April Lady

By: Georgette Heyer

Narrated by: Tanya Reynolds

Brought to you by Penguin.

April Lady is read by Tanya Reynolds, star of Sex Education.

Nell Cardross and her husband are madly in love....

But they're very bad at showing it. While Nell believes her new husband, the Earl, married her out of convenience, Giles Cardross worries that his young wife is more interested in his money than his heart.

And Nell's secretive and extravagant spending is becoming a problem....

As she attempts to pay off her brother's never-ending gambling debts and prevent the Earl's half-sister from eloping with a potentially ruinous match, will Nell's heart of gold lead her - and her marriage - into trouble?

©1957 Georgette Heyer (P)2021 Penguin Audio

Critic reviews

"If you haven't read Georgette Heyer yet, what a treat you have in store!" Harriet Evans

"One of my perennial comfort authors. Heyer's books are as incisively witty and quietly subversive as any of Jane Austen's." (Joanne Harris)

Very enjoyable!

I was very excited to see that Penguin produced more Georgette Heyer audiobooks, because it’s a crime how few have been made. And I wasn’t disappointed! April Lady is a fun romance similar to The Convenient Marriage, but sweeter. I liked the cast of characters and had fun listening to Nell’s scrapes.

I thought the reader did a good job. Not on par with Richard Armitage or the narrator for Friday’s Child, of course, but a solid 7/10 performance.

Better second time around.

I had read this years ago when I first discovered Georgette Heyer and found it unexceptional. I very much enjoyed this audio version and appreciated the story more so.

not my favorite

this was not my favorite of heyer's works because the plot was frustrating. all could have been easily resolved with a little honesty.

Liked it better the second time around

So many romance novels could be shortened by 90% if people would just look each other in the eye and say what they think! Having said that, I enjoyed the character development and the small details of behavior that make Georgette Heyer’s novels worth reading over and over.

I want to love this audiobook… but I don’t

I have many Georgette Heyer books, in abridged and unabridged audio, print, and hardcover. I mostly love her stories and April Lady is no exception. I recommend this book for that reason alone. The audio is very crisp and the cover is gorgeous!
I looked forward to Tanya Reynolds’ narration, because I loved her in Sex Education and other actors (notably Richard Armitage) have really brought Georgette Heyer’s books to life with their portrayal of different characters and the way they draw us into the story. Sadly, this didn’t happen with the latest version of April Lady. Reynolds’ reading was mostly clear, but she doesn’t seem to get the story. Sentences were broken with inappropriate pauses, and character emotion was mis-conveyed (although this got somewhat better).
I wish I had purchased the earlier version.