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The Death House

By: Sarah Pinborough
Narrated by: Ben Elliot
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“I loved The Death House. It's moving and totally involving. Pinborough writes with vividness and emotional resonance. I couldn't put it down." (Stephen King)

This is an exceptional, contemporary, heart-breaking novel.

Toby's life was perfectly normal--until it was unravelled by something as simple as a blood test.

Taken from his family, Toby now lives in the Death House: an out-of-time existence far from the modern world, where he and the others who live there are studied by Matron and her team of nurses. They're looking for any sign of sickness. Any sign of their wards changing. Any sign that it's time to take them to the sanatorium.

No one returns from the sanatorium.

Withdrawn from his housemates and living in his memories of the past, Toby spends his days fighting his fear. But then a new arrival in the house shatters the fragile peace, and everything changes. Because everybody dies. It's how you choose to live that counts.

©2015 Sarah Pinborough (P)2015 Orion Publishing Group Contemporary Contemporary Romance Fantasy Fiction Romance Heartfelt

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A beautiful story, more a semi dystopian novel rather than horror or sci fi or whatever else it has been marketed as. NOT a silly love story though, it's one with depth and substance and a real founding story. I enjoyed it, despite it not being what I originally thought. Fabulous narration!!

A beautiful book

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Brilliant character development with a engaging story that is engrossing one of the best books that I have listened to

Exceptional

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This isn't her best piece but it's worth a listen. So many books can blur together for me, but this one is memorable!

Intriguing story, different

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This book grabbed me from the synopsis and never let go until I'd finished listening to it three sessions later. I must admit that I've not read the authors work before and the only Ben Elliott narration of heard was Joe Abercrombie's Half a King which I didn't like at all, probably because I was secretly miffed it wasn't Steven Pacey. Without that connection to this book I was able to enjoy Ben's narration and his voice sounded perfection for that of the books protagonist Toby.

A binge-listening treasure

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What a superb book and narrative. Loved it! Highly recommend. You will not be disappointed. Thank you Sarah and Ben

Breathtaking!

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