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The Book of Guilt

By: Catherine Chidgey
Narrated by: George Naylor, Alison Campbell
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England, 1979. Vincent, Lawrence and William are the last remaining residents of a secluded New Forest home, part of the government's Sycamore Scheme. Every day, the triplets do their chores, play their games and take their medicine, under the watchful eyes of three mothers: Mother Morning, Mother Afternoon and Mother Night.

Their nightmares are recorded in The Book of Dreams.

Their lessons are taken from The Book of Knowledge.

And their sins are reported in The Book of Guilt.

All the boys want is to be sent to the Big House in Margate, where they imagine a life of sun, sea and fairground rides. But, as the government looks to shut down the Sycamore Homes, the triplets begin to question everything they have been told.

Gradually surrendering its dark secrets, The Book of Guilt is a profoundly unnerving exploration of belonging in a world where some lives are valued less than others.

©2025 Catherine Chidgey (P)2025 W.F. Howes Ltd Dystopian Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Science Fiction Government
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I thought it’s was going to be very similar to never let you go but l was proved wrong- quite slow paced but I enjoyed the story

Surprised me

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The twist in the story really not what you expect! I listened to this in 2 sittings I needed to know what happened to the children

Plot twist

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A refreshing original story, couldn't put this down, really good, would recommend reading when you have time as you wont want to stop reading

immersive

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The first part is a compelling page turner unless you know what and why. After that it falls flat for a good few chapters before cranking up again. Sinister and intriguing, it would make a good film. Overall I enjoyed it but a good edit and 50 pages less would have improved it.

Excellent plot but The less you know about this book the more you’ll enjoy it

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The story was told from 3 perspectives & this greatly added to it's impact. I really had no idea what was actually happening until late in the story & there were a few shocks at that point.
Narration was excellent

I really enjoyed everything about this book. It was totally riveting.

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