The Teacher's Lie
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The Teacher's Lie
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Narrated by:
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Mia Wasikowska
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By:
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Brid Cummings
About this listen
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.What listeners say about The Teacher's Lie
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- winterwoman
- 23-12-2024
Half as long would have done better
It could have been a good story, but too much repetitive description dragged it down. I ended up finishing this only because I was driving a long distance and had nothing else.
The characters and their behaviours here were so unbelievable, and no one who has ever worked as a teacher would buy the set up of that school. The few almost interesting characters were mostly ignored, and all of them were just service to the plot rather than individuals with real lives.
A heavier hand editing, more focus on the plot and a more believable set up at the school would have gone a long way to improving this.
The narration was disappointing too, though it was a relief that it didn’t succumb to the “wonder voice” trap that so much Aussie narration seems to fall in to. There were some odd pronunciation choices - sow said like sowing wheat when it was actually referring to a female pig for example. All the characters spoke in exactly the same way, though that wasn’t helped by the fact they were all written the same way.
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
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- Lynda
- 12-12-2024
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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Overall2 out of 5 stars
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- Amazon Customer
- 28-11-2024
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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Overall2 out of 5 stars
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- Robert J Cousins
- 21-12-2024
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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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- Frank Sady
- 22-12-2024
Far too long
I found this book to be far longer than it needed to be. I didn’t enjoy it at all but persevered to the end.
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- Tonto
- 05-12-2024
Over done drama
The silly drama, like a bad scary movie. I finished early, forwarded to the end.
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
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- Anonymous User
- 06-12-2024
Chaotic and boring
Tried too hard to be clever, ended up dull and hard to endure to the end
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
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- Anonymous User
- 10-12-2024
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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- Bearinda
- 16-12-2024
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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- Gigi Green
- 18-12-2024
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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