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The Silent Listener
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Narrated by:
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Annie Maynard
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Jessica Bell
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Anthony Gooley
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By:
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Lyn Yeowart
About this listen
In the cold, wet summer of 1960, 11-year-old Joy Henderson lives in constant fear of her father. She tries to make him happy but, as he keeps reminding her, she is nothing but a filthy sinner destined for Hell . . .
Yet, decades later, she returns to the family's farm to nurse him on his death bed. To her surprise, her 'perfect' sister Ruth is also there, whispering dark words, urging revenge.
Then the day after their father finally confesses to a despicable crime, Joy finds him dead - with a belt pulled tight around his neck . . .
For Senior Constable Alex Shepherd, investigating George's murder revives memories of an unsolved case still haunting him since that strange summer of 1960: the disappearance of nine-year-old Wendy Boscombe.
As seemingly impossible facts surface about the Hendersons - from the past and the present - Shepherd suspects that Joy is pulling him into an intricate web of lies and that Wendy's disappearance is the key to the bizarre truth.
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'A deftly wrought suspense novel from a remarkable new literary talent. Lyn Yeowart's work plumes themes of inherited violence, denial and atonement.' J P Pomare, author of Call Me Evie
'Intense, intricate, emotionally devastating. This is proper Australian gothica.' Liam Pieper, author of Sweetness and Light
'A cracking thriller with heart. It intrigues, it twists and turns, it deftly combines the muddy domestic details of life on a Victorian farm with a black, Gothic sensibility of lies and violence and the heartbreaking fantasy world of a young child.' Jane Sullivan
'A heartbreaking, terrifying and stunningly accomplished novel that had me holding my breath. Yeowart instantly pulled me into the life of a rural family dominated by an angry, insecure despot from its unnerving beginnings to its shocking end.' Kirsten Alexander, author of Half Moon Lake
'Steeped in atmosphere and with taut, intricate plotting, The Silent Listener, contrary to its title, had me audibly gasping throughout.' Benjamin Stevenson, author of Either Side of Midnight
'An ingenious form of storytelling archaeology: down through layers of family trauma, the truths are finally brought to light.' Jock Serong, author of The Rules of Backyard Cricket©2021 Lyn Yeowart (P)2021 Penguin Random House Australia
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- Sandra Dobrila
- 20-03-2021
Best Audible book so far.
Very well portrayed characters, hearthbrraking story and amazing narrators. Looking forward to next author's book.
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- Anonymous User
- 30-04-2021
Riveting
Superbly written & narrated.
This heart wrenching & heart stopping story had me on edge & enthralled as I binge listened and half remembered the hastily hushed conversations of parents & Uncles & Aunties in our farmhouse lounge room. Of farming communities in the 60s, of drought, milk prices, dead cows, no money, rabbit stews (thank God no eels) and the whispered accounts of beaten wives & children who regularly spent time away from school while their injuries healed. We all know some. My heart aches.
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- Anonymous User
- 01-10-2021
Breathtakingly Heartbreaking and elegant writing
Every word in this piece of literary gold is poignant, cutting, beautiful and devastating. You believe that you have solved the story, unravelled all it's secrets, but the author will still surprise you.
Absolutely not a book for everyone- it is raw, devastating and full of so much heartache. But well worth pushing through. This is my best read of 2021.
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- Anonymous User
- 07-07-2021
Awesome
This was a fantastic book , kept me needing to know more , bought back memories of people I once new
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- Danielle
- 07-08-2021
Loved it!
A little predictable, but still a great well-paced story. The variety in narrators was a nice touch.
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- Anonymous User
- 06-07-2023
you won't be disappointed
couldn't stop listening to this book. kept me guessing till the very end with amazing narrators.
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- Jo Bartlett
- 16-03-2021
Wow!
What a dark, harrowing tale, with narration that could not be faulted.
Books this well written and perfectly read are rare.
Highly recommend.
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- Anonymous User
- 12-04-2021
Awesome!
I don't generally listen to such books, but with this one I was hooked.
It was one of those stories that stays in your head and although I found it somewhat triggering, I couldn't put it down I needed to know what happened.
Really enjoyed how they did the performance with the three different narrators too.
Enjoy!!
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- Anonymous User
- 05-04-2021
Beautifully written book- confusing ending
The narration was perfect! Overall, a great storyline, however, the ending let the book down.
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- Anonymous User
- 17-04-2021
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This book is absoluely riveting, uniquely written with delicious twists. powerful and gentle. Buy it.
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