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Blessop's Wife

Historical Mysteries Collection, Book 1

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Blessop's Wife

By: Barbara Gaskell Denvil
Narrated by: Gildart Jackson
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Summary

He's a spy for the king. She's a fighter who barely survived a treacherous relationship. Can they try their hand at uncovering one of England's biggest conspiracies?

In 1483 London, Andrew works as a spy for the king’s brother Richard. Through necessity, he has lived life in the shadows. When tragedy points to regicide, Andrew delves deeper into a maze of dangerous duplicity.

When young Tyballis discovers her husband has been arrested for murder, she is delighted. As a young orphan coerced to marry her abusive neighbor, she was horribly used. Now is her chance to be rid of him for good and find the confidence she never had.

When Tyballis joins forces with the motley network of Andrew’s informers and thieves, they are lured into the dark and dangerous world of medieval London’s political intrigue and back alley slums. It’s not long before Tyballis is accused of murder herself…

Blessop’s Wife is a thought-provoking mystery that fuses fact and fiction to stunning effect and explores what it means to be human.

©2023 Barbara Gaskell Denvil (P)2023 Podium Audio Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Medieval Mystery Romance Marriage England Middle Ages Espionage
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This is great listen. I loved the characters and the historic details. The narration is excellent. I will defiantly be reading and listening to more of Barbara Gaskell Denvil work

Brilliantly plotted story

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Apart from the weird eyelid licking, it was very sweet and I love that the author actually painted Richard III in a good light, he was supposed to be a good ruler over his people in the north and well liked and a good and fair man but things have been so twisted over time that most people still think that he was just a hideous power grasping murderer but this portrayal was nice and the characters were well written and likeable and those that were meant to be unlikeable were also very well written, the narrator did a great job too and I hope he reads the rest of the series! Would definitely recommend to other historical fiction lovers and although I saw the twist coming from quite a while into it it will still be a great twist to a lot of people and some won’t be expecting it to be that person! Thoroughly enjoyed it and it was a long one too! It kept me company for the best part of 3 days while I was busy cleaning and sorting through a load of old junk at home! :)

Loved it

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Loved this story. Always a little plot and keeps your interest. I remember the narrators voice from another book and he’s good to listen to.

Action packed

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An interesting story, took me a little while to get into it but a good easy listen. Sometimes a little silly but the story is woven round an interesting central character and events around Edward IV and Richard , Duke of Gloucester. The narrator is excellent.

Richard III path to the throne

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Loved this book , enjoyed the main character story. Fantastic story enjoyed every minute. The narrator was perfect. Sad I’ve finished

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