Much better than predicted

When I started to listen to this, I was not sure, but the story got better and better, even ignoring the surreal bits. Good story, good listen and lovely mentions of St. Ives.

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More afternoon drama than gripping thriller.

Not what I thought. Started off well as I was engrossed in what was going to happen, knowing something was going to pop up and knock Bella's life on its head.

Now I enjoyed it, it was a good story although nothing really shocked me, I kept waiting for something worse to happen. I would pop this under family with an awful secret genre rather than a chilling gripping psychological thriller.

I wasn't over keen on Bella, I thought some other characters too were going to be wrong un's but that didn't happen either, I know she is a product of her circumstances, they all are, but.... I don't know. I guess it was a bit too nice with a bit of 'ooh how awful' thrown in for me.

Afternoon drama rather than after the watershed....

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Brilliant

Unusual tale on an issue not often looked around. Full of surprises not predictable at all. I was gripped from beginning to end. Beautifully written and so well narrated ...great accents. The whole book sounded real all the way through. More like this book and narrator please.

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Not the thriller I expected

I didn't really feel the reader suited the story. I'm not sure why but she sounded so different to how the main character felt in my head that I gave up and read the second half of the book. The story itself is well written, but not the thriller take I expected. Am excellent plot twist at the end was wasted imo as it was covered so fast in the story.

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Worth persisting

I tried to finish this book once before but struggled with the beginning. However, having given it more time and got beyond the opening chapter I really enjoyed it. OK some of the characters were a bit one dimensional but the story at the heart of the novel - a naive woman's search for her true identity - captivated me. I came to like the dysfunctional little family and wanted to find out whar happened. A predictable ending I suppose but an enjoyable and easy listen that won't tax your brain at all.

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Very good

Not the kind of story I was expecting, having read the summary, but nonetheless I wasn't disappointed. it kept me interested to see what happens next throughout the story and the narrator told it beautifully.

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EXCELLENT!!

Wonderful story, perfectly narrated!!! I will definitely be buying more books by author and narrator!!

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wonderful.

This book had me gripped right from the start. Very well written and narrated.

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Easy listening

Leaves me with a cosy peace. Rather a sweet story. Initially I was put off a little by the narration. I can't explain why. But after a while, I realised the narration worked perfectly with the story. I'll look for other books by both the narrator and the author.

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Rather long and slow moving

I found this book very slow moving. The story was ok but I’m not driven to read more of the author’s books. I wouldn’t really describe the book as chilling and not really a thriller. It was well narrated though and I still enjoyed it.

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