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Where They Lie
- Narrated by: Aoife McMahon
- Length: 10 hrs and 42 mins
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Summary
Some stories demand to be told. They keep coming back, echoing down through the decades, until they find a teller . . .
Dublin, 1943
Actress Julia Bridges disappears.
The last sighting of her is entering the house of Gloria Fitzpatrick, who is later put on trial for the murder of another woman whose abortion she facilitated.
But it’s never proved that Gloria had a hand in Julia’s death – and Julia’s body has never been found.
Gloria, however, is sentenced to life in an institution for the criminally insane, until her apparent suicide a few years later, and the truth of what happened to Julia Bridges dies with her.
Dublin, 1968
Nicoletta Sarto is an ambitious junior reporter for the Irish Sentinel when the bones of Julia Bridges are discovered in the garden of a house on the outskirts of Dublin.
Drawn into investigating the 25-year-old mystery of Julia’s disappearance and her link to the notorious Gloria Fitzpatrick, the story takes Nicoletta into the tangled underworld of the illegal abortion industry, stirring up long-buried secrets from her own past.
As much a murder mystery story as a look at a young woman’s struggle to succeed in a man’s world, Where They Lie is a beautifully atmospheric debut that will stay with you long after the end.
Critic reviews
'A thrillingly dark and atmospheric tale, richly evocative of its time, especially for those of us old enough to remember 1968' JOHN BANVILLE
'This isn't just a mystery novel: it's a window into a vanished world' TANA FRENCH
'Gripping and brilliantly atmospheric, and Nicoletta Sarto, the novel's protagonist – the way she talks, the way she thinks – is a great invention' RODDY DOYLE
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- Sabrina McCabe
- 26-04-24
An ok listen
I enjoyed the story overall, and I loved playing detective through it, but I think the narrator choice was wrong. I just couldn’t connect with the narrator at all and found myself drifting off listening to the book. It also didn’t endear me to any of the characters either.
I may read the book instead to see if it pulls me in more.
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- Pamela
- 06-08-24
Brilliant story and beautiful narration
This was a wonderful story, really well written with such heart, mystery, family intrigue and unexpected twist and turns. A truly clever ending too!
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- Haggis 1
- 08-03-24
feeling for the characters
Engages the listener thru feeling for the characters - written with considerable feelings for the time, place & characters - a complex plot but always accessible - deals sensitively with intimate issues.
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