The Talisman Ring
By: Georgette Heyer / Narrated By: Phyllida Nash
Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins
A romantic comedy with some sleuthing and plotting thrown in!
First, Phyllida Nash rocks! Georgette Heyer should only be narrated by Nash, period. Only she can do a cultured man, followed my a young French mademoiselle, followed by a little street urchin, followed by a noisome innkeeper, keeping it all going and flowing, fun and rollicking the whole time.
But even saying that, I have to admit that I had to go to Wikipedia to get the characters names and spellings as I honestly couldn’t tell exaaaaaactly what their names were. I thought our hero was Tristam, and it turns out he’s Sir Tristram Shield. I thought our other hero and lovable scalawag was Ludwig, and he’s Ludovic (as my mother tried pointing out as we discussed the book during our weekly audiobook club meeting). And Lavanam? Oh, hoot! It’s Lavenham.
Okay, there. Ya got it all, right? So now you can dive right into The Talisman Ring without any questions, and you can simply wallow in it, enjoy it. ‘Cause it’s one damned fun little ride!
Sir Tristram is told he is to marry his cousin Eustacie, a young French girl who has very romantic notions of what life should be (she envisions herself as staying in France so that she might go to the guillotine, alone, dressed in white…). Plans fall through with the death of their great uncle, and with one thing after another, they both find themselves on the same side, though Eustacie finds Tristram to be far too serious and insensitive, trying to figure out who committed a murder that Ludovic was accused of.
Did Ludovic do it? Did Tristram? Did Beau Lavenham?
Enter the intrepid Miss Sarah Thane, staying at the same inn that has turned into a hideout, available for all the schemes, plans, adventures which follow.
This isn’t one of Heyer’s more romance-driven novels; rather, it’s a rip-roarin’ tale of plots, concealed identities, headstrong young fellows, and young women who want to hold that gun, why to shoot it off, of course! There is clever dialogue galore, and many a good-hearted character to go with the bumbling Bow Street Runners and the wicked henchmen to boot.
Don’t miss The Talisman Ring if you want a light romance, a lot of adventure. And ESPECIALLY don’t miss it if you want to spend some time falling for a truly lovable cast of characters!
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