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This is a favorite of mine, I’ve read it a couple of times, I have a used paperback The Foundling
, and since I wasn’t quick enough to grab the Audible, narrated by my fave Heyer narrator, Phyllida Nash, I bought the CD collection to savor!
My copy is another of the Harlequin editions with the silly covers. This one has you looking through what seems to be a carriage window, except that it has an Irish lace curtain, at a palatial home in the neoclassical style, in front of which a tubby fellow is trying hard to stay on a bucking horse. Huh?Here it is:
On this read it strikes me how well GH sets things up. You learn a lot about Gilly & his uncle's character in the first few pages.
Yes, you really feel for Gilly - everyone loves him and cares for him, but they are smothering him! Really feeling that in this read.
This will be my third read, and I will start tonight. I have the Sourcebooks paperback for this read.
This will be my first read and I am excited. I am on the waiting list for a copy from the library; next person so it shouldn't be long to wait.
I have read this one many times and always enjoy it. I'm reading on my kindle this time and this is the cover
Abigail, that man on a bucking horse is certainly odd.
This is a second time read/listen for me. It wasn't a favorite GH book, but I really enjoyed Phyllida Nash as a narrator. This time I am listening to the Peter Noble version from audible.co.uk
I'm so excited! I haven't read The Foundling yet!
Julia wrote: "I'm so excited! I haven't read The Foundling yet!"It's a good one!
It's my first time to read it and I have the same Harlequin cover as Abigail. I got my paperback from the library. I will start it in a day or two. So busy lately. We're in that snowstorm in the Midwest so you'd think I'd have plenty of time to read. LOL
Julia wrote: "I'm so excited! I haven't read The Foundling yet!"I'm excited for you and looking forward to your posts about it.
Martha wrote: "It's my first time to read it and I have the same Harlequin cover as Abigail. I got my paperback from the library. I will start it in a day or two. So busy lately. We're in that snowstorm in the Mi..."Stay safe and warm, Martha (born and raised in Chicago, I feel your pain!) Enjoy Foundling when you get to it!
I really envy anyone for whom this is a first read. I'm not too far along but I think I'd better post in the spoiler thread.
Jackie wrote, “that man on a bucking horse is certainly odd.”Yes, I keep wondering about who is the plump character with bad horsemanship skills!
Heidi wrote: "This is a second time read/listen for me. It wasn't a favorite GH book, but I really enjoyed Phyllida Nash as a narrator. This time I am listening to the Peter Noble version from audible.co.uk [boo..."I feel like I’m falling well behind here, I haven’t started yet! A first read for me. I’m tossing up between Kindle and Audible - would you recommend Peter Noble’s narration Heidi? Has anyone else listened to his version?
I can’t help you with the audiobook selection, Julie, but I haven’t started yet either and have about 400 pages of other reading to do before I can!
Julie wrote: "Heidi wrote: "This is a second time read/listen for me. It wasn't a favorite GH book, but I really enjoyed Phyllida Nash as a narrator. This time I am listening to the Peter Noble version from audi..."I'm only just starting too, Julie. This time I am listening to the audible audiobook narrated by Peter Noble due to the print copy I have being just too small for my eyes this time. I'm just two chapters in and so far enjoying the narration.
Susan in NC wrote: "This is a favorite of mine, I’ve read it a couple of times, I have a used paperback The Foundling, and since I wasn’t quick enough to grab the Audib..."Susan in NC wrote: "This is a favorite of mine, I’ve read it a couple of times, I have a used paperback The Foundling
, and since I wasn’t quick enough to grab the Audib..."This is also the copy that I have presently 😊
I love this book, and it’s one of my faves.
I think I read it back in the 70’s, but didn’t quite care for it then, and I don’t even think I read it in its entirety at that point.
Now, it’s my Heyer top five. Just love it!
Julie wrote: "Heidi wrote: "This is a second time read/listen for me. It wasn't a favorite GH book, but I really enjoyed Phyllida Nash as a narrator. This time I am listening to the Peter Noble version from audi..."Sorry, I can’t say, as that audiobook narration is not available here - in fact, the Phyllida Nash is no longer available, either. I bought the audiobook CD of Nash’s narration.
Don’t pressure yourself, start when you can, and enjoy!
Thanks Abigail, Lesley and Susan. :) I’ll give the audio a try. It’s a pity the Nash ones seem generally unavailable now, everyone speaks so highly of them. Hadn’t thought of a CD option!
Oh my goodness… Gilly is such a sweetheart!! What a lovely character. I’m nearly halfway. There seems to be a lot more description in this one. I loved all the details of the stagecoach journey, and Gilly’s preparations for going away.
Julie wrote: "Oh my goodness… Gilly is such a sweetheart!! What a lovely character. I'm nearly halfway. There seems to be a lot more description in this one. I loved all the details of the stagecoach journey, ..."
Apologies for not responding sooner, Julie. The Noble narration is thoroughly enjoyable and, I wholeheartedly agree Gilly is a sweetheart. It is a nice change of pace to hear the story told in male voices since the story is written from Gilly's perspective.
Heidi wrote: "Julie wrote: "Oh my goodness… Gilly is such a sweetheart!! What a lovely character. I'm nearly halfway. There seems to be a lot more description in this one. I loved all the details of the stagec..."
No problem Heidi! I’ve just finished, and I enjoyed the narration too. I was impressed, Noble does a great job with all the voices.
Just finished and enjoyed it so much.
Heidi wrote: "Julie wrote: "Oh my goodness… Gilly is such a sweetheart!! What a lovely character. I'm nearly halfway. There seems to be a lot more description in this one. I loved all the details of the stagec..."
That’s a good point, a male narrator would be interesting! I hope all of these Heyer narrations on Audible will become available again, I don’t know why they have disappeared from Amazon US.
Julie wrote: "Heidi wrote: "Julie wrote: "Oh my goodness… Gilly is such a sweetheart!! What a lovely character. I'm nearly halfway. There seems to be a lot more description in this one. I loved all the details..."
Oh, now I really hope this one becomes available here! Definitely worth an Audible credit…;) I’m trying to build up my Heyer audiobook library. The Reading the Detectives group has an upcoming read of Behold, Here's Poison, and the Audible was not available! I have the paperback and enjoyed my reread, but I find the audiobooks of Heyer’s books so entertaining, I hope they aren’t being phased out for some reason.
I'm rereading this
for the third or fourth time. This time I'm reading very slowly and find myself more into it than I expected. I keep flipping ahead to remind myself what happened and not waiting for it all to unfold.
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Is this a first read for anyone? If not, how many times have you read this title?
Since this wasn't a favourite of mine in my young years (although I love it now) I have probably only read it a mere 40 times! Previously I have used my old Pan, but this time I am reading an Arrow.
This is the NON spoiler thread, so please no open spoilers, but using spoiler tags is fine! We don't want to spoil a first read for anyone!