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Black Rabbit Hall
- Narrated by: Antonia Beamish
- Length: 13 hrs and 20 mins
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Summary
A secret history. A long-ago summer. A house with an untold story....
The spellbinding mystery from the Sunday Times best-selling Richard and Judy Pick author of The Glass House.
The hours pass differently at Black Rabbit Hall.
For the four Alton children, it's the perfect summer escape where not much ever happens - until one stormy evening, something does and their idyllic world is shattered.
Decades later, Lorna is drawn to a beautiful yet crumbling old house she hazily remembers from childhood - feels a bond she does not understand.
But a disturbing message left by one of the Alton children tells her that Black Rabbit Hall's history is as dark and tangled as its woods.
And much like her own past, it must be brought into the light....
A spellbinding story of two women, separated by decades, but inextricably linked by their connection to the beautiful and mysterious Black Rabbit Hall.
Critic reviews
"Completely swept me away. Glorious, beautifully written...I absolutely loved it." (Lisa Jewell)
"Black Rabbit Hall's beautifully crafted mystery is a delight I want to experience again and again." (Stylist)
"Atmospheric, with echoes of du Maurier, this haunting novel enchanted me." (Woman & Home)
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- Dolly McLaughlin
- 14-04-20
Beautifully written
Loved it. Never a dull moment. An old house and a large wild family. Good narration too.
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- Erssie
- 31-01-22
Not a fan of split timeline plot devices
However the writing was quite atmospheric. I did feel the story was leading somewhere but when we reached the climax, it was skimmed over and told in retrospect which weakened any reveals.
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- sally jayne hyde
- 04-01-22
loved it!
This was a first for me by this author and it didn't disappoint....plenty of engaging story to keep you wanting to listen right to the end.....Decided to try all her other books now!
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- Antonia155
- 14-05-21
Long given the story line
Like a previous reviewer, I wanted to know the ending but didn’t really love getting there
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- Julie
- 27-08-15
Riveting
Where does Black Rabbit Hall rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
One of the best.
Who was your favorite character and why?
Amber.
What about Antonia Beamish’s performance did you like?
Lovely narration.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Yes, almost did.
Any additional comments?
Black Rabbit Hall is a great, intriguing read. I really cared about the characters.
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- SGdeCT
- 28-09-15
Magical
What made the experience of listening to Black Rabbit Hall the most enjoyable?
The narrator was excellent!
Who was your favorite character and why?
Amber. You really feel for her. Beautifully written character.
If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
Something's calling you home....
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- Jenny
- 19-01-16
Wow - how long winded was this book
I felt there was a good story in here, but it crushed my soul waiting for it to emerge. It meandered away from the plot so much that I lost heart and I'm afraid I couldn't finish it. It's a very slow read.
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- Passion for Podencos
- 28-11-17
YAWN + YUCK - TOO LONG + NEEDLESS ANIMAL CRUELTY
I loved The Vanishing of Audrey Wilde and was excited to get Black Rabbit Hall which I had been teetering on the brink of getting for ages but put off by bad reviews.
The synopsis looked similar and I love a long book so was hopeful but VERY hard to get into and could have done with being edited down to 1/3rd the length as just dragged and dragged and dragged with nothing much going on much like the endless days described in Black Rabbit Hall. Struggled to the end only by reading the epilogue and working back to see just what the big secrets were and what happened to everyone.
Sloppy introduction of major plot influencer dropped in half way through and upsetting and needless animal cruelty added to the disappointment. I say needless, but actually for me, these distressing incidents were the only real drama in the whole book. I have returned the last few books as this disturbing trend of adding in animal cruelty to spice things up seems to be returning. Apart from this being horrible to read it smacks to me of lazy writing - animals solely introduced to be pawns, collateral damage and shorthand for Watch out there is a madser about!
Had it not been for the gratuitous animal cruelty, then this story of mainly dull people (apart from the one dimensional Dad Hugo and similarly sketchy cliched Step Mother and the insufferable Momma) would have been an inoffensive meandering snoozefest - but instead I found it distasteful and having the only drama being the death of two animals and unlikely extreme parenting.
Do I want to return this title ... no, as fair's fair I struggled through it, the real issue is I would like my former good spirits and TIME wasted reading this dreary tome refunded as the two poor animals killed were actually far more characterful and appealing than the human residents of Black Rabbit Hall, leaving me rather depressed and disappointed rather than enriched by this book.
Unless your life and friends are very very dull I would not bother ...but I would recommend The Vanishing of Audrey Wilde which was written later so hopefully there will be more excellent books to come.
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- Michael
- 10-04-24
The depth of characters and family dynamics.
I just felt empty when the book finished as if I had lost personal family or friendships.
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- Yorkshire Mouse
- 22-07-15
Good accompaniment to hours of baking!
Thoroughly enjoyed this audiobook. Didn't mind the narrator, so many annoy me one way or another. Brought the atmosphere of the house to life very well. Voiced Caroline perfectly in my opinion. Very easy to give identities to the characters. I lose interest in quite a few audiobooks and can't wait for them to finish, but not this one. Highly recommended.
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