Wideacre

Wideacre, Book 1

By: Philippa Gregory

Narrated by: Emma Powell

Featuring a foreword recorded exclusively for Audible by Philippa Gregory and an interview with the author.

Philippa Gregory's first story in the best-selling Wideacre trilogy. A compelling tale of passion and intrigue set in the 18th century. From the author of The Other Boleyn Girl and The Virgin's Lover.

Wideacre Hall, set in the heart of the English countryside, is the ancestral home that Beatrice Lacey loves. But as a woman of the 18th century, she has no right of inheritance. Corrupted by a world that mistreats women, she sets out to corrupt others.

Sexual and willful, she believes that the only way to achieve control over Wideacre is through a series of horrible crimes, and no-one escapes the consequences of her need to possess the land.

©2006 Philippa Gregory (P)2017 Audible, Ltd

Critic reviews

"The eighteenth-century woman is a neglected creature but, in the figure of her heroine, Philippa Gregory has defined a certain kind of wildness.... This is a novel written from instinct, not out of calculation, and it shows." (Peter Ackroyd, The Times)

Long and drawn out

Ms. Emma Powell did an amazing job telling the story.. The story itself was long and boring at times.. There is murder and incest for those who love something different..

Different

The book is written well but is long and not a happy ending. The incest is difficult and not pleasant.

Fantastic book

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I have enjoyed everyone of Philippa Gregory’s books but this is one of my favorites. Her characters are wonderful and have several layers to them. This was a real page turner. I am looking forward to reading the second in this trilogy.

Couldn’t stop listening

I couldn’t stop listening even though I wanted to. The main character is so terrible and depraved that it was hard to listen as each chapter she increases in her depravity. However it is so well written that I had to stay for the entire book.

Pass!

Normally, I like me some Philippe Gregory but this book was too much! About 20 hours too much. Too much incest. Too much sex. And we get it, Beatrice is a terrible, terrible human being. I was over it about a quarter of the way through but for some reason I feel the need to finish my books. So I did. I think it had the potential to be good but it missed the mark.