In Bitter Chill
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Narrated by:
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Juanita McMahon
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By:
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Sarah Ward
About this listen
You can't bury the truth forever....
Derbyshire, January 1978. Two girls go missing: Rachel Jones returns, Sophie Jenkins is never found.
Thirty years later, Sophie Jenkins' mother commits suicide. Rachel Jones has tried to put the past behind her. But news of the suicide reopens old wounds, and Rachel realises that the only way she can have a future is to finally discover what really happened all those years ago.
This is a story about loss and family secrets and how often the very darkest secrets are those that are closest to you.
©2015 Sarah Ward (P)2015 W F Howes LtdListeners also enjoyed...
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- S.A.M
- 25-03-19
A sort of cold case story
The story keeps you guessing howeverJuanita McMahon reads beautifully; very important for an audio book. This is my first Sarah Ward. I shall try another at some point.
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- NutShell
- 03-05-20
Loved this!
This had me gripped from start to finish. Juanita McMahon is easily the best narrator I've heard. I look forward to hearing another.
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- Susan L.
- 12-09-16
A good listen
This book has a good story line and holds your interest throughout. Very well narrated. This was a new author for me and has defiantly sparked my interest to listen to more of her books.
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- Chris
- 04-10-16
Very good
This was very good, there were a lot of twists and turns, and every time the police found something new, I tried to guess what the end would be, and I was always wrong. Well written, and very good listening
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- have_a_cuppa_tea
- 10-05-20
Okay, nothing special.
Pretty standard English procedural, nothing particularly new, the characters didn't behave or speak like real people and it became a struggle to finish. The final resolution wasn't particularly gripping or surprising.
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- Cabaspre
- 12-05-16
Well narrated but too confusing.
Any additional comments?
My first comment would be that for a book that is about family trees and a researcher of such one would assume that the editor or proof readers would know that the study of such is geneAlogy - not geneOlogy. Ooooh! How it made me grit my teeth every time I heard it. Again, as the book was based around family trees, there were too many names to remember and it could be confusing. Nevertheless the story was a good one .
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- Belinda Davies
- 07-02-19
Not a bad story!
The book was good. However, what I found irritating was the pronunciation of Mair. Juanita should have taken advice on how to say the name from a welsh speaker. It annoyed me all through the story and was distracting. It is pronounced as ‘My rr’ and not as ‘M air’
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- Amazon Customer
- 09-05-24
An interesting read although I wasn’t gripped by the characters
An interesting read although I was not gripped by the characters. Some good twists and turns.
Well read.
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- highmyope1955
- 24-05-16
A good book on the whole
What made the experience of listening to In Bitter Chill the most enjoyable?
I liked the characterisation and the irony of the plot. Little clues were to be found all through the book. The ending was sad but happy as well; life was moving on and old issues were resolved.
What was one of the most memorable moments of In Bitter Chill?
When Rachel discovered that her family history was not quite what she thought it was.
Did the narration match the pace of the story?
Yes, it did, but I was disappointed with the mistakes that keep happening in audio books. It is not GeneOlogy, it is GeneAlogy. And it is NOT renumeration it is remuneration, from the Latin verb munire, to reward.
If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
I really don't know; the story is a little complex to tag.
Any additional comments?
I would listen to another of this author's books.
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- Marianp
- 06-11-18
Pronunciation coach needed.
The story is quite absorbing, although it seemed to get bogged down in the genealogy, which the narrator kept pronouncing "geneology". The name 'Yvonne fluctuated between the correct way and "Eevonne", in the same sentence sometimes. The worst, though, was the lovely Welsh name 'Mair', which was just pronounced "mare". I nearly threw my kindle out of the window! Ask any Welsh person.
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