A delight!

I really enjoyed this gripping story with its twists and turns and well drawn characters. The reader has a lovely voice and is very talented with accents. It brought this rattling good yarn into full colour as I listened. The only problem was I got hooked and stayed up far later than I meant to. In the end I had to ration myself. Really enjoyable all round. Thank you

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Slow paced thriller

Peg's mother died when she was a child and she was left in the care of her doting grandmother, Doll, and her bed-ridden aunt. Peg is now 22 and realises that she remembers very little about her childhood. She uses mind exercises to try to recover her memories and discovers that the family have been keeping secrets from her. Peg is believable as an intelligent but damaged adult; however her behaviour is often frustrating as she is reluctant to undertake the activities that would give her the knowledge that she seeks.
This book had some excellent psychological undertones, but plodded along too slowly for my liking. The storyline relating to Peg's father was less developed than the rest of the book and the reasons for his lack of a relationship with his daughter were not entirely satisfactory. The book is well read but I did not particularly like the voice of the narrator and every now and again I could hear the reader swallow, which was most offputting. An enjoyable listen but an average thriller - there were only a few times when I felt anxious for Peg and Loz, and the story was not particularly gripping.

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Brilliant, loved it

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes I would it was a great listen, great story, kept me intrigued Really good story line and the characters in it were very good.

What did you like best about this story?

The characters, especially Aunty Jean. Had my opinion of her and was not wrong.

What about Eve Webster’s performance did you like?

Her voices, oh my she made me shudder when she was Aunty Jean. I cant help saying "meggy" and "what about mummy" in her voice. It was scary

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

I wouldn't say moved me but I felt scared of aunty Jean

Any additional comments?

Really worth a listen and I think this book would be a good film/drama

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Brilliant narrator and story

Loved this book. Kept me gripped and was well read. Some evil, deluded characters and I loved that too!

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Horrifyingly, sickeningly fatphobic and ableist.

Horrifyingly, sickeningly fatphobic and ableist. Also incredulously preachy and irritatingly improbable plot. Was suggested that this was like Sophie Hannah's work. It's really not.

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