A Lady of Resources
The Magnificent Devices Series (Book 5)
- Author Shelley Adina
- Narrator Fiona Hardingham
- Publish Date 6 October 2015
- Run Time 6 hours and 56 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Romance, Science fiction: steampunk.
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What to expect
You can choose your friends, but you cannot choose your family … or can you?
Now sixteen, the twins Lizzie and Maggie are educated young ladies who have not been called “the Mopsies” in years—except by their guardian, Lady Claire Trevelyan. With the happy prospect of choosing their own future, the girls can leave their dodgy past behind, and Lizzie can bury her deepest childhood memories where they can do no harm. Upon her graduation from school, Lizzie is awarded an enormous honor, but can she pay the price? Is she ready to be separated from Maggie and become the woman she believes she was meant to be—or will old habits tempt her into defiance and plunge her into disaster?
On a dare, Lizzie picks the wrong man’s pocket and nearly loses her life. But these frightening events bear unexpected fruit: the dream Lizzie holds closest to her heart comes true in a most unexpected way. But this dream, too, comes with a price. Lizzie must decide whether her true family is the one she was born into or the one she chose that long-ago day when the Lady of Devices steamed into their lives.
Critics Review
“It’s impossible not to smile your way through this book. It’s such swashbucklingly good fun. The tone has that wonderful lightness of humour and joy that keeps up in even the direst of situations. At the same time it wonderfully maintains the sense of time and place—the Victorian feel, the language, the class, the clothing, the attitudes are all extremely vivid, carefully maintained, and, at times, gloriously lampooned.”
“Adina manages to lure us into the steampunk era with joy and excitement. Her plot line is strong, and the cast of characters are well interwoven. It’s Adina’s vivid descriptions of Victorian London that make you turn the pages.”
| Author | Shelley Adina |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Fiona Hardingham |
| Series | The Magnificent Devices Series |
| Duration | 6 hours and 56 minutes |
| Release Date | |
| ISBN | 9781504664783 |
| Format | Audiobook |
| Genre | Romance, Science fiction: steampunk |
| Availability | AU, GB, IE, US |
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