Deborah Goes to Dover, M. C. Beaton
Deborah Goes to Dover, M. C. Beaton
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Deborah Goes to Dover
A Novel of Regency England

Author: M. C. Beaton

Narrator: Helen Lisanti

Unabridged: 5 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/01/2012

Synopsis

A dead employer’s legacy of five thousand pounds has allowed spinster Hannah Pym to resign from housekeeping and enjoy traveling the English countryside by coach. But adventure soon finds Miss Pym in the form of runaway brides, spirited heiresses, and international refugees, who continue to test her expert matchmaking skills.Destined for Dover, Miss Pym scents the potential for a match between fellow coachmates when she meets Abigail Conningham, traveling with her mother to a loveless marriage arranged by an uncle, and Captain Beltravers, an army officer still mourning his dead wife and child. And that’s just the beginning.Next, Miss Pym has her matchmaking work cut out for her when she encounters the pretty but hoydenish Lady Deborah Western. Encouraged by an unruly twin brother, the spirited, golden-haired Deborah seems set on dressing and acting the tomboy, much to the dismay of her handsome neighbor, the Earl of Ashton. But with the help of Pym’s clever maneuverings, Lady Deborah will soon be well and truly matched.

About M. C. Beaton

M. C. Beaton (1936–2019), hailed as the “Queen of Crime” by the Globe and Mail, was the author of the New York Times and USA Today bestselling Agatha Raisin novels—the basis for the hit series on Acorn TV—as well as the Hamish Macbeth series. Born in Scotland, Beaton also wrote nearly one hundred historical romances under several pseudonyms. Her books have been translated into nineteen languages and sold more than twenty-two million copies worldwide.

About Helen Lisanti

Helen Lisanti graduated from London’s Guildhall School of Music and Drama and performed on stage in numerous repertory and West End plays before moving to the United States, where she has worked as a voice actor for more than fifteen years. Helen’s eclectic résumé includes corporate productions, e-learning projects, television, radio, and Internet commercials. She has narrated several children’s stories, timeless classics, and was a 2007 Hollywood Book Festival audiobook category winner.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mela on May 16, 2022

The best of the series (so far, perhaps the last part is even better). It was hilarious. Some scenes were gushing with wit. Hannah and Benjamin were marvelous. Of course, there were also wise points, for example, the capture of the time when the bond between grown-up twins lessen (so sad for them, bu......more

Goodreads review by HR-ML on September 09, 2020

England 1800. This had wit, and some mystery, but I preferred book #4. The Earl of Ashton saw Lady Deborah in a new light after her surrendering her: men's clothing and hunting & fishing with her twin brother William & her choosing to become familiar w/ her feminine side. The father of the twins was......more

Goodreads review by Kate on August 05, 2023

Once again Hannah and her adorably loyal footman, Benjamin, steal the show. This is the fifth book in a wonderfully entertaining, comedic Regency series. Its uncontested star is spinster and former housekeeper, 45-year-old Miss Hannah Pym. It is ideal to read all six of the books in this series seque......more

Goodreads review by Aarathi Burki on August 07, 2021

4.5/5 This series is one of my all time favourites, I am simply in love with this series. It never stops amusing me, it’s so much fun reading these books, Miss Hannah pym is the most dearest character I have ever read, you simply cannot stop liking her. She has no life of her own, she has no family o......more

Goodreads review by QNPoohBear on February 07, 2014

Miss Hannah Pym is off on another adventure, lovesick herself and not noticing the other passengers, she is soon involved in an adventure when her footman enters a prize fight in order to pay his gambling debts. Hannah makes the acquaintance of Lord Ashton and his nineteen year old twin neighbors, m......more

Quotes

“In another of her lighthearted Regency romps…the intrepid Miss Pym encounters the hoydenish Lady Deborah Western… Miss Pym scents the potential for a match, the second she is maneuvering on the trip, the first involving her coach companions Abigail Conningham, traveling with her mother to a loveless marriage arranged by an uncle…Lady Deborah’s transition to womanhood and the reappearance of an old enemy of Miss Pym’s liven up the proceedings before all ends well. As always, Chesney’s story is frothily entertaining.” Publishers Weekly

“Voyaging by coach from London to Dover may seem a tame event, but with Pym along, the only predictable matter is that romance will surely blossom. When the coach is boarded by a tearful girl and her mother, a gruff military man, and a clergyman with a mousy wife, even Pym considers them ‘a dull lot.’ However, a boxing match, an old vendetta, a spiteful sister, and a pair of mischievous twins add sparkle to the story.” Booklist

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