because I wanted to like it more and thought maybe this next chapter will bring that satisfaction. I felt constant frustration with the holes in the plot and gratuitous addition of heroines here and there. While I’d have loved to listen to a differently explored concept of a house for wayward and distressed heroines, as is, I regret having listened to this book.

Trigger Warning: Pelvic Exams and Asylums

This took a not great turn when the lead girl is put through an unnecessary rape kit and then held in an asylum for an insurance scam. I couldn’t get back into the story with that happening. It was awful. Shocking young girls after manipulating their mothers into relinquishing them to their care. It was horrible.

Disappointing

Premise could have been so wonderful. I laugh because the story talks about a cheap rate novel and that is how this felt. Too disjointed and your typical cheap ending.