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A Bird in Winter

By: Louise Doughty
Narrated by: Clare Corbett
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OVER HALF A MILLION COPIES OF APPLE TREE YARD SOLD

'Louise Doughty leads her unnerved readers into dark territory.' HILARY MANTEL
'Clever, twisty, propulsive.' CLAIRE FULLER
'Doughty is a brilliant storyteller who knows how to build suspense to breaking point.' The Times

The latest from the Number One Sunday Times Bestselling author Louise Doughty

Bird is a woman on the run. One minute, she's in a meeting in her office in Birmingham - the next, she's walking out on her job, her home, her life. It's a day she thought might come, and one she's prepared for - but nothing could prepare her for what will happen next. As she flees north using multiple disguises, Bird has to work out who exactly is on her trail, and who - if anyone - she can trust. Like many people, she has fantasised about escape for a long time, but now it's actually happening. Is her greatest fear that she will be hunted down, or that she will never be found?

©2023 Louise Doughty (P)2023 Faber Audio Espionage Psychological Spies & Politics Suspense Thriller & Suspense Exciting

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'Louise Doughty leads her unnerved readers into dark territory.' HILARY MANTEL

'Doughty is a brilliant storyteller who knows how to build suspense to breaking point.' The Times
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Excellent pacy and gripping novel, brilliantly read by Clare Corbett. I enjoyed this as much as Apple Tree Yard and found it difficult to stop listening once I’d started.

Gripping!

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Engaging story and well narrated. Terrible pronunciation of Scottish place names though! Would recommend this overall.

Engaging Story

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I actually imagined I was there . The axing descriptive writing .
Faultless . I thoroughly enjoyed this book xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxcxxcccccxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxx xxxx xxxxx

The description of the landscape.

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As a character driven story, despite having an eventful life, I just couldn't care about her, bit dull.

Well read

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A spy theme book, but certainly not a typical spy story. Beautifully written and compelling, with wonderful narration by Clare Corbett. I love that for about 1/3 of the book we get to accompany the main character through Scotland, Iceland, Norway, Although I don't usually like books that end with a hint of a sequel... I'm excited for this one!

Wonderful!

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