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A Tidy Ending

By: Joanna Cannon
Narrated by: Lissa Berry
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MEET LINDA.

Linda lives a nice, normal life, on a nice, normal street with Terry, her perfectly ordinary husband.

Linda’s not like everyone else, she keeps herself to herself. But she’s good at solving puzzles and there are times she sees things other people might have overlooked.

Because nothing on Cavendish Avenue is quite as it seems. People have started to go missing in the neighbourhood and Linda will soon discover that some secrets can’t stay buried forever…

©2022 Joanna Cannon (P)2022 HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Dark Humour Family Life Mystery Fiction Scary Witty Suspense
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Critic reviews

"Devastating, deceptive and darkly funny. Classic Cannon." (Sarah Winman)

‘A compellingly crafted, darkly funny and compulsive read, full of twists – and twists on twists – that keeps you guessing until the last page...a joy and a triumph." (Rachel Joyce)

"Compellingly creepy, with precisely observed characterisation, A Tidy Ending combines pathos with lovely ashes of humour and a wholly unexpected ending." (Guardian)

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Brilliant writing

This was such a good listen, so clever with wonderful characters and read beautifully

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Can’t fault it

Brilliantly read, fabulously written. A cliché free compelling tale, darkly comic and cleverly crafted. And the Q&A was a fabulous audible addition.

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A Tidy Ending

As twists go, it wasn't very twisty. It was actually painfully obvious!

However I didn't find that to matter. I was captivated by the writing, character development and narration. The writing is just wonderful. Beautiful, complimentary word choices that were sprinkled with observant reflections.
The main character is quite interesting and I just couldn't wait to see what she would say and do next!

The narration of the main character was very good and enjoyable to listen to. I did find it hard to distinguish between characters at times though. Any woman from the same area just sounded the exact same.

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Brilliant!!!

Fabulously narrated, her voice is perfect for this book.
You know there is a twist brewing, but can't quite out your finger on it or how big it will be so you are constantly left guessing.
Definitely recommend.

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Great story and really well read!

I bought this book a couple of weeks ago and then a friend reviewed it and said it was awful. I had to read it! It’s a fantastic story, with wonderfully sculpted characters.

It is read beautifully as well throughout with a lovely Welsh accent which does not falter! There are elements of the main protagonists life and experience which certainly rang true for me! Excellent book though, and very good read indeed.

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Really wonderful!

So well observed, so funny! What a character, what a voice, what a story. Genius!

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Approach with caution

This book should probably come with trigger warnings. I love JC’s previous books and have read them multiple times but I found this one really upsetting and it has given me nightmares. I persisted to the end in the hope that the resolution would improve things but it only made the situation worse! JC is a great writer and story-teller and I imagine lots of people will love this book but if you are disturbed by the worst aspects of human behaviour, please approach with caution. Reviews have described it as funny but it is very black humour, without the light, reassuring touch of her previous books.

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Wow!

I am so glad that I persisted with listening to this book. I found it made me very uncomfortable, but the resolution made this discomfort so worthwhile. Beautifully written, beautifully read, and so very very clever. I now need to go and listen to it all again from the start…

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Astonishing switchback ride

The story is just fascinating and more gripping as each chapter opens but what takes it to another level is the narration. Absolutely wonderfully worked characters, intonations and accents. First class entertainment.

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Totally engaging

I loved this book. The character of Linda is so brilliantly observed showing her naivety and her peculiar knowingness. I could hardly stop listening and didn't want it to end. I only wish there could be a Tidy Ending Part II! To top it all, Lissa Berry's narration is perfection and actually made the book for me. She needs to read many more audio books.

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