The Teacher's Lie
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The Teacher's Lie
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Narrated by:
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Mia Wasikowska
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By:
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Brid Cummings
About this listen
There are some secrets you just can’t bury.
A gripping Audible Original for fans of Jane Harper’s The Dry and Sarah Pearse’s The Sanatorium, The Teacher’s Lie is a psychological thriller set on the harsh and rugged South Australian coast, performed by Mia Wasikowska (Alice in Wonderland, The Kids Are All Right).
It’s been two years since Anna Cartwright’s life fell apart. During her first school trip as a young teacher, a student went missing and was never found. Not only was her career ruined, she was also accused of having an affair with fellow teacher and prime suspect Graham. Facing questions from journalists, police and family, Anna said she didn’t know what happened. She was lying.
Now, Anna has returned to Australia. Her only hope is Land’s End Area School, an isolated concrete wasteland perched on the cliffs. The failing institution is so understaffed that it is the one place her history might remain hidden. But while the eccentric Headmistress seems welcoming, deputy-head Miss Baxter seems determined to expose her secrets.
With new lies spinning out of control, how long can Anna keep her secret hidden? And is she being haunted by her guilt or by something far more sinister?
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- Anonymous User
- 06-12-24
the worst story I have struggled to listen to.
the plot was ludicrous and the attempt at achieving atmosphere by purple prose failed miserably.
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- Mrs S.
- 09-12-24
Absolutely awful
I read this because it was likened to a Jane Harper novel. I’m afraid it’s not like any book of hers I’ve ever read. Fanciful, highly unlikely and repetitive. Sorry, not for me.
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- genevieve cooper
- 21-12-24
Long boring nonsense
Why are there so many alleyways around this school in the middle of nowhere? This is so badly paced. Even when something dramatic happens it takes forever because the description is so laborious. All the characters talk like NPCs from a video game and miss off possessive pronouns when they speak to the point that it gets irritating. Weird ending as well. I never thought I would come across a worse book than The Cone Gatherers, but here we are.
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- Kindle Customer
- 18-12-24
Only if you are bored and have nothing better to do.
Seemed promising at first and narrator was competent and the writing ok but the plot was not well executed and was too slight to carry such a meandering and confusing book. I really wished I hadn’t persisted and had chosen another. The one true merit was I hadn’t bought it.
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- MissSplendid
- 31-12-24
Ruined by dreadful narration
Story fine but read very poorly. This is a dramatic story not a bedtime story
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- Annie
- 03-01-25
Why?
Sorry, I love books, really hate being negative about any because there is usually something to enjoy, think about, or take away from any book. Unfortunately not this one. I have tried to find something, but chapter 26 has finished me off. The book is free, so by all means, give it a go, but if your not deeply depressed now, there's a good chance you soon will be if you do. This book is THE most miserable depressing book I have ever read/listened to, none of it flows or joins up or makes sense in any way up to chaper 26, cant say beyond that. The narrator is ok, but probably the book lets her down 😂, why anyone would want to read this to the end, if indeed it has one is beyond me. Sadly I admit defeat, off to find something better to do with my time.
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- Esther
- 14-01-25
Excellent characters with a deep secret
I really enjoyed the whole book. There were some excellent characters and a nice twisty storyline. Because I’m an old softy, I’d like a little bit more in the postscript.
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- A
- 11-01-25
Long moments of too much dialogue
Base story good, but it was drawn out so much it became boring losing its anticipation of wondering what was to come.
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- Indigoviolet
- 11-12-24
The beginning was promising
A long winded road to nowhere, held out high hopes after the first couple of chapters but turned into an extensive disjointed plot that doesn’t really make much sense in the end. Well read though.
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- ms jeanie Burr
- 15-12-24
The teachers lie
This wasn’t my kind of story, though I think well written and performed so I think it will suit many readers.
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