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The Painter's Apprentice

By: Charlotte Betts
Narrated by: Anne Dover
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1688: Beth Ambrose has led a sheltered life within Merryfields, her family home on the outskirts of London; a place where her parents provide a sanctuary for melancholic souls.

A passionate and gifted artist, Beth shares a close bond with Johannes the painter, who nurtures her talents and takes her on as his apprentice.

But as political tensions begin to rise in the capital, Noah Leyton arrives at her family home in the middle of the night with a proposition that turns Beth's world upside down. And when Merryfields becomes refuge to a mysterious new guest, whose connections provide an opportunity for Beth to fulfill her artistic ambitions, it soon becomes clear that it comes at a price....

©2012 Charlotte Betts (P)2013 Soundings Ltd Historical Historical Fiction Romance Fiction

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Critic reviews

"A feast for the senses. With the sensual language of Patrick Suskind's Perfume and the historical flavour of Philippa Gregory, this is a lush, immersive read" (Holiday Magazine on The Apothecary's Daughter)
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The Apothecary’s Daughter and the sequel, The Painter’s Apprentice, are wonderful novels filled with adventure, suspense and romance all interwoven into English history! Anne Dover’s narration make the stories so vivid and delightful, I was totally transported and will miss all of the characters now that I have finished listening to both books. I look forward to listening to or reading more of Charlotte Betts’ novels! Charlotte Betts, please write a third novel about Beth’s adventures in Virginia and her hypothetical daughter! Highly recommend both books!

Wonderful!!!!

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an interesting,enjoyable story.great narration. I have listened to The Apothecarys daughter both works provided happy hours.

Happy hours of listening.

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Didn't realise this was a follow on from the Apothecary's daughter. I had forgotten some of the characters from that book as I read it a while ago, but soon caught up. I didn't enjoy this one as much as the first but it was nicely read and a pleasant enough story.

Enjoyable story

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Excellent narrator bringing the story to life. I really enjoyed listening to this book based partially on true historical events. I recommend it highly.

Captivating story

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I had to spend quite a few days in hospital recently and spent some of the time listening to this book. It is not the best book of Charlotte Betts that I have read, nevertheless, it was an easy listen and well researched. I'm sure that a small extra push would make Betts' historical novels come to life. However, it's not quite there yet but it's entertaining and easy to digest.

Easy listen

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Re visiting the book and enjoyed each character along with learning a little more history . Excellent and as always beautifully read by Anne Dover who never ceases to amaze ……

Super

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This was a very enjoyable historical fiction with a certain amount of factual history! Very well done !

Richly portrayed colourful tapestry of history and painting

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This seems to part of a trilogy about a dysfunctional family.

It is repetitive and really hard work to get through.

Someone might like it, but I was disappointed.

Rather boring ——couldn’t face more than 20 chapters.

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this was a book I wasn't in a hurry to get back to. it got bogged down in the romance between beth and noah whether each loved the other. it was repetitive.
the historical parts were really good.
as with the previous books after the end of the story there was the information about who was real and who was fiction. what happened to the monarchy which was interesting.
anne dover performed the book well bringing the characters to life.

became good over 3/4 of the way through book.

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