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The Girlfriend

By: Michelle Frances
Narrated by: Antonia Beamish
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NOW AN AMAZON PRIME TV SERIES STARRING ROBIN WRIGHT, OLIVIA COOKE AND LAURIE DAVIDSON

She loves your son. She wants your life. How far would you go to protect your son?

‘I was blown away’ – Jilly Cooper, author of Rivals

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A gripping and chilling debut psychological thriller, The Girlfriend by Michelle Frances is the story of a mother, a son, his girlfriend and an unforgivable lie.

Laura has it all. A successful career, a long marriage to a rich husband, and a twenty-three year-old son, Daniel, who is kind, handsome, and talented. Then Daniel meets Cherry. Cherry is young, beautiful and smart – but hasn’t led Laura’s golden life. And she wants it.

When tragedy strikes, a decision is made and a lie is told. A lie so terrible it changes their lives forever . . .

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'The mother-son psychological drama that'll have you racing to the end' – Good Housekeeping

'Sharp, sinister and addictive' – Sunday Mirror

'A wildly delicious psychological thriller' – Red Magazine

©2017 Michelle Frances (P)2017 Macmillan Digital Audio Genre Fiction Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Women's Fiction Fiction Marriage Exciting Scary Thriller

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This book is beautifully written and very relatable. I purchase around 4 audiobooks per month and this is the best yet.
I was gripped from start to finish and could relate to the mother of Cherry and Daniel.
Can't wait to read more from this author.

Most gripping book I have read in a while

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Enjoyed the book on the whole although I found much of the plot improbable. It also leaves me thinking there must be a 'formula' for writing this type of thriller that insists you must include some form of animal cruelty. I've come across this in several books recently and I'm starting to find it irritating. Surely the author can make you dislike the 'baddy' without having to resort to this? Just makes me dislike the author. The narrator was excellent.

Very entertaining but improbable

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13 chapters before this book starts to get interesting. the end felt rushed and no depth to characters.
the reader sounded like she was full of cold so that also was unpleasant.

13 chapters before

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it was just ok, dragged on a bit in some chapters but one good thing - the characters were gripping and when it finished i was left wondering what happened to them next.

its just ok

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Narrative that keeps you guessing throughout! I listened to the whole thing in about three days because I felt very involved with th

Gripping story

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