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The Betrayals

By: Bridget Collins
Narrated by: Bridget Collins, Sam Woolf, Sarah Ovens
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‘Mesmerising’ Erin Kelly

‘Sumptuous’ Observer

‘Dizzyingly wonderful’ The Times

WINNING WAS EVERYTHING…

UNTIL IT DESTROYED THEM

Two young men, Léo and Carfax, close friends and fierce rivals.

A family ripped apart by madness and tragedy.

One woman, her life built upon a lie, with a mysterious connection to them all…

‘INGENIOUS’ GUARDIAN

‘A STORYTELLER OF RARE IMAGINATION’ MAIL ON SUNDAY

'BEAUTIFUL' JOANNA CANNON

‘BRILLIANT’ WOMAN & HOME

‘A RICH DELIGHT’ SANDRA NEWMAN

'TOTALLY ADDICTIVE' JOANNA GLEN

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Critic reviews

‘Dizzyingly wonderful … a perfectly constructed work of fiction, with audacious twists that clumsier hands would fumble, and irresistibly moving emotional beats’ The Times
‘Another sumptuous act of imaginative world-building … If you’re looking for an absorbing, transporting work of fiction – and why would you not be? – The Betrayals is just the thing … settle in, and enjoy getting lost in this captivating book’ Observer
‘Ingenious … Collins’s story holds everything up its sleeve for as long as possible’ Guardian
‘The Betrayals is a beautiful dystopian romance about coming of age as an artist and the love affair artistic collaboration can be, while also being an acute political novel about the fate of spiritual values in a totalitarian system. A rich delight’ Sandra Newman
‘Captivating’ Daily Mirror
‘An immersive, imaginative slice of storytelling’ Daily Express
‘It’s just beautiful – written with such elegance and poise. What I love about Bridget's books is her ability to write the most magical worlds of escapism and yet anchor those worlds very much in today’ Joanna Cannon
‘She’s done it again: this is another triumph from the incomparable imagination of Bridget Collins. The Betrayals sinks its teeth into you and won’t let you go. It’s a mesmerising, intimate and ambitious story about art, love and what it means to be human. If you loved The Binding, you’ll adore The Betrayals’ Erin Kelly
‘More lavish magical escapism from the unit-shifting author of The Binding’ Irish Independent
‘Brilliant … a captivating, imaginative tale’ Woman & Home
‘A storyteller of rare imagination … This intricate symphony of a novel is both a disturbing portrait of fascism and a soaring meditation on artistic expression’ Mail on Sunday
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I absolutely loved The Binding which is what led me to The Betrayals. it was another rich story with dynamic characters and interesting ideas and I did enjoy listening to it. Did I love it as much? Not quite. The ending was a little abrupt and I felt there was a lot left unsaid. Having said that, it is still worth a listen and has a lot to offer.

An interesting and enjoyable book

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I listened to the audiobook narrated by Sam Woolf, Sarah Ovens and Bridget Collins.

THE BETRAYALS is beautifully written, poetic, and moving, with a slight ethereal touch, all made so by the great narrations.

Beautifully written

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Hard going at times but some real surprises as the story unfolds. The different narrators help to develop the sense of character.

An interesting twist and turn

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I read the binding & knew I couldn’t move on from it. If captured me & made me think for weeks afterwards about what next. I’ve never had a book grip me like that so I HAD to download the betrayals to help me move on from the binding.

Well this didn’t disappoint, it takes a few chapters to get into it but once you’re in you can’t get out & im now left wondering what’s next! How do you do that? Is every book going to keep me up at night because they just end and I need to know more! A truly amazing book from start to finish

Another amazing story by Bridget

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I have previously listened to The Binding (twice, and read the book cos I loved it so much!) so I was very excited to finally see Bridget Collins’s second book on audible. There are lots of similarities between the two stories: the historical setting, the flashbacks, the story of forbidden lovers and a fictional practice. In The Binding, books are not what we know them to be. In The Betrayals it is The Grand Jeu. However I never fully understood what the Grand jeu really was. It is like a musical masterpiece, like a symphony, but when they played the Grand Jeu there were no instruments and no orchestra. Although the love story was gripping and the book kept me hooked right to the end, wishing for them to be together, I was left with questions I did not feel the book fully explained. I loved the twist in the book. I really didn’t see that coming and it was very clever. Made me want to re-listen to spot the clues. Overall I would highly recommend this book but definitely check out The Binding. By far my favourite book on Audible.

Interesting and unique story with gripping love story and an interesting twist.

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