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The Hoarder

By: Jess Kidd
Narrated by: Aoife McMahon
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About this listen

The mesmerising new novel from the winner of the Costa Short Story Award, following her debut novel, Himself.

Maud Drennan - underpaid carer and unintentional psychic - is the latest in a long line of dogsbodies for the ancient, belligerent Cathal Flood. Yet despite her best efforts, Maud is drawn into the mysteries concealed in his filthy, once-grand home. She realises that Cathal, and the junk-filled rooms, are opening up to her.

With only her landlady and a troop of sarcastic ghostly saints to help, Maud must uncover what lies beneath Cathal's decades-old hostility and the strange activities of the house itself.

©2018 Jess Kidd (P)2018 W.F. Howes Ltd Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Fiction Funny Heartfelt Witty Scary

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Critic reviews

"Kidd has imagination to die for." ( Guardian)
"Mixes up murder and mayhem with the eerily supernatural. Utterly unputdownable." ( Sunday Express)
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This book has everything, it’s funny, it’s sad, it’s life, I didn’t want it to end. The narration is perfect and made the characters come to life in my imagination.

Loved this book!

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I first listened to "Himself" and adored it. I thought I wonder if she could
deliver again, and my goodness she has. Just pure joy.

I love Jess Kidd

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I don't think I've ever encountered a book quite like this before, which makes it rather difficult to write a review that in any way describes it, so I shall simply say that the writing is breathtaking, the narration is spellbinding, and I was captivated from the first word to the last.

Weird, but truly wonderful

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I loved this book which was brilliantly narrated. The writing made me smile and the descriptions were like poetry in places. Listened to it over a weekend and thoroughly enjoyed it.

Brilliant narration and engaging story

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I LOVED this book. Fabulous characters, funny and sad. It's magical. The narrator was excellent. I would love to see this story as a film.

What a fabulous book!

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