The Vanished Days

by Susanna Kearsley Narrated by Robert Ian Mackenzie

Overview

I HAVE BEEN PERSUADED NOW TO TAKE MY PEN IN HAND AND TELL THE STORY
AS IT SHOULD BE TOLD ...
In the autumn of 1707, old enemies from the Scottish Highlands to the
Borderlands are finding common ground as they join to protest the new Union
with England. An invasion is imminent as many plot to bring the exiled young
Jacobite king back to Scotland to reclaim his throne, and in Edinburgh, the streets
are filled with discontent and danger.
Queen Anne, seeking to calm the situation, has sent money up from London for
Scots who took part eight years earlier in the ill-fated Darien expedition that left
Scotland all but bankrupt. A young widow comes forward to collect her husband's
portion of this money, but her claim is dubious. The man assigned to investigate
now has to determine if she's telling the truth, or if his own troublesome feelings
are blinding and misleading him. It's not only a matter of justice, but of lost love
and a nation betrayed.

Editorial Reviews

NOVEMBER 2021 - AudioFile

Robert Ian Mackenzie narrates a sweeping romance set against the early years of the Jacobite cause in the mid-1700s. Adam Williamson is drawn into an inquiry regarding a claim made by a young widow to collect her husband’s share of monies owed—but he doesn’t expect all that follows. While the story is dense with religion, history, and politics, Mackenzie keeps everything moving with his adroit handling of multiple timelines and numerous characters. Mackenzie is especially skilled at consistent portrayals of various characters at different stages of their lives—a young child has clearly grown up to become an adult but is still recognizably the same person. The ending is a revelation, and very cleverly done. K.M.P. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2021, Portland, Maine

From the Publisher

"Susanna Kearsley deftly conjures both historical intrigue and a contemporary heroine as unique as she is memorable." — Deanna Raybourn, New York Times bestselling author, for A Desperate Fortune

"Thrilling, haunting and deeply romantic." — Rachel Hore, Sunday Times bestselling author, for The Rose Garden

"Sometimes an author catches lightning in a bottle, and Susanna Kearsley has done just that. The idea behind the plot is ingenious." — New York Journal of Books for The Winter Sea

NOVEMBER 2021 - AudioFile

Robert Ian Mackenzie narrates a sweeping romance set against the early years of the Jacobite cause in the mid-1700s. Adam Williamson is drawn into an inquiry regarding a claim made by a young widow to collect her husband’s share of monies owed—but he doesn’t expect all that follows. While the story is dense with religion, history, and politics, Mackenzie keeps everything moving with his adroit handling of multiple timelines and numerous characters. Mackenzie is especially skilled at consistent portrayals of various characters at different stages of their lives—a young child has clearly grown up to become an adult but is still recognizably the same person. The ending is a revelation, and very cleverly done. K.M.P. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2021, Portland, Maine

Product Details

BN ID:	2940176188950
Publisher:	Recorded Books, LLC
Publication date:	10/29/2021
Edition description:	Unabridged

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