The Counter Tenor's Daughter [Audiobook] [Audio Cassette]

Elizabeth Falconer (Author), Anita Wright (Narrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2000

Dido Partridge's childhood as the daughter of an exotic operatic soprano and her counter-tenor lover was spent mainly in the dressing rooms of opera houses. When she discovers that her partner has been entertaining another woman, Dido books the first flight out of Heathrow and ends up in Corfu.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

By the author of The Golden Year and The Love of Women --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

Elizabeth Falconer lives in Gloucestershire and spends part of the year in the south of France. Wings of the Morning is her fourth novel; her first three novels, The Golden Year, The Love of Women and The Counter-Tenor's Daughter are also published by Black Swan. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: ISIS Audio Books (January 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0753103761
• ISBN-13: 978-0753103760
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.6 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I wish I was there!, October 23, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Counter Tenor's Daughter (Charnwood Library) (Hardcover)

I am a big fan of Elizabeth Falconer, and have eagerly awaited Amazon having her books available online. I have read Falconer's previous two books "The Golden Year" and "For the Love of Women", and enjoyed them immensely. Having visited Europe last year (1997) I now have a great love of anything which transports me back to this wonderous, exciting time in my life. The descriptions in her books are vivid, making me feel as if I am there. Read these books and you will also long to experience the lives of the characters and, indeed, visit the countries so beautifully written about.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars feast for the senses, January 21, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Counter Tenor's Daughter (Charnwood Library) (Hardcover)

Elizabeth Falconer writes charming books about women who stuck in a rut break free. She transports her readers to places of sensual delight - in this case the islands of Greece (others include Provence, Paris). The central character, broken hearted, voyages to a Greek island on impulse and finds uncomplicated love(of course). On the way (as in all her books) one can vicariously indulge in good food, wine, sunshine, art, beauty, and other sensual pleasures. Her characters have a certain "Mary Wesley"ness about them, and are concerned mainly with familial human relationships. Highly recommended escapist reading