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The Child's Child

By: Barbara Vine
Narrated by: Finty Williams
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About this listen

What sort of betrayal would drive a brother and sister apart? When Grace and her brother Andrew inherit their grandmother's house, they surprise few people by deciding to move in together. But they've always got on well and the London house is large enough to split down the middle. There's just one thing they've not taken into account though: what if one of them wants to bring a lover to the house?

When Andrew's partner, James, moves in, and immediately picks a fight about the treatment of gay men, the balance is altered - with almost fatal consequences.

The Child's Child is both an intriguing examination of betrayal in families, and a taut, thrilling listen.

©2013 Barbara Vine (P)2014 Audible, Inc. Crime Fiction Fiction Crime Exciting Suspense Mystery

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I've read a lot of Barbara Vine, and listened to quite a few. One or two have been disappointing but Asta's Book and The Dark-Adapted Eye are superb, so I was really looking forward to this listen. However, it was very disappointing. About half the book is taken up with a 'book within a book' which was OK. There were parallels between the modern day situation and that in the 'book within', but nothing startling - no 'Aha' moment. There were also hints at the beginning of the story that there was going to be more to it. There is reference to a 'ghost'; and one of the characters has a disproportionate reaction to a situation that made one think 'Oooh what is he hiding?' The answer appears to be nothing. I was left checking my library for part 3 in which the strands which have been developed are pulled together - but there is no part 3. A very disappointing listen.

Disjointed and disappointing

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Really enjoyed the idea of a book within a book, although, I didn’t really get the juxtaposition. Always a good story from Barbara Vine, so I don’t want to say I was disappointed because I did enjoy it, I just found it a little flimsy and what did annoy me at times, was the repetition….how many times does something have to be explained. I was not expecting such an abrupt ending that wasn’t actually an ending at all….I thought my audiobook had skipped and had to go back, only to find, it hadn’t skipped, but just ended without and end….bizarre.

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A decent listen thanks to great narration, but i struggled to keep up with who everyone was again after beginning in modern day, jumping back 90 years, then returning again. I realise it maybe goes to show how ignorant prejudices have lessened in the wider public due to exposure, education, understanding, inclusion and acceptance but that we ultimately still witness the same level of vicious responses by some in society. Background, influence, lack of awareness and base human nature being just as responsible today as it was in the past. Some of the characters were a bit cliché but worth a listen.

Bit confusing

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Loved the story lines and the different eras that were written about. Flinty's reading voice was very pleasant and added to my enjoyment of the book enormously.

extremely engaging

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Enjoyed the two parts
Narrator had a good tone for each part
Binge listen

Good listen pn a wet day

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