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The Heir - Abridged
A Novel
Ravenscar Series: Book #2
By Barbara Taylor Bradford
Narrated by John Lee / 6 hours 23 minutes
At the age of thirty-three, Edward Deravenel, having survived harrowing years of betrayal, threats from ruthless enemies, countless lovers, and a war that ravaged his country, is finally king of his company. It's 1918, an influenza pandemic is sweeping the country, and Edward has a family and a business to protect. He must thread his way between his loyal brother, Richard, and his treacherous middle brother, George, an alcoholic bent on self-destruction . . . but not before he tries to ruin Edward and his good name. Meanwhile, the wrath of his ever-jealous wife, Elizabeth, is reaching a boiling point as suspicions about Edward's relationships with other women arise.
Politics of inheritance are intense, and different family factions vie for honor over the years. An heir is needed to keep the Deravenel name alive, but tragedy and death remain obstacles at every turn. The choices include a loyal caretaker, a jealous rumormonger, a charming young woman, a sickly boy, and the scion of the family Edward ousted from power years before.
Barbara Taylor Bradford triumphs once again with a novel about passion, treachery, marriage, and family, and the compromises we're forced to make for power and love.
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The Ravenscar Dynasty - Abridged
By: Barbara Taylor Bradford
Narrated by: Ric Jerrom
Length: 6 hours 25 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Barbara Taylor Bradford introduced the illustrious Harte family in her blockbuster A Woman of Substance. Now she has created an unforgettable new dynasty: the Deravenels.
On a bitterly cold day in 1904, the Deravenel family's future changes forever. When Cecily Deravenel tells her eighteen-year-old son Edward of the death of his father, brother,... Read more »
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The Ravenscar Dynasty
By: Barbara Taylor Bradford
Narrated by: Ric Jerrom
Length: 17 hours 32 minutes
Abridged: No
Barbara Taylor Bradford introduced the illustrious Harte family in her blockbuster A Woman of Substance. Now she has created an unforgettable new dynasty: the Deravenels.
On a bitterly cold day in 1904, the Deravenel family's future changes forever. When Cecily Deravenel tells her eighteen-year-old son Edward of the death of his father, brother,... Read more »
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The Heir - Abridged
By: Barbara Taylor Bradford
Narrated by: John Lee
Length: 6 hours 23 minutes
Abridged: Yes
At the age of thirty-three, Edward Deravenel, having survived harrowing years of betrayal, threats from ruthless enemies, countless lovers, and a war that ravaged his country, is finally king of his company. It's 1918, an influenza pandemic is sweeping the country, and Edward has a family and a business to protect. He must thread his way between... Read more »
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The Heir
By: Barbara Taylor Bradford
Narrated by: John Lee
Length: 16 hours 18 minutes
Abridged: No
At the age of thirty-three, Edward Deravenel, having survived harrowing years of betrayal, threats from ruthless enemies, countless lovers, and a war that ravaged his country, is finally king of his company. It's 1918, an influenza pandemic is sweeping the country, and Edward has a family and a business to protect. He must thread his way between... Read more »
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Being Elizabeth
By: Barbara Taylor Bradford
Narrated by: Katherine Kellgren
Length: 13 hours 27 minutes
Abridged: No
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... Read more »
Learn more| Author | Barbara Taylor Bradford |
| Narrator | John Lee |
| ISBN | 9781427202468 |
| Length | 6 hours 23 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Macmillan Audio |
| Publication date | October 30, 2007 |
| Edition | Abridged |
| Libro.fm rank | #186,856 Overall |
| Genre rank | #68,683 in Fiction & Literature |