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Refuge
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Jacqueline Davis
- Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
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Summary
Does true evil exist in the world? Are people really what they seem?
Abandoned by each of her children’s fathers, Shelley Tremayne’s having a tough time raising six kids alone. When she sees a TV newscast about five boys committing a horrible crime and recognizes her eleven-year-old son Joey in the surveillance camera footage, her life becomes infinitely worse. Although Joey swears he only witnessed the incident, the other boys point to him as the instigator, a charge supported by the evidence. But Shelley simply can’t accept that her Joey could be responsible for such a heinous act.
Shelley and her children can’t return to their grubby home, where their neighbors are waiting to express their outrage. Fortunately, good Samaritans John and Eunice Bolton volunteer to shelter the family at their farm, and offer them the help and caring that they’ve given to so many others in desperate straits. But who will believe Shelley when she discovers that the Boltons are not as kind as they appear?
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- Naomi
- 14-03-22
Cliché
Narrator brilliant, story started quite good, you getting sucked in quite quick with the shock factor but then became quite predictable and a cliché and the ending seemed very rushed. Worth a listen if included in your membership plan, otherwise I'd recommend to skip over this one.
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- Yvonne Goble
- 08-11-22
DREADFUL NARRATION
I wanted to listen but the constant and continual intake given of breaths which is SO loud render
ed this audio unlistenable!
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- Nathan Hanley
- 11-12-21
Great listen
What a strong powerful book, gripping from the start! Very disturbing at first if your a parent! But a great listen.
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- Maxine H.
- 29-01-22
Interesting story line
Enjoyed the book .. ending was abrupt … but overall an easy and enjoyable listen if a challenging and emotive topic
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- Brendon R.
- 20-10-22
brilliant
excellent story well told. enjoyed the whole book! sad story 😢 well worth a read
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- Debbikinst
- 30-04-23
grim
a grim but compelling listen. needed more closure. very abrupt ending. highly recommended nevertheless
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- Bevvers
- 31-08-23
Not terrible but...
...could have been so much better!
The narrator tried but wasn't really up to the job I'm afraid. She spoke too fast, didn't pause much & seemed like she was on the edge of hysteria all the time. It didn't sound very natural.
I'm really not sure that Shelly or Joey would've used the words they did, some of their phrases seemed incongruous to the characters.
The story builds well enough, it's intriguing & interesting, & the Bolton's gave us a surprise twist, but the ending is suddenly upon you as if the author had only a limited time to finish the book.
I thought that Gillian White's book 'The Witch’s Cradle' was far superior to this one, although they are both in a similar vein.
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- R. Watson
- 19-11-23
Raw
Really good storyline, narrator was great, raw and honestly written.
Couldn't turn it off, sad and heartbreaking and shocking.
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- zzzLazyDaisy
- 01-11-21
This book haunted me long after I had finished it
First, the Narrator often makes or breaks an audible book for me. The Narrator of Refuge was excellent. Okay some of the high pitched whines and taunts were jarring, but I think that was the idea. Most of the time I was totally engrossed in the book, and it continued to haunt me long after I had finished it. Recommended.
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- Moonkitten
- 11-04-22
Finished in a weekend
Very good story, couldn't put it down but felt that the ending was rushed to close.
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