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The Spill

Winner of the Penguin Literary Prize

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The Spill

By: Imbi Neeme
Narrated by: Holly Robinson
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 In 1982, a car overturns on a remote West Australian road. Nobody is hurt, but the impact is felt for decades.

Nicole and Samantha Cooper both remember the summer day when their mother, Tina, lost control of their car - but not in quite the same way. It is only after Tina's death, almost four decades later, that the sisters are forced to reckon with the repercussions of the crash. Nicole, after years of aimless drifting, has finally found love, and yet can't quite commit. And Samantha is hiding something that might just tear apart the life she's worked so hard to build for herself.

The Spill explores the cycles of love, loss and regret that can follow a family through the years - moments of joy, things left unsaid, and things misremembered. Above all, it is a deeply moving portrait of two sisters falling apart and finding a way to fit back together. Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction
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Binged it in 2 days... I truly connected with the characters and their story. The ending made me absolutely sob.

Poignant

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not my usual type of book but so glad I tried it. I was hooked after the first 5 minutes. loved it.

loved it

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Imbe is very talented, capturing the life of two sisters and how a car accident shaped their relationship with each other and their mother.
Beautiful written congratulations Imbe!

Lovely book set in Australia!

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A book about family, relationshios, secrets and alcoholism. Fertility issues beg the question ...what is family? And it all goes to and fro through time centered around a car accident. Very engaging and clever.

Australian Domestic drama

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I thoroughly enjoyed the twists and turns and incredible depth of the characters and storyline. To a point where I stopped what I was doing at times to just listen. Highly recommend.

Hard to put down

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