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Marie Beaumont, , read by Kate Reading. . Blackstone Audio, $29.95 (0pp) ISBN 978-1-4332-0808-9
Nothing could be more challenging for an audiobook reader than to take on the character of a voice-over artist. Fran Clark, a well-to-do Londoner burnt out thanks to two small children, an unfaithful husband and two unexpectedly pregnant friends, is in the grip of early onset midlife crisis and a career-ruining case of stage fright. Kate Reading's bravura performance nails down every character, including the mothers in a posh London district, a Germanic school administrator, many small children and Fran's charming but wayward husband, who is given a suave, sexy voice that ignites his thousand-watt smile. The grand finale finds Fran attempting to impress her children's friends and their parents by imitating the cast of
Reviewed on: 03/31/2008
Genre: Audio
Compact Disc - 978-1-4332-0811-9
Downloadable Audio - 978-1-4332-4173-4
Hardcover - 304 pages - 978-1-4013-0319-8
MP3 CD - 978-1-4332-0809-6
Open Ebook - 304 pages - 978-1-4013-9523-0
Paperback - 304 pages - 978-1-4013-4094-0
Peanut Press/Palm Reader - 304 pages - 978-1-4013-9035-8
Portable Document Format (PDF) - 304 pages - 978-1-4013-9036-5
Pre-Recorded Audio Player - 978-1-60640-753-0