Davenport House 7: Hard Times

By: Marie Silk

Narrated by: Allyson Voller

The family saga concludes in this final installment to Davenport House. Confusion abounds at Davenport Estate after a neighbor's sudden disappearance. Further questions arise when a tombstone is uncovered on the land, but no one seems to know who it belongs to or where it came from. A case of brain fever affects one of the ladies and threatens to turn fatal. Meanwhile, the household staff prepares for change with the hiring of a new housekeeper and servant boy.

Just when they think their problems are buried in the past, the residents of the house are forced to confront their former adversaries and greatest fears. In the midst of feelings of betrayal and heartbreak, the ladies are about to discover what they are truly capable of - and that there is more to the story than they ever realized.

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Davenport House 7

I am sorry to see this series end.I have enjoyed all of the books.It was nice visiting Clara,Mary,Phillip,etc again.Clars is stood up once again.Mrs Davenport makes an appearance.Williams doctoring is jeopardized. Allyson Vollier was a fine narrator.I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.' I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.' 

Maturity and life experience, changes outlook.

Yes, things seem to go in circles, and in this finale episode , we seem to have traveled the full circle.
We still have some problems and angst to go through, but eventually those of the House are as one.

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4/5 Davenport House #7: Hard times by Marie Silk
Narrated by Allyson Voller
Run Time: 4 hrs and 42 mins

Summary:
Joe disappears, leaving Clara practically at the alter, yet again. That messes with her head pretty good. Mary’s still in pain from stuff in the previous book. Her husband’s still kinda clueless.

Additional Comments:
- As usual, there’s a lot going on.
- There are a lot of spots in this series where ya just want to reach in and smack some sense into the characters, but thankfully, such moments were less in this final book. There are still a few minor threads that are unresolved, but all the main ones have satisfactory conclusions.
- There’s even a nice twist concerning one of the semi-villainous characters.
- The series is kind of like Downton Abby. Lots of drama. Less drama with the servants this round.
- Not many new characters since we’re so far along in the series. Jimmy’s new, I think.
- The epilogue is all right. It wraps up a few things and kind of slaps a “they lived happily ever after” sticker on the saga.
- Very much character driven with all the triumphs and pitfalls of those sorts of tales. I got bogged down a few months because the characters were being dumb, but overall, it’s a satisfying tale.

Conclusion:
Decent conclusion to a clean historical fiction about some rich folks in the early 1900’s. I think WWI is covered and it starts a few years before that, so 1910’s and early 1920’s. Not that I’m a huge consumer of the genre, but in my limited experience, there aren’t too many family sagas that cover this timespan in America. A nice change of pace from murder and mayhem.