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The Girlfriend

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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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I knew from the first chapter that I was going to love this book. It is beautifully written, with really well drawn characters. Without giving anything away, it's a clever tale focused upon the character's and values of two women, and the relationship between them. The men are more minor figures, but still it is easy to engage with them. I am glad that I was not working on the days I was listening to this. I listened in every spare moment and was up until 3am with it! I very much look forward to more from this author.

Superb!

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don't quit this book. it soon speeds up and gets very interesting and clever. enjoy!

slow at start but worth the wait!

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Enjoyed the story but, it was spoilt by the narrator. Halfway into the story the narrator sounded as if she was pinching her nose. Obviously had developed a head cold but it was very off putting

spoilt by narrator

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I really enjoyed this book! Give it a go if you enjoy Gone Girl, Heart Sick or Dying for Christmas! I love a twist! 😍

Fantastic!

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I started listening to the story to pass the time whilst tackling a mountain of ironing, I ended up standing their for 2 hours as I was hooked from the beginning. I couldn't wait to get to the end of the story to find out how it all ended.

couldn't wait to get to the end!

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