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  • A Gripping Psychological Thriller with an Incredible Twist
  • By: Victoria Jenkins
  • Narrated by: Alison Campbell
  • Length: 7 hrs and 52 mins
  • 3.9 out of 5 stars (126 ratings)
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The Argument

By: Victoria Jenkins
Narrated by: Alison Campbell
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Summary

It happens to every mother. One day, the daughter whose whole world you once were, becomes someone you barely know. And you don’t know the secrets she’s hiding....

One hot summer night, 15-year-old Olivia comes home late from a party she was strictly forbidden from going to, and she and her mother, Hannah, start arguing. Soon Olivia speaks the words that every parent has heard from their teenage child:

"I hate you. You’ve ruined my life. And I’m never speaking to you again."

Olivia has never been an easy child, a sharp contrast to her easy-going, happy-go-lucky little sister. But Hannah thinks Olivia’s outburst is the end of a normal family argument. In fact, it’s only the beginning of a nightmare....

After one day of silence, Hannah thinks Olivia is taking a teenage sulk too far. After two days, she starts to feel anxious that something more serious could be going on. After a week, when her daughter still hasn’t spoken, Hannah knows that Olivia is hiding a bigger darkness - something that could threaten to tear their precious family apart....

The Argument is a psychological thriller that asks how far we can push our families before they finally break. Perfect for fans of Gillian Flynn, The Woman in the Window, and The Silent Patient.

©2019 Victoria Jenkins (P)2019 Bookouture

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Boring!

I persevered until chapter 5 but decided I had better things to do than listen to this book! Dull story,very slow and narrator did not help! Returned .

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very very slow

Was so disappointed with this story. Yes the twist was massive but I think should have been brought out earlier in the story with more detail on the consequences.

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Awful

I bought this as a recommended for you , in a hurry to listen to on a long drive . It was very dangerous for all the wrong reasons I really tried but by chapter 17 I wanted to throw myself out of the car and just wished for another character to come in and kill em all including the narrator whose voice droned on and on and on . Awful story badly put together I want my credit back 😩

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slow paced

struggled with the pace of this book and found the ending a bit disappointing unfortunately

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Good twist but slow to start

I loved the twist but I spend the first fours hours of listening waiting for something to happen. It took far too long to get going but the last few hours were very good.

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GRABS YOU FROM PAGE 1

I think is is probably one of the best audible listens I had in a long, long time, NO spoilers other than to say when the twists started coming they we’re gasp out loud twists, this book would make an excellent tv series, I’m so glad I’ve put it in my index to enjoy again, highly recommended!

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Good story, not helped by narrator

I originally downloaded this book in summer last year, started reading it, but thought it was too slow so I gave up on it. I then decided to go back to it this month and again I found the narration a little too slow, so I sped up the pace by increasing it to 1.2 in my audible settings, and that made it better.

It was a good story, but the plot takes a little while to grab your attention. It is very similar to behind closed doors by BA Paris.

It takes a while for it to pick up but when it does, it is quite gripping.

I would advise you set the reading speed to 1.2 and you will have a better experience.

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Weak story line and sorry to say, annoying narrator

I struggled to get into the story, the narrator really grated on me and the story line was just not gripping at all. I couldn’t wait for it to end.

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Narration spoils it

Not sure if I’ll be able to finish this . The story seems good so far I’m only 4 chapters in but the narrators voice is grating on my nerves and I’m finding it difficult to concentrate on the story .
I hate to give up on a book and
I may get used to it
if I do I’ll review again

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Way too slow

I just could not get into this book. Four chapters in and absolutely nothing had happened. Just too boring. Gave up.

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