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The Weekend Away

By: Sarah Alderson
Narrated by: Helen Keeley
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Summary

Now a Netflix Original movie, starring Leighton Meester, streaming globally.

Miles from home. Trust no one. Suspect everyone.

Orla and Kate have been best friends forever. Together they’ve faced it all—be it Orla’s struggles as a new mother or Kate’s messy divorce. And whatever else happens in their lives, they can always look forward to their annual weekend away.

This year, they’re off to Lisbon: the perfect flat, the perfect view, the perfect itinerary. And what better way to kick things off in style than with the perfect night out?

But when Orla wakes up the next morning, Kate is gone. Brushed off by the police and with only a fuzzy memory of the night’s events, Orla is her friend’s only hope. As she frantically retraces their steps, Orla makes a series of shattering discoveries that threaten everything she holds dear. Because while Lisbon holds the secret of what happened that night, the truth may lie closer to home....

A twisty holiday read for fans of The Holiday and Date Night

©2020 Sarah Alderson (P)2020 HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Critic reviews

"This is an exhilarating ride where nothing is what it seems.... Good luck getting anything else done until you've turned the final page." (Heat)

"Cleverly plotted, well written book kept me engaged to the last page." (Rachel Abbott, author of Come a Little Closer)

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A good read that keeps you guessing

You will want to race through this book, as there are lots of twists and turns right up to the end.

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Couldn’t stop listening 🤗😁

First of all the narrator was AMAZING!!!!👏🏽💯💯 she was SO good and made the story even better because of how well she done accents and male voices, brilliant and she deserves a huge well done!💯👏🏽😁 this is the kind of story line i LOVE so i was hooked from start to finish, well i did kind of lose a bit interest near the end but i did keep going as i had to know how it all worked out??? I do wish I hadn’t read the other review someone left as they spoiled it with what they said☹️ so if you haven’t read other comments then becareful as it spoils it slightly ☹️ but I REALLY enjoyed this so much and like i said i was REALLY REALLY hooked with this book and i def recommend this for sure! Loved the story line, narrator was AMAZING and I actually visualised what the place was like, the rooms, scenery everything! So well done to the author AND the narrator for being able to get you actually visualising everything... right down to what EVERY room was like🤔😁👍🏽👏🏽 thank you audible I SERIOUSLY couldn’t live without it now!! It’s BRILLIANT, i will ALWAYS be an audible member!!💯👍🏽 thank you to all for another FABULOUS book! 😁💯👏🏽❤️Xxxxxxxxxx

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Twists and turns, plus a great performance

Absorbing escapist thriller. Really well performed and kept me hooked in these locked-down times.

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Easy to listen to and full of excitement

Loved this - my favourite by this author I think. I loved the narration and thought the reader did the different accents well. I like the character of Constantin best! You think you know where it’s going - then you don’t. Yes it’s far fetched but I like that! Who wants dull and ordinary when you can have chaos in a book?!

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brilliant whodunnit!

narrator was so good. gripping story with twists and turns right up until the end.

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Outstanding

The narrator was the best, I could have her narrate all the books I’d like to listen to and never get bored. The story had me hooked from the start and iv played it non stop. I’m only sad it had to end. Excellent!

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So well written!

First book I’ve ever finished and it’s amazing. Only took a week as I was hooked!

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Very listenable

The first two thirds were pretty good - well written and not obvious where things were going. Final third got a bit ridiculous, which is normal for this genre, but dragged on with too many increasingly improbable twists and made the main character less likable. In the end I wasn't too bothered what happened to her, which is lucky as I didn't actually understand the very end bit. Still enjoyed it though, and the narrator was good.

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Too long

I quite enjoyed this book up to a point. However it went on too long with too many unlikely scenarios. Helpful taxi driver, weird landlord, incompetent police. I could go on but I wanted it to end long before it did. I was as exhausted as the ‘heroine’

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Quick Listen

A quick listen whilst doing housework etc
Good Narration.
Plot a bit tenuous and obvious set ups for the twists.
Won’t listen to more by the same author.

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