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The Teacher's Lie

By: Brid Cummings
Narrated by: Mia Wasikowska
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There are some secrets you just can’t bury.

A gripping Audible Original for fans of Jane Harper’s The Dry and Sarah Pearse’s The Sanatorium, The Teacher’s Lie is a psychological thriller set on the harsh and rugged South Australian coast, performed by Mia Wasikowska (Alice in Wonderland, The Kids Are All Right).

It’s been two years since Anna Cartwright’s life fell apart. During her first school trip as a young teacher, a student went missing and was never found. Not only was her career ruined, she was also accused of having an affair with fellow teacher and prime suspect Graham. Facing questions from journalists, police and family, Anna said she didn’t know what happened. She was lying.

Now, Anna has returned to Australia. Her only hope is Land’s End Area School, an isolated concrete wasteland perched on the cliffs. The failing institution is so understaffed that it is the one place her history might remain hidden. But while the eccentric Headmistress seems welcoming, deputy-head Miss Baxter seems determined to expose her secrets.

With new lies spinning out of control, how long can Anna keep her secret hidden? And is she being haunted by her guilt or by something far more sinister?

©2024 Brid Cummings (P)2024 Audible Ltd.
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OK

I liked the narrator, Mia has a distinctive voice, but for those who say it's an English accent, it's not, it's very Mia, who is Australian.

I got lost in the story. I don't really understand the ending. Where did Emily fit it? The interaction between Tori and Danny seemed to be more than was made out in the end. I listened to it all, but maybe I zoned out and missed it? Where did the other teachers fit in? How does anyone manage access to sleep in a school, no matter how remote? The handyman was always there, yet the school had no security lights etc etc. Who gets a job as a teacher and job shadows for 3 months? it was too far fetched. Anyway....

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Not the best

Found this quite long and boring with not much of a story - quite disappointing - won’t be rushing to listen to any others

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Annoying and disappointing

Aiming for psychological thriller but unfortunately just confusing and frustrating. Hard to feel any empathy for the main character and the whole situation is clumsily contrived. There are too many characters and story lines that don’t contribute to the plot or were just left hanging in the end, then a conclusion that feels like they were forced to meet a deadline.

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Over done drama

The silly drama, like a bad scary movie. I finished early, forwarded to the end.

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Chaotic and boring

Tried too hard to be clever, ended up dull and hard to endure to the end

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Very slow

The story was very slow so so could not get into it pretty boring and the narrator’s voice didn’t help sorry

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same flowery imagery repeated throughout the story to pad it out

A long winding road to end with a whimper, not a bang. Ok if you're into the soft stories.

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Over engineered

This book was exhausting to listen to … intriguing in the beginning and had good bones, but couldn’t be bothered with the end as took too long to get there.

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Boring

Hard to follow and not much depth story was shallow and not enjoyable didn’t enjoy this one

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Great small town mystery

Took a while to really get into this as there was many storyline’s to follow, but once in, it was great

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