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The Girls

By: Lisa Jewell
Narrated by: Ashna Rabheru, Natalie Dew
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You live on a picturesque communal garden square, an oasis in urban London where your children run free, in and out of other people's houses.

You've known your neighbours for years, and you trust them. Implicitly.

You think your children are safe.

But are they really?

Midsummer night: a 13-year-old girl is found unconscious in a dark corner of the garden square. What really happened to her? And who is responsible?

Utterly believable characters, a gripping story and a dark secret buried at its core: this is Lisa Jewell at her heart-stopping best.

©2015 Lisa Jewell (P)2022 Penguin Audio
Crime Thrillers Family Life Thriller Fiction Heartfelt Suspense Mystery
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A good story but a slightly ‘meh’ ending

Liked the story and the character development. Really felt like I knew the families involved. It kept me interested throughout.
The ending was a bit lack-lustre though. I’m not a huge fan of when things feel left unresolved, but I can see why it was done that way.
Narration was really good!

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All a bit meh

Not as good as her usual books. Disappointing as she is usually better. Disappointing really

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Good but not one of her best

I enjoyed listening to this book, but I have enjoyed Lisa’s other books a lot more. The story was okay, the performances were sometimes a little bit off

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Excellent listen

Brilliant book listened in a day! Totally captivating and thrilling . Can’t wait for the next one.

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A great read

Narration was spot on, characters were relatable and transported me as if I was actually there watching everything unfold. Wanted a different ending but you can't have it all!

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This one kept me guessing

As usual, the characterisation and scene setting were great. I love this author’s style - no heavy prose or over embellishments. The story was simple but kept me guessing until the end. A great read.

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the twists and turns

would recommend totally ...... a really interesting story ...... makes me want to chose another of Lisa Reilly's books

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All Mums Should Read This

Another Lisa Jewell mystery but in fact a story about real life. I loved meeting all the characters and seeing them interact. As a mum of girls I empathised with the anxiety and fears of Adele and Claire and completely understood how they would keep secrets for their children. Lisa Jewell you never let your readers down. I can’t wait to read your next novel.

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Not Jewell’s best, but an easy listen.

Quite a short audio book in comparison to some of Lisa Jewell’s others. The characters were convincing and likeable and the plot was intriguing. Unfortunately lots of issues with the production side of things - you can hear when the narrator swallowed/noises of saliva in her mouth - this was quite off putting. I also found there were only minimal pauses between the chapters so the narrative seemed to dart from character to character and I really had to pay thorough attention. I was slightly disappointed with the ending, a bit of an anti climax.

To end on a positive, all in all an easy listen that kept me interested.

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Another amazing book

Hands down my most favourite author. Fantastic book. I loved the dual narration, really built the story.

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