Thought provoking

Where does The Son-In-Law rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Different. More than a just a tale. As much time spent thinking about it as listening to it.

What did you like best about this story?

I thought the characterisation was good. Sympathy with characters was switchable. There really was no real hero or heroine. These were real people, each with their own strengths and weaknesses. My general sympathy was with the murderer and anti the mother-in-law but the author was able to switch this at times. .

Which scene did you most enjoy?

No. The book is a unit.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The whole book is very moving. A father who has lost a wife and children. A mother [and father] who have lost their daughter and want, what they see as, the best for their grandchildren. Confused children who have lost their mother and father. All these a good people, there are no baddies. We may think that they (who?) are misguided.

Any additional comments?

The author presents a problem without an easy solution. Possibly without a solution and we must form our own. My only question of the book was the introduction of a romance factor which, I felt, added an unnecessary complication. Perhaps the author realised this and rather abandoned it and I felt it added nothing. The extra character was interesting but added nothing to the essence of the book. A thought provoking book, well constructed with sympathetic development of characters. Amazingly no evil characters we can blame, just ordinary people with an extraordinary problem

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Phenomenal

This is the best book I've listened to or read this year. Beautifully observed and sensitivily written with performances that complemented the brilliant wtiting. It was heartbreaking and life affirming but never sentimental. This should be compulsory reading for anyone working with children caught up in the adult world of Court directed contact or working with those who have broken the law and caused harm and pain to others An exploration of loss and the toxicity of hate and our human need to be loved and to love. The characters were complex and flawed and very human. The ending was perhaps a little too tidy but didn't detract from what is a wonderful emotional tour de force.

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Charming and disarming

Thoroughly enjoyed the book from beginning to end. Having multiple narrators added a level that increased the enjoyment even more.

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The son in law

David Nellists narration was very good. Loved the story and had tears at the end.

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Beautiful story - so real and moving

I enjoyed the story and the narration was very good. Some very difficult topics covered genuinely and sensitively. Thoroughly recommend.

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this is definitely going into my favourite top 10

loved this book so much, took a difficult subject and tackled it from many different characters. narration was excellent.
you wont be disappointed. It really is ones of the best books ive ever listened to.
Highly recommend

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Sensitively written, thoroughly recommend

Fiction but could so easily be fact. Brilliantly narrated by the four listed and so sensitively written that one could believe Charity Norman has had first hand experience of the situation. Do yourself a favour and buy this book today 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

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was really good in the end

Have you listened to any of the narrators’s other performances? How does this one compare?

I love Charity Norman's books

Any additional comments?

took me a while to get into, but eventually it was a really good story

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Stays with you long after it's ended

Would you listen to The Son-In-Law again? Why?

Very very probably. This and "After the Fall" are both up there as some of the most memorable book

Which character – as performed by the narrators – was your favourite?

I wouldn't exactly call her my favourite, but Hannah the embittered mother-in-law is captured absolutely brilliantly.

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

I wouldn't ruin such a good book by turning it into a movie.

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Amazing!

Amazing story, loved it. A difficult topic handled sensitively. The narration is fantastic, makes you really feel the characters, in particular Hannah. wholeheartedly recommend

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