Gratuit avec l’offre d'essai
-
Isabella: Braveheart of France
- Lu par : Anne Johnstonbrown
- Durée : 7 h et 30 min
Échec de l’élimination de la liste d'envies.
Impossible de suivre le podcast
Impossible de ne plus suivre le podcast
Acheter pour 19,76 €
Aucun moyen de paiement n'est renseigné par défaut.
Désolés ! Le mode de paiement sélectionné n'est pas autorisé pour cette vente.

Vous êtes membre Amazon Prime ?
Bénéficiez automatiquement de 2 livres audio offerts.Bonne écoute !
Description
She was taught to obey. Now she has learned to rebel.
12-year-old Isabella, a French princess marries the King of England - only to discover he has a terrible secret. Ten long years later she is in utter despair - does she submit to a lifetime of solitude and a spiritual death - or seize her destiny and take the throne of England for herself?
Isabella is just twelve years old when she marries Edward II of England. For the young princess it is love at first sight - but Edward has a terrible secret that threatens to tear their marriage - and England apart.
Who is Piers Gaveston - and why is his presence in the king’s court about to plunge England into civil war?
The young queen believes in the love songs of the troubadours and her own exalted destiny - but she finds reality very different. As she grows to a woman in the deadly maelstrom of Edward’s court, she must decide between her husband, her children, even her life - and one breath-taking gamble that will change the course of history.
This is the story of Isabella, the only woman ever to invade England - and win.
In the tradition of Philippa Gregory and Elizabeth Chadwick, Isabella is thoroughly researched and fast paced, the little known story of the one invasion the English never talk about.
Autres livres audio du même :
Narrateur
Ce que les auditeurs disent de Isabella: Braveheart of France
Moyenne des évaluations utilisateurs. Seuls les utilisateurs ayant écouté le titre peuvent laisser une évaluation.Commentaires - Veuillez sélectionner les onglets ci-dessous pour changer la provenance des commentaires.
-
Global
-
Interprétation
-
Histoire

- Sara
- 06/01/2015
A Bizarre "Reader's Digest" Version of History...
This book is written in a very distinctive style that limits the content and the enjoyment.
Falconer's writing style is rushed and goes from one event to another without any content in-between. We have all seen this before, and in many texts it helps move the story along. However, Falconer abuses this method and skips years with no pause to develop the players in the story. This makes the courtship with the characters stunted and you end up not caring what happens to them. Isabella had many children, but other than a line or two we know nothing other than their names and order of birth. Who writes about a queen without discussing their children?! This is extremely careless writing! I kept thinking at some point Falconer would stop racing through the years and give these people life but he never did. Instead, Falconer relies on the seedy nature of the king to carry the story. We get it, he was gay, woohoo. That alone, with no additional substance, is NOT enough to carry an entire novel...
If you are a huge history buff (as I am) then maybe you will want to read this book simply because there are few historical fictions from this period. But be warned--don't expect too much.
Happy Readings!
5 personnes ont trouvé cela utile
-
Global
-
Interprétation
-
Histoire

- Kindle Customer
- 13/04/2016
A different take on the tale
So many times Isabella is portrayed as grasping and manipulative. The author finds a way to show that she only did what she had to do. The truth will never be known, but this does give the reader something to think about.
4 personnes ont trouvé cela utile
-
Global
-
Interprétation
-
Histoire

- Hatchue
- 10/06/2014
Nice historical fiction
What was one of the most memorable moments of Isabella: Braveheart of France?
I liked the part towards the end where Isabella makes the decision to accept the role of emissary to France and then takes advantage of it to take charge of her own life by going against the king.
Have you listened to any of Anne Johnstonbrown’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
I hadn't heard anything by Anne Johnstonbrown before but I liked her performance. She had a pleasant voice and put just the right amount of emotional emphasis into it.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Unless it's an exceptionally engaging story, I find it hard to listen for that long, haha. But it was a decent story and I probably could have done it if I didn't have other things I had to do.
Any additional comments?
I didn't care for the way that it was written all in the present tense, but that's more of a personal preference. I might have bought a different book if I had known this, though.
I don't know anything about the real Isabella of France that the book was based on, so I can't judge how true to life this story may or may not have been, but it was a believable story.
2 personnes ont trouvé cela utile
-
Global
-
Interprétation
-
Histoire

- Jennifer Jacoby
- 22/09/2021
Slow with hurried ending
Whereas we can only guess at the true nature of historical figures, it was a shame that Isabella was portrayed as a whiney, lovesick girl but perhaps for our time she was but not for her time. This was a struggle to get through and I was easily distracted while listening. Glad it was short.
1 personne a trouvé cela utile
-
Global
-
Interprétation
-
Histoire

- Roberta Chesler
- 14/09/2021
Incredibly poor choice for a narrator!!
I am going to read the rest of the story on my kindle because this narrator is horrible!! Who is responsible for picking an American speaker for a story about a French Queen and and English King! Come on- the author deserves better and we deserve better.
1 personne a trouvé cela utile
-
Global
-
Interprétation
-
Histoire

- Noëlle505
- 28/01/2020
Terrible narrator
The French accents were almost a mockery, and the men’s voices sound-
Ed very strange, sometimes croaky.
1 personne a trouvé cela utile
-
Global
-
Interprétation
-
Histoire

- Emily
- 22/09/2015
Good story, strange writing.
The story is in present tense. This makes it seem like it is happening as you read, which sounds like a good idea, but instead make it awkward to listen to.
1 personne a trouvé cela utile
-
Global
-
Interprétation
-
Histoire

- Debbie
- 01/12/2021
isabella
good story; too much innuendo and suggestiveness. helpful connecting plantegenet history and people. dislike word minimum requirement
-
Global
-
Interprétation
-
Histoire

- Sondra Speer
- 10/12/2020
Boring
The narrators voice grated on me. She was terrible at accents and had a high pitched American voice that screeched at times. I Kept falling asleep. Scanty historical references and two de mentions characters.
-
Global
-
Interprétation
-
Histoire

- JeffSHughes
- 04/05/2020
Neither novel nor narrative
The flow of the story Is in between a historical narrative— and a novel.... but assumes the role of neither— making for a dull novel — (or a more interesting and rather embellished narrative.)