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The Fortune Hunter

By: Daisy Goodwin
Narrated by: Clare Corbett
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In 1875, Sisi, the Empress of Austria is the woman that every man desires and every woman envies.

Beautiful, athletic and intelligent, Sisi has everything - except happiness. Bored with the stultifying etiquette of the Hapsburg Court and her dutiful but unexciting husband, Franz Joseph, Sisi comes to England to hunt. She comes looking for excitement and she finds it in the dashing form of Captain Bay Middleton, the only man in Europe who can outride her. Ten years younger than her and engaged to the rich and devoted Charlotte, Bay has everything to lose by falling for a woman who can never be his. But Bay and the Empress are as reckless as each other, and their mutual attraction is a force that cannot be denied.

Full of passion and drama, THE FORTUNE HUNTER tells the true story of a nineteenth century Queen of Hearts and a cavalry captain, and the struggle between love and duty.

©2014 Daisy Goodwin Productions (P)2014 Headline Digital Historical Fiction Fiction Heartfelt

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Critic reviews

'Timeless, tantalising and ultimately, hugely satisfying. A terrific novel' (Richard and Judy, Richard and Judy Book Club)
'Wonderful characters, completely assured writing and feel for the hunting milieu and above all such fun. It's going to be a giant hit' (Amanda Craig)
'Daisy Goodwin has triumphed again. In THE FORTUNE HUNTER she weaves a rich and textured tale of desire and ambition. Sizzling with energy and passion on every page, Goodwin's characters compel the reader to fall in love with them' (Amanda Foreman)
'A sumptuous, scrumptious confection, with country houses, Austrian Empresses and Victorian glamour galore' (Lucy Worsley)
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Will read again & again . Really liked this book.good very good exceptionally good goodgood. Good good

Great read

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Well written and excellently narrated by Clare Corbett, this is a an easy, gentle listen.

The pace is steady, having said that, there is not much really in the story to get your teeth into..and I did find myself wishing for the end sooner than it arrived. You do find yourself wishing that the Empress would get her hair cut at various stages of the book...so not so diffiult for the mind to wander!

The story did make me look up the various real life characters 'loosely' represented in the story, so I did learn a few new things, which is always good.

I am not sure if I will listen to another Daisy Goodwin novel, but I will certainly look up for other reads from this narrator, as she did an outstanding job.

An easy listen

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I enjoyed the book and the reading by Clare Corbett. It was a good illustration of life in a bygone age and of unconventional women - both the heiress and the empress. My only gripe is that the ending seemed contrived with the coincidences that end at the Grand National not sitting well alongside the pace of the book. As the book is loosely based on real people it is a shame it didn't go onto their marriage and the death of the 'hero'. This would have been a better end than leaving the story in Liverpool (Aintree).

Ending let down the book

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Most enjoyable story with a twist ….
And the narrator did an amazing job 👍

Now I will have to check what I shall download next —-
Always sad when a great story/ book comes to an end ….

Extremely well written and presented….

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some bits were entertaining and ikept me curious, but on the whole it was predictable and tedious. I've read better mills and boon!

boring and predictable

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What disappointed you about The Fortune Hunter?

Predictable

What could Daisy Goodwin have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

Use some imagination, it just needed some more gumph

What didn’t you like about Clare Corbett’s performance?

Not very convincing accents

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

Boredom

Any additional comments?

Maybe just not for me, I was looking for a bit of intregue, history sadly this was more "Mills & Boon"

BORING

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