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The House in Poplar Wood
- Narrated by: Brian Holden
- Length: 6 hrs and 53 mins
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Summary
For as long as the Vickery twins can remember, they’ve only ever been able to leave the house together once a year, on Halloween. The rest of the year, Lee and his mother serve Memory while Felix and his father assist Death. This is the Agreement.
But one Halloween, Gretchen Whipple smashes her way into their lives. Her bargain is simple: If the twins help her solve the murder of local girl Essie Hasting, she’ll help them break the Agreement. The more the three investigate, however, the more they realize that something’s gone terribly wrong in their town. Death is on the loose, and if history repeats itself, Essie’s might not be the last murder in Poplar Wood.
Simultaneously heartwarming and delightfully spooky, The House in Poplar Wood is the story about a boy’s desire to be free, a girl’s desire to make a difference, and a family’s desire to be together again.
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- Raven
- 24-11-18
An interesting plot
This is the story of two young brothers who are apprentices to "shades". The shades are Memory and Death. A murder happens in the town where they live and one brother finds himself pulled into investigating the crime by a member of a rival family. There are also other sub plots within the book which tie in nicely. All in all, it was quite enjoyable. I liked most of the main characters and the plot(s) went along nicely to a satisfying conclusion. The production and narration were both very good. Each character was given their own voice, which worked well. I was supplied with a free copy of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review.
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- Anonymous User
- 21-11-18
Great story!
Brilliantly written and read, Brian's accents were consistent and perfect for each character. Highly recommend.
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- bluepits73
- 18-12-18
Unique Idea
The concept of death and memory as Shades is completely unique to me and I found it fascinating that the author was able to capture them as actual characters. This is a well written piece from the view points of a few 13 year old kids who interact with the shades. Well written interesting concept and I enjoyed the story.
The narrator did a great job in this performance. I like that he sounded young enough to bring these characters to life but was not so young that he sounds like a child. When the characters are in their teens, it seems like it's harder for narrators to capture their age; this narrator was able to do a good job with that. The narrator stayed consistent and distinguished voices well.
I received a review copy at my request and have voluntarily left this unbiased review.
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