The Boy That Never Was
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The Boy That Never Was
Buy Now for £12.99
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Narrated by:
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Roy McMillan
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Gerry O'Brien
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Christopher Ragland
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Niamh Daly
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By:
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Karen Perry
About this listen
Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of The Boy That Never Was by Karen Perry. Read by Gerry O'Brien, Niamh Daly, Christopher Ragland and Roy McMillan.
You were loved and lost - then you came back...
Five years ago, three-year-old Dillon disappeared. For his father Harry - who left him alone for ten crucial minutes - it was an unforgivable lapse. Yet Dillon's mother Robyn has never blamed her husband: Her own secret guilt is burden enough. Now they're trying to move on, returning home to Dublin to make a fresh start. But their lives are turned upside down the day Harry sees an eight-year-old boy in the crowd. A boy Harry is convinced is Dillon. But the boy vanishes before he can do anything about it.
What Harry thought he saw quickly plunges their marriage into a spiral of crazed obsession and broken trust, uncovering deceits and shameful secrets. Everything Robyn and Harry ever believed in one another is cast into doubt. And at the centre of it all is the boy that never was...
The Boy That Never Was is a deeply atmospheric and masterfully crafted tale of love and loss that will chill you to the bone. Fans of Rosamund Lupton and Sophie Hannah will fall in love with this debut from Karen Perry.
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Editor reviews
What did you like most about The Boy That Never Was?
The characters were very compelling. Each had his or her flaws, but their actions and the reasons behind them were entirely understandable. Whilst the circumstances were very unusual, I felt I understood why things developed in the way they did. The three narrators did a great job.Which scene did you most enjoy?
I enjoyed feeling that I knew what had happened in the past, and then the dawning realisation that I was mistaken! The author managed the events in a masterful fashion.Any additional comments?
The ending was a bit of a mystery to me. I wonder if I missed something?Masterful Storytelling
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Great book
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Would you listen to The Boy That Never Was again? Why?
yes. it's good enough to hear a second time roundWhat about the narrators’s performance did you like?
yes, they were both extremely good, "played" the parts well. The Irish voices were a real pleasure to listen to....Any additional comments?
a book that I listened to at every possible (free) moment! Stayed in yr head between listeningsa goodie
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Worth buying and I would recommend it to anyone. Sue
Wonderful listening
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Any additional comments?
Beautiful narration brought the characters to life as they each told the story from their view point. The story was a little slow and improbable in places and I think I might have given up without the skill of the narrators.Beautifully narrated.
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