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The Little House

By: Philippa Gregory
Narrated by: Alix Dunmore
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It was easy for Elizabeth. She married the man she loved, bore him two children and made a home for him which was the envy of their friends.

It was harder for Ruth. She married Elizabeth’s son and then found that, somehow, she could never quite measure up...

Isolation, deceit and betrayal fill the gaps between the two individual women and between their different worlds.

In this complex thriller, Philippa Gregory deploys all her insight into what women want and what women fear, as Ruth confronts the shifting borders of her own sanity.

Laying bare the comfortable conventions of rural England, this spine-tingling story pulses with suspense until the whiplash double-twist of the denouement.

©2010 Philippa Gregory Ltd (P)2024 Bolinda Publishing Action & Adventure Domestic Thrillers Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Psychological Thriller & Suspense Fiction Exciting Scary Suspense Thriller
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Critic reviews

'Fiendishly plotted...this is Gregory at her most chillingly convincing.' (Cosmopolitan)

'This brilliant psychological chiller...is utterly, nail-nibblingly plausible. You will relish its explosive climax and be gripped through to its final, superb, double-twist finish.' (Daily Mail)
'Insidiously gripping.' (The Independent)
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I read this when I was young Mum and I found it comforting and compelling because it rang true to my experience of an interfering mother-in-law.
I recently Discovered “ The Little House” on Audible , 30 years after having read it, and it was equally riveting and enjoyable, still with that resonance of my own experience. I highly recommend this book and all other work by Philippa Gregory.

Riveting story that many young mothers may relate too.

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I read this book many years ago and I absolutely adored it, I was delighted to see it on Audible and oh my, the narrator is a complete joy to listen to, she’s really outstanding. As a previous reviewer said, it really is wonderfully frustrating, it’s a real comfort read too, it’s just so over the top with the Britishness and I just love it! One of those rare books I could listen to again and again!

Just Brilliant!

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Lack of accuracy regarding death of MIL no forensics? Fingerprints would've been found on cable for example!

Not much

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One f the best books I’ve listened to in ages. Very different for Philippa Gregory usual historical novels..

Loved this .

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Well narrated story that kept you intrigued right to the end
Would recommend , I couldn’t stop listening

Gripping read

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