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The Grownup
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Length: 1 hr and 18 mins
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Summary
The Edgar-winning short story from the author of Gone Girl.
A young woman is making a living, faking it as a cut-price psychic working at Spiritual Palms (with some illegal soft-core sex work on the side). She makes a decent wage - mostly by telling people what they want to hear.
But then she meets Susan Burke. Susan moved to the city one year ago with her husband and 15-year-old stepson, Miles. They live in a Victorian house called Carterhook Manor, built in 1893. Susan has become convinced that some malevolent spirit is inhabiting their home and taking possession of the stepson. She has even found trickles of blood on the wall.
The young woman doesn't believe in exorcism or the supernatural, but she does see an opportunity to make a lot of money. However, when she enters the house for the first time and meets Miles, she begins to feel it, too, as if the very house is watching her, waiting, biding its time....
'The Grownup', which originally appeared as 'What Do You Do' in George R. R. Martin's Rogues anthology, proves once again that Gillian Flynn is one of the world's most original and skilled voices in fiction.
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- ula
- 12-11-15
Short but sweet!
Dark, twisted and funny! A great listen for fans of Flynns 'Dark Places'. Highly recommended.
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- J.BFuller
- 06-04-21
A different and interesting story
I really enjoyed this story-it wasn’t too long and kept my attention throughout -it was a real thriller -I really enjoyed it.
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- don't bother playing it was awful
- 14-07-20
Short gripping story.
This will leave you hanging until the last word. Great narrator, loved every seconds of it.
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- AmazonWoman
- 14-10-17
narrator was perfect for the story.
Really liked the story. I just wish it was longer. felt it was unfinished. It left me wanting more.
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- 08Brown
- 27-06-17
Just WOW
Why is this not a full length book? Amazingly captivating and full of detail, I couldn't stop listening even for a minute. one of my favourites.
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- Josh
- 15-01-24
Short story and not worth it
Probably the worst story I’ve listened to on Audible. No suspense or intrigue, just flat repetition of the same few ideas.
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- Amazon Customer
- 14-01-24
Nothing matters
Great character, well performed but by the end you feel like nothing in the first half mattered.
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- Vikki Moir
- 06-11-23
Very short
Such a short story, it’s not worth purchasing or using a credit on.
The story was just starting as it ended, very disappointing
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- michaela scott jackson
- 06-07-23
Too short!
Failed to check the length of this audio as went on reviews of good thrillers for ‘23.
Started well but became too rushed , almost like the synopsis for the book was the whole story.
Can’t believe I used a full credit but my bad. Disappointing!
Narrator was good though.
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- Ruth
- 23-06-23
Don’t waste your money
Such a short book - don’t bother - could have been great. A Very very disappointing book
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