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Being Elizabeth

A Novel

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Being Elizabeth

By: Barbara Taylor Bradford
Narrated by: Katherine Kellgren
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The number-one bestselling author delivers her most provocative, sizzling novel yet—a story of money, power, love, and betrayal that only Barbara Taylor Bradford could write.

At age twenty-five, Elizabeth Deravenel finds herself in a position few women her age could image: the head of Deravenels, a business empire that spans the globe. It's a company whose reach is wide and whose secrets are deep. Deravenels has roots that go far back in her family's history, and she knows the price that many had to pay to see it reach the success it is today. And Elizabeth is the youngest executive in the company she now leads. Surrounded by rumors and disloyalty, she knows that there are many people who would give anything to take down the company—and her with it. With her enemies circling, she finds herself at a crossroad of choices involving her mind, her heart, and her destiny. As scandal surrounds the one man she's ever loved, Elizabeth discovers how the next move she makes could have deadly and final consequences. Being Elizabeth is Barbara Taylor Bradford at her storytelling best.

"Rife with dastardly internecine struggles, smoldering illicit passion, and cowardly insidious betrayals…packs as much intrigue as any Shakespearean royal drama."

---Booklist on The Heir

©2008 Barbara Taylor Bradford; (P)2008 Macmillan Audio
20th Century Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Women's Fiction
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Like how the story develops but got lost with many names in the story. Disappointed with the end of story would have love to know more about the main character and their life.

Good story

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This was Barbara Taylor Bradford at her best, and with a twist. When I read about this book I didn't think I'd like it, but I was captivated from the first paragraph. The story is fast-paced and well-told, I really love the opulent elegance of Taylor Bradford's world. The naration was flawless, and brought the book to life. This woman, Elizabeth Turner, was about as far removed from me as a woman can be, and yet I was able to see inside her. For a glorious 13 hours or so, I really felt I was Elizabeth! Now that is what a good book is all about!

I Felt I Was Elizabeth.

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I thought the book was fantastic quite riveting storyline. The one thing that spoiled it was the narrator- she kept interchanging one of the main character’s name - one minute Robert and the next minute Robin - quite spoiled the effects but as for Barbara Taylor Bradford Taylor exceptional. J.M.

Name change.

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The concept of taking a period of history is not unknown, but setting the historical characters in a modern setting is perhaps not as well known. Barbara Taylor Bradford excels herself in this book.I have not enjoyed a book so much in a long time. Knowing the period in history she used and being very fond of that period myself I was a bit apprehensive however I needn't have worried.Ms Bradford worked the story so well, that you forgot about the historical character and became more interested and caught up with the modern day ones. I can't praise the reader high enough, she made it come alive for me. Yes, congratulations all round!!

A fascinating twist.

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The narration of this story turns it from being ok though nowhere near as good as the other Ravenscar books to a dreary listen. Don't bother with it.

Would you ever listen to anything by Barbara Taylor Bradford again?

Yes perhaps

Who might you have cast as narrator instead of Katherine Kellgren?

Anyone

Was Being Elizabeth worth the listening time?

No

Ok but terrible narration

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