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Title: Brotherly Love

Subtitle: A Mountjoy Novel

Author: Elizabeth Aston

Narrator: Dawn Murphy

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-05-14

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Unwanted visitors come in all shapes and sizes, from three selfish brothers to a crusader from the past. Mimi Mountjoy's life is suddenly filled with problems. Her business as a purveyor of fountains is threatened and her husband Edmund, who desperately needs to finish his book on the Templars, is afflicted with writer's block. Then Mimi's mother decamps abroad to escape her three unmarried sons - who promptly descend on their sister in Eyot, with extremely disruptive results.

Infuriated by the brothers, Mimi and Edmund flee to France. But hot on their heels come an attractive woman from Edmund's past, the tenacious brothers and a ghostly presence with its own singular perspective on Edmund's book. Will Mimi conquer her mistrust of Edmund - and can she deal for once and for all with her trio of impossible brothers? Scandals, schemes and suspicions sparkle in this witty comedy of love and laughter. Escape into another world and delight in the lives of a host of fascinating characters. This is the England of Wodehouse and Downton Abbey, where wickedness and scandal lurk beneath the superb self-confidence of the upper classes.

Best seller Elizabeth Aston's six Mountjoy novels were originally written under the name Elizabeth Pewsey and published by Sceptre, an imprint of Hodder Headline.

Members Reviews:

Not a repeat for me but first read was good as eve doloreslove it used

Fair. Not a repeat for me but first read was good as eve doloreslove it used

Descriptively delicious

The quality of Aston's writing is worth twice the Kindle price. At least The author's descriptive prose reads like butter, especially when her subject is the English countryside. The class thing mystifies me, especially her thankfully rare snob-swipes aimed at Americans; fair enough but still gratuitous even from a mid-20th century perspective. Characters sometimes feel underdeveloped and plot lines a bit forced to me, but maybe that's an American thing.:-)

Good Enough

Last of the series, and while not as good as the previous ones it was definitely worth reading to tie up some loose ends. Although one cannot help but wonder why nobody could figure out how to put the obnoxious brothers out on the street and throw their clothes out after them. And the charm of Elizabeth Aston/Edmondson's writing covers up any plot shortcoming. She will be missed.

This series definitely went downhill.

The last book deals with a poltergeist and there annoying brothers. I wouldn't have bothered with it, but I had purchase the entire series.

I am still wondering over the "English Comedy" indication in all the titles. These books are not funny and only occasionally mildly humorous. I love the British comic sensibility, but it certainly isn't obvious in these books. The author should have stopped after the first four books.

Mountjoys kept me smiling

Loved all the Mountjoy series - quirky humor and fun plot twists, a general acceptance of the foibles and failures of the human race which manifests as a kind of forgiveness. There is enough retribution to satisfy the need for justice as well. I believe I will now read the Darcy series and hopefully spend some more enjoyable and sometimes "laugh out loud" hours.