Mrs. Budley Falls from Grace

The Poor Relation, Book 3

De: M. C. Beaton

Narrado por: Davina Poter

Eliza Budley is a beautiful widow whose husband gambled away his fortune. Lady Fortescue reminds the others that, to be fair, Mrs. Budley has no relatives on whom she can call. Gentle Mrs. Budley thinks she has escaped her fate until Sir Philip comes up with a plan: He has heard that the elderly Marquess of Peterhouse is senile, a widower, extremely rich, and unlikely to remember whether Mrs. Budley is a relative or not. So off Mrs. Budley goes to the bleak castle where the marquess turns out to be not so old, hardly senile, and, in fact, quite handsome.

The loveable characters from the Poor Relation Hotel return in this sparkling and adventurous Regency from Marion Chesney.

©1993 Marion Chesney. All rights reserved. (P)2012 AudioGO

The best thus far

I really enjoy this series. Porter is fantastic with her narration , the plot is interesting and moves along well and I LOVE the the characters. There is also a great deal of humor in the books and I often lol at their antics. Go ahead and listen to this series. You won't regret it.

Clever Regency Mystery

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I love this series. Beaton has created a wonderful cast of characters that the reader wants to spend time with and see how they resolve their predicaments. Davina Porter does an awesome job of reading this tale.

Who was your favorite character and why?

It's be grand fun following Ms. Budley and seeing her slowly growing stronger.

Have you listened to any of Davina Poter’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I love Davina Porter as a narrator. I have actually ended up listening to books that I would ordinarily skip over simply because she is the performer.

Great

As usual I enjoyed this next one in the series. Fun story and characters. Fantastic narration.

series

i love her rknanced series when she was busily writing them. I read them in retrospect of having read all the Agatha and Hamish books to date. i look forward to them all and then catching up with her last 2: Agatha and Hamish, posthumously in 2020

Fantastic!

Well written, extremely amusing and perfectly narrated on Audible! Enjoy the entire series from the beginning. This is book #3.

Dear Mrs. Budley lands her aristocrat!

Sort of a mixture of Austen and Dickens, Beaton's conceit in this series is a fashionable hotel run by a group of shabby genteel folk, who pool their resources to create a business that supports them all and opens up opportunities for romance, regency style. By book 3 we realize that each and every one of the unmarried poor relations is going to end up securely settled with a proper mate, and I for one, enjoy the lack of uncertainty about these highly likable characters. I will most certainly finish the entire series, which the brilliant Davina Porter renders a delight.

The Poor Relations Series

What made the experience of listening to Mrs. Budley Falls from Grace the most enjoyable?

I am totally hooked on this series. Ms. Poter's narration is wonderful. I am delighted
by the main character's personalities and can't wait for the next book to see what
they get involved in this time.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Sir Philip is the most colorful character. He is a rake, kind, hateful,sweet, and
totally unpredictable.

What does Davina Poter bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

I have listened to her narations of M.C.Beaton and enjoyed them but this series is her
finest performance. Her characters come alive. She deserves 5 stars for this
narration.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

The series brings laughs, worry, historical information, and pure delight.

Still loving this series!

These books basically follow the same storyline in each. But, I love listening to Davina Poter...each book has me laughing out loud. I don't think the series would be as good if read by anyone other than Ms. Poter. If you want an unexpected treat and light listening material that will give you a good chuckle now and then....then, choose this series!

This Poor Relation series by Marion Chesney is delightful.

Each character is engaging. I find myself giggling and even so moved as to tear up at the ups and downs of their lives. Thank you for your wonderful imagination Ms. Chesney. If only you were still with us to create more!

As good as the others in the series

This is such a great series. Davina Porter is an amazing narrator and the story line is incredibly entertaining.

I have to buy the next in the series-- and I rarely buy books but usually wait for the next month's credit. these are just that good.