[issybird]

Originally Posted by issybird

I've started Mrs. Adams in Winter by Michael O'Brien, read by Cassandra Campbell, an account of Louisa Catherine Adams's trip from St. Petersburg to rejoin her husband, John Quincy Adams, in Paris, during the winter of 1815. I'm quite charmed by its discursive style thus far.

I found the book quite enjoyable. History-lite in its broad range, but that was part of the appeal. An interesting snapshot of European travel in the early 19th century as well as an examination of the dynamics of a marriage in an age when women had little agency. However, Cassandra Campbell's narration, while pleasant in tone, was rife with mispronunciations. I won't listen to another book read by her. Really a shoddy job.

Originally Posted by ElspethB

Itill missing Jack and Stephen, though.

This past winter, once thing that helped me get over the withdrawal pangs was listening to a few of the Bernard Cornwell Sharpe books. They're no Aubrey/Maturin in sweep or style, but are still quite entertaining tales of derring-do during the Napoleonic Wars. While the books tend to the formulaic, the historical events that serve as a springboard are quite fascinating in themselves.