The Exploits and Adventures of Miss Alethea Darcy
Elizabeth Aston Audio Book

High-spirited Alethea Darcy, with all the advantages of youth, beauty and a large fortune, nonetheless makes a disastrous marriage to a man whose charming manners conceal a deeply unpleasant nature. Flinging caution to the wind, she flees the marital home. Masquerading as Aloysius Hawkins, gentleman, and accompanied only by her maid, Figgins, she sets off for Venice to take refuge with Camilla Wytton, the most worldly and understanding of her sisters. But events – always dramatic and sometimes dangerous – conspire to thwart her plans...