The Heatwave

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The Heatwave

By: Kate Riordan

Narrated by: Miranda Raison

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Brought to you by Penguin.

The Heatwave is coming.... This summer's perfect poolside listening - a captivating story of a long-buried family secret.

In Provence, under a sweltering sun, Sylvie returns to the crumbling family home of La Reverie. In her hand is the letter that summoned her, and by her side is Emma, her youngest daughter.

Yet every corner of the house is haunted by the spectre of Elodie, her first child. Beautiful, manipulative Elodie, whose long-ago death the villagers still whisper about.

Sylvie has tried to put the past behind her. But like the spreading forest fires, memories of Elodie seem to be creeping ever closer.

Because there's a secret Sylvie has concealed about what happened to Elodie all those summers ago....

Historical Fiction

Mystery

Suspense

Thriller & Suspense

Fiction

Exciting

Scary

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Critic reviews

"Exquisite writing and a compelling story that will keep you up late into the night!" (Katie Fforde, best-selling author of A Rose Petal Summer)

"[H]umming with heat, secrets and suspense. I loved it." (Dinah Jeffries, best-selling author of The Tea Planter's Wife)

"Sultry, atmospheric and unsettling - a book to lose yourself in this summer." (Erin Kelly, best-selling author of He Said She Said)

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I enjoyed the book and loved the narration but the end was disappointing... it was like the whole book was building and building and building then the story fizzled to an end. Meh