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The Perfect Family

By: Samantha King
Narrated by: Henrietta Meire
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Maddie Castle is broken. Ever since the tragedy that struck on her twins' 10th birthday, she's been trying to fit the pieces together, to get back to the life she led before. Maddie, her husband, Dom, and their children, Aidan and Annabel, lived in a comfortable home on a quiet street in a London suburb. Life was busy and satisfying. They were happy. Weren't they?

Now, a disoriented and grieving Maddie floats like a ghost through each day, hardly sleeping, eating, or speaking. It's easier to stay locked in her own head than to torment herself by reliving what happened. And yet, the harder Maddie tries to pin down her memories, the more they slip out of reach. Is her guilt and remorse justified? Is it Maddie's fault that everything was ripped apart?

Or could it be that the real terror is still to come?

©2017 Samantha King (P)2018 HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books Genre Fiction Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense
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I like the way the story changed in the middle and it wasn’t what I originally thought it would be , lots of twists and turns , stoke more predictable towards the end bit worth the read and will look out for books written by the author in future

Brilliant storyline

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I couldn’t enjoy the reader and the story was plodding and repetitive, all too obvious I’m afraid.

Tedious

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the story was a bit easy to predict but i did enjoy it. It kept me interested. I seen a lot of negative reviews and complaints about the narration but i had no complaints

bit of a diff story line

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The story is dragged out, causing it to become boring. Could be much shorter. Also not happy with how Max’s feelings towards Annabelle are practically normalised.

Too long

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Got bored by chapter 7 rather watch football and that's crap aswel never mind plenty more books to find

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