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The Other Mrs Walker
- Narrated by: Siobhan Redmond
- Length: 13 hrs and 7 mins
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Summary
A mysterious and entrancing story, The Other Mrs Walker is the compelling debut from Mary Paulson-Ellis.
Somehow she'd always known that she would end like this. In a small square room, in a small square flat. In a small square box, perhaps. Cardboard, with a sticker on the outside. And a name....
In a freezing, desolate Edinburgh flat, an old woman takes her last breath surrounded by the few objects she has accrued over a lifetime: an emerald dress, a brazil nut engraved with the Ten Commandments - and six orange pips sucked dry.
Meanwhile, guided by the flip of a coin, Margaret Penny arrives back at her old family home, escaping a life in London recently turned to ash. Faced with relying on a resentful mother she has never really known, Margaret soon finds herself employed by the Office for Lost People, tasked with finding the families of the dead: the neglected, the abandoned, the lost. Her instructions are to uncover paperwork, yet the only thing Mrs Walker, the old woman in her current case, left behind is a series of peculiar objects.
But in the end it is these objects that will unravel Mrs Walker's real story: a story rooted in London grime and moving from the 1930s to the present day, a story of children abandoned and lost, of beguiling sisters and misplaced mothers, of deception and thievery, family secrets and the very deepest of betrayals; in which the extraordinary circular nature of life will glitter from the page. For in uncovering the astonishing tale of an old woman who died alone, Margaret will finally discover her own story, too....
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- Richard B
- 07-01-24
Beautifully narrated
Great story lots of twist & turns, back and forth in history timeline keeps you guessing throughly enjoyably
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- Punter
- 08-10-22
Interesting!
I really liked Siobhan Redmond‘s reading of this novel with the exception of the children’s voices. Fortunately that’s only a small part of the reading. I had no idea she had such a beautiful singing voice.
The novel is well written, but I found the detail of the cruel treatment of some of the characters harrowing. The plot is good and I was glued throughout.
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- Beverley Joan Tamminen
- 12-02-20
An interesting listen. Frustrating in parts!
Interesting plot twists. Intriguing story-lines and characters.
Some ends left loose which was truly frustrating!
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- barbara
- 27-03-16
Didn't want it to end .. Can't wait for next one
This was great .. Such a clever plot . Soo ham Redmond is a great narrator . Id give it more stars if possible .
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- Amazon Customer
- 15-10-19
Recommend read / listen
Very good book, listened again after read the authors next book. Very cleverly interwoven.
Will look forward to more from Mary Paulson - Ellis.
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- Caroline Munday
- 18-06-16
I kept waiting for 'something' to happen but it j
sad story, so many lies . it wasn't for me x u suppose I wanted the truth!
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- Carolanne
- 31-03-16
Awful
Can't even finish it. Worst use of monthly subscription ever. Morose, tedious, joyless... I could go on. Have no interest in finding out what happens. None. None whatsoever.
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- MAD MAUD
- 05-07-21
Painful
Muddled, long winded, can’t believe I listened to the end. Still don’t know what it was all about and frankly - I don’t care.
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- Aliwil
- 11-12-18
Disappointing
This story goes backwards and forwards in time but never really comes to an interesting end.
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