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The Child
- Narrated by: Clare Corbett, Adjoa Andoh, Finty Williams, Fenella Woolgar, Steven Pacey
- Length: 10 hrs and 49 mins
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The Child
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Publisher's Summary
When a paragraph in an evening newspaper reveals a decades-old tragedy, most readers barely give it a glance. But for three strangers, it's impossible to ignore.
For one woman it's a reminder of the worst thing that ever happened to her.
For another it's the dangerous possibility that her darkest secret is about to be discovered.
And for a third, a journalist, it's the first clue in a hunt to uncover the truth.
The Child's story will be told.
Critic Reviews
"The narration is excellent and I would say it is more like listening to a dramatisation than a reading." (Iris on The Widow)
"Clare Corbett is a fabulous narrator." (Chris on The Missing)
"Honourable mention should go to the narrator who is *phenomenal*. Great dramatic performance AND she's very good at the many different international and regional accents, which is often such an irritation. Can't praise it highly (or articulately) enough." (Jo on The Power)
"The narration was the best I've ever heard on an audiobook. Wonderful." (Raine on The Power)
"Mention must also go to Finty Williams for some beautiful characterisation and a warm and textured performance." (Simon on The Girl with All the Gifts)
"I thought Finty Williams was perfect!" (Z. OConnor on The Girl Before)
"The reading too is excellent, Fenella Woolgar added an extra dimension to what is an excellent novel. Her characterisation was superb, and her wonderful modulation kept me spellbound." (Pj on Life After Life)
"It is beautifully read, with a wide range of distinctive character voices - another triumph for Steven Pacey!" (Jill on Let the Right One In)
What listeners say about The Child
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- C E Parr
- 23-01-2018
Well drawn characters.
Starts out well and then gets a bit spongy in the middle, well worth persevering though as the main characters are so well written. I can normally pick the end, but not this time. Really enjoyed it, very satisfying and will listen to anything this Author writes.
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- Annette
- 29-08-2017
Good listening
Kept me interested but figured out the ending way earlier than the heroine. Still good listening.
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- samantha bryant
- 15-11-2017
Slow start but so worth it
It took a while for the pieces to be laid out but their putting together was so interesting. I came to love the characters and when the twists came , I couldn't put it down. Well wtitten...well narrated.
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- Yvonne
- 05-08-2017
Kept me thinking ...
This book kept me thinking the whole way through. What's the link... I just couldn't guess it. Thoroughly enjoyed it to the end and the narration was excellent.
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- Gillian
- 28-07-2017
'Gripping'
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
I admit I did guess the mystery before the end but somehow, it made me eager to finish to see if I was right! I loved the different characters and became really involved in the story. I even took the iphone to bed with me to listen to the end and woke up in the morning with the phone tucked under my chin and the earphones wrapped around my neck!
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- M. Herbet
- 03-11-2017
A bit too long but good
I do enjoy Fiona Barton’s writing but I find she drags the story out too much. 84 chapters!!
That said it’s a good story and the narration is fabulous.
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- Amazon Customer
- 21-08-2017
Beautifully developed characters
Beautifully performed and a great "read", the only thing being that once you work it out, the story (and characters!) take their sweet time to do the same :)
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- Kim
- 27-02-2018
Good but not riveting
The general storyline is very good but the fill in bits are a bit boring for me. Nice revelation at end of story.
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- Anonymous User
- 03-12-2018
captivating
it took a little while to get into but then i couldn't stop listening. great book. great twists
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- Kirra
- 18-12-2018
I can’t believe a book this good is free!!!
This book had me hooked from the first chapter. The narrators were perfectly suited based on the story at that moment.
Anyone who is in to a suspense and unexpected twists and turns needs to add this to their library!!
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