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Haven't They Grown
- Narrated by: Laura Kirman
- Length: 10 hrs and 2 mins
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Summary
The new stand-alone from 'one of the great unmissables of the genre - intelligent, classy and with a wonderfully gothic imagination' (The Times) - with a disturbingly impossible situation.
All Beth has to do is drive her son to his Under-14s away match, watch him play, and bring him home.
Just because she knows that her former best friend lives near the football ground, that doesn't mean she has to drive past her house and try to catch a glimpse of her. Why would Beth do that, and risk dredging up painful memories? She hasn't seen Flora Braid for 12 years.
But she can't resist. She parks outside Flora's house and watches from across the road as Flora and her children, Thomas and Emily, step out of the car. Except....
There's something terribly wrong.
Flora looks the same, only older - just as Beth would have expected. It's the children that are the problem. Twelve years ago, Thomas and Emily Braid were five and three years old. Today, they look precisely as they did then. They are still five and three. They are Thomas and Emily without a doubt - Beth hears Flora call them by their names - but they haven't changed at all. They are no taller, no older.
Why haven't they grown?
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- D. Waterworth
- 24-03-20
Disappointing ending
I found I have little patience for Beth and the end was so Hollywood predictable, I was left extremely disappointed despite being drawn into the story. The way Beth deals with the ending is totally unrealistic. I read this ahead of it being my book club suggestion then decided I wouldn't recommend it, fine if you choose to but wasn't prepared to subject my club to it.
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- Ms C E Wilkinson
- 14-06-20
Gripping and unusual story
Really enjoyed this. Well narrated (other than some of the voices for different cast members). Very well written and suspenseful - was itching to get back to it.
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- Susan Adams
- 29-03-20
Wow! Couldn't stop listening!!
Excellent thriller!! Everything I need a thriller to be, WOW!!! Thank you, Sophie - awesome!!
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- Em... x
- 19-03-21
Awesome
I can usually see where a story is going to go, not this one! A fantastic read - don't think twice... I'm off to find another by Sophie Hannah.
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- Alison
- 17-03-21
Chimpy
The end is a bit exposition-ey. Narrator was very good. Story was just gripping enough. It's not amazing but did the job. Happy to pay for it
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- 02-02-20
Great start shame about the end
This book started off so well, the characters were well defined, good narrative and the promise of a really interesting plot surrounding two children who appear not to have aged over a twelve-year period. I was really enjoying it and anticipating a real twist. Sadly this book descended into farce in the final chapters, without giving anything away the reader is asked to suspend belief and buy into what was for me a very silly story. When I realised where the plot was heading I almost did not bother to listen to the end. Such a shame as this story could have been really interesting and a bit different from the usual psych thriller.
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- Mark JH
- 19-08-24
Couldn’t get enough
Really enjoyed this book. The characters felt realistic and believable. I didn’t suspect the ending and it finished the book off perfectly.
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- Mrs Belinda Newey
- 05-05-20
Absolutely brilliant
Thank goodness Sophie Hannah is back on form after her last appalling novel Did you see Melody ?
No-one writes physiological novels like Hannah and this one is every bit as good as her others in the Culver Valley series although this is a stand alone novel.
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- Bastet Pybus
- 24-01-20
Fabulous in parts
I loved the first two thirds of this, and up until then thought this was Sophie Hannah’s best yet: really intriguing premise, and excellent mother-daughter detecting duo! The final third was good but felt like it belonged to a slightly different book. Still, overall this was a gripping listen and highly recommended.
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- Mrs K T Mardle
- 10-08-21
Good ending but too long
Worth getting to the end but felt like it could have been half the length.
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