Clarissa, Jean Jacobsen
Clarissa, Jean Jacobsen
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Clarissa

Author: Jean Jacobsen

Narrator: Sandra Murphy

Unabridged: 6 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Spoken Realms

Published: 09/19/2020

Synopsis

Tragedy brings them together. Will love tear them apart?New York City, 1832. Clarissa Tanner is carefree and lighthearted until the sudden death of her parents. Forced to pay off family debts or lose her horse farm, she’s given one choice: auction off her beloved horses or reluctantly enter 1830s New York Society social season to face the dreaded marriage market.Nicholas is a man on a mission, searching for his missing brother. Fearing Liam may be the victim of foul play, Nicholas needs to keep a low profile while conducting his search. He takes a position as a dance instructor, providing refresher lessons to the beautiful but distracted Clarissa.Clarissa and Nicholas find a connection through grief and movement as they fight their attraction to one another. Will they give in to their desires and find true love, or will family obligations keep them apart?

About Jean Jacobsen

Jean Jacobsen is an award-winning storyteller of sweet, American historical romance. Featuring strong female characters who believe they can accomplish whatever they set their minds to, she pens stories that transcend the heart. Because of Jean’s deep passion for history, she includes real events from the time period, making her stories come to life as they transport you to a bygone era.

About Sandra Murphy

Sandra Murphy, the Voice Mama, is a versatile voice over artist and award-winning audiobook narrator. Her compelling, sophisticated voice wraps you in a warm hug whether you are laughing or crying along with her women’s fiction narration or feeling empowered to lead with your organization with confidence after listening to her non-fiction audiobooks. Sandra knows that there is so much more to a story than the words on the page and is adept at using her theatrical instincts to bring stories to life fully enveloping the listener in the story.

Reviews

Goodreads review by David on June 08, 2012

One may as well admit it at once: this is not a novel everyone will enjoy. Some will find it intolerable. At a million words, it’s the longest novel in the English language, and very slow-moving, perhaps the most slow-moving novel ever written, even considering Proust and The Magic Mountain. It’s ha......more

Goodreads review by Vanessa on September 07, 2011

A lot of nonsense is talked about Clarissa. It's essentially a rape fantasy, ending in the death of the victim. Condense it down to 60,000 words, stick a distressed nude on the cover and, if it isn't banned, it would sell like hot cakes on Amazon. According to Lord Macaulay, once entered in Clarissa,......more

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