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The Perfect Child
- Narrated by: Christine Williams, Erin Bennett, Dan John Miller
- Length: 10 hrs and 15 mins
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The Perfect Child
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Publisher's Summary
A Washington Post and Amazon Charts bestseller.
A page-turning debut of suspense about a young couple desperate to have a child of their own—and the unsettling consequences of getting what they always wanted.
Christopher and Hannah are a happily married surgeon and nurse with picture-perfect lives. All that’s missing is a child. When Janie, an abandoned six-year-old, turns up at their hospital, Christopher forms an instant connection with her, and he convinces Hannah they should take her home as their own.
But Janie is no ordinary child, and her damaged psyche proves to be more than her new parents were expecting. Janie is fiercely devoted to Christopher, but she acts out in increasingly disturbing ways, directing all her rage at Hannah. Unable to bond with Janie, Hannah is drowning under the pressure, and Christopher refuses to see Janie’s true nature.
Hannah knows that Janie is manipulating Christopher and isolating him from her, despite Hannah’s attempts to bring them all together. But as Janie’s behavior threatens to tear Christopher and Hannah apart, the truth behind Janie’s past may be enough to push them all over the edge.
Critic Reviews
"A mesmerizing, unbearably tense thriller that will have you looking over your shoulder and sleeping with one eye open. This creepy, serpentine tale explores the darkest corners of parenthood and the profoundly unsettling lengths one will go to to keep a family together—no matter the consequences. Electrifying and atmospheric, this dark gem of a novel is one I couldn’t put down.”—Heather Gudenkauf, New York Times bestselling author
“A deep, dark, and dangerously addictive read. All-absorbing to the very end!”—Minka Kent, Washington Post bestselling author
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- Anne
- 05-12-2019
Don’t bother
I bought this book from the reviews. I seriously don’t know where to start. It was like a hallmark novel and then it turned really dark. A couple of the characters were totally unbelievable although the child’s behaviours were spot on (I am a foster carer and I have been witness to most of them) but it ended really badly, I had to rewind it a couple of times to see if I had missed something crucial. Don’t waste your credits.
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- Anonymous User
- 04-05-2024
Great story, frustrating ending
This is a good story, well read. But the ending (or lack of one) annoyed me enough to leave an overall bad impression which was a shame.
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- A&L Bennett
- 14-10-2023
Thrilling with a disturbing twist
I loved it all the way through.
The way the book ended left me feeling like there should have been more, so I googled it and found the original epilogue that was cut from the end.
Even after the epilogue I'd have loved to actually hear Christopher and Hannah's reactions to finding out what Piper was about to tell them (no spoilers here) when the book ended.
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- Julie
- 08-04-2021
A very interesting intense story.
I enjoyed this book. So many people told me not to bother. I’m glad I didn’t listen to them. It held my interest right to the end.
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- Coljar
- 23-08-2019
Scary
Fascinating and long , but in the end inconclusive ,
held me until then !
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- neroli 68
- 21-06-2022
Well written story with a frustrating ending
Good read but the whole story is leading to an end that just doesn’t happen, it’s like it’s cut off randomly near the end. Disappointed
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- Brady
- 20-08-2021
The ending WTF
Literally no ending, I am so confused! Can someone please let me know what it’s meant to mean??
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- Tezza
- 12-07-2019
Unfinished
I could not believe that the author had left the ending this way.
Was it supposed to somehow indicate a sequel?
Loose ends abound. It's as if the author got bored and just quit writing.
Very disappointed.
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- Dayna
- 10-05-2022
Not great
Jumpy recording. The woman paused for too long between each sentence of her delivery. The phrases in the story were repetitive and annoying. The parents were beyond stupid (particularly Christopher) to the point where it was almost unbearable.
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- april
- 05-05-2024
DNF and it still wasted my time
I was drawn to the premise of this book but the adult characters of this book were so frustrating. This couple made foolish choices that no one in real life would make.
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