Tenterhooks
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LibriVox recording of Tenterhooks by Ada Leverson.
Read in English by Helen Taylor
The second of the 'Little Ottleys' trilogy, an Edwardian comedy of manners. Several years have passed since the events in 'Love's Shadow', but Bruce Ottley is as difficult and irksome as ever. His beautiful wife Edith continues to gently manage his foibles, and regards him with a fond tolerance. But then she meets the enchanting - and very handsome - Aylmer Ross. The attraction between them is undeniable, and Edith's quiet serenity is shattered. Could this spell the end for the Ottley's marriage? Feather light, dialogue-packed and often tongue-in-cheek, this is a charming second instalment of a story which - despite its apparent superficiality - shows that Leverson had a keen understanding of human nature and of the society in which she moved. - Summary by Helen Taylor
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Download M4B (151MB)
- 01 - Chapter 1: A Verbal Invitation (13.1Mb)
- 02 - Chapter 2: Opera Glasses (10.2Mb)
- 03 - Chapter 3: The Golden Quoribus (7.9Mb)
- 04 - Chapter 4: The Mitchells (12.3Mb)
- 05 - Chapter 5: The Surprise (8.4Mb)
- 06 - Chapter 6: The Visit (9.6Mb)
- 07 - Chapter 7: Coup de Foudre (11.9Mb)
- 08 - Chapter 8: Archie's Essay (3.6Mb)
- 09 - Chapter 8: Aylmer (14.6Mb)
- 10 - Chapter 10: Shopping Chez Soi (11.4Mb)
- 11 - Chapter 11: P. P. C. (5.1Mb)
- 12 - Chapter 12: The Moonshine Girl (10.4Mb)
- 13 - Chapter 13: The Supper-party (9.7Mb)
- 14 - Chapter 14: The Letter (6.6Mb)
- 15 - Chapter 15: Mavis Argles (11.6Mb)
- 16 - Chapter 16: More of the Mitchells (7.5Mb)
- 17 - Chapter 17: The Agonies of Aylmer (8.8Mb)
- 18 - Chapter 18: A Contretempss (6.6Mb)
- 19 - Chapter 19: An Extraordinary Afternoon (8.8Mb)
- 20 - Chapter 20: Journeys End (3.6Mb)
- 21 - Chapter 21: The Great Exception (12.4Mb)
- 22 - Chapter 22: Another Side of Bruce (13.3Mb)
- 23 - Chapter 23: At Lady Everard's (15.8Mb)
- 24 - Chapter 24: Miss Bennett (5.5Mb)
- 25 - Chapter 25: At Westgate (5.2Mb)
- 26 - Chapter 26: Goggles (6.1Mb)
- 27 - Chapter 27: The Elopement (11.8Mb)
- 28 - Chapter 28: Bruce Returns (12.2Mb)
- 29 - Chapter 29: Intellectual Sympathy (5.3Mb)
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