Approx. 7 Hours • Unabridge © 2017 by Bloomsbury Publishing (U.K.), First U.S

“You are my sister now,” Victoria said quietly and solemnly. “Never forget it. I love you like my sister, and you are my only friend in all the world.”

Miss V. Conroy is good at keeping secrets. She likes to sit as quiet as a mouse, neat and discreet. But when her father sends her to Kensington Palace to become the companion to Princess Victoria, Miss V soon finds that she can no longer remain in the shadows.

Miss V’s father, Sir John Conroy, confidant and financial advisor to Victoria’s mother, has devised a strict set of rules for the young princess, which he calls the Kensington System. It governs her behavior and keeps her locked away from the world. He says it is for the princess’s safety, but Victoria herself is convinced that it is to keep her lonely and unhappy.

Torn between loyalty to her father and her growing friendship with the willful and passionate princess, Miss V has a decision to make: to continue in silence or to speak out.

By turns thrilling, dramatic, and touching, this is the story of Queen Victoria’s childhood as you’ve never heard it before.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Lucy Worsley is the chief curator at Historic Royal Palaces, the independent charity that runs the Tower of London, Hampton Court Palace, Kensington Palace State Apartments, Hillsborough Castle, the Banqueting House in Whitehall, and Kew Palace in Kew Gardens, which together attract more than four million visitors annually. She is the author of the novel Maid of the King’s Court as well as a presenter of programs on royalty and other topics for the BBC. Lucy Worsley lives in London.

PERFORMED BY HENRIETTA MEIRE Henrietta Meire is a full-time voice-over artist and actress. Her studio is her second home where she loves to engross herself in books of all genres and make characters come to life—from the girl next door to the troll-witch next door to a talking battery that lives with the girl next door! In addition to narrating a plethora of audiobooks, Henrietta has voiced numerous commercial and charity campaigns, as well as video game and animation characters. As an actress, Henrietta has performed in plays across the West End and Los Angeles and can be seen in a number of popular current movies as well as HBO and CBS shows.

Running Time: Approx. 7 Hours • Unabridge © 2017 by Bloomsbury Publishing (U.K.), first U.S. edition published by Candlewick Press.  2018 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. Cover photograph © 2018 by Debra Lill/ Trevillion Images © 2018 Brilliance Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved. Brilliance Audio™ is a trademark of Brilliance Publishing, Inc. Candlewick® is a registered trademark of Candlewick Press, Inc. www.brillianceaudio.com

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