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These Lost & Broken Things
- Narrated by: Robin Laing
- Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
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Summary
Girl. Mother. Assassin. How dangerous is a woman with nothing left to lose? Listen to the first explosive historical thriller from best-selling crime writer of the DI Callanach series, Helen Fields.
The year is 1905. London is a playground for the rich and a death trap for the poor. When Sofia Logan’s husband dies unexpectedly, leaving her penniless with two young children, she knows she will do anything to keep them from the workhouse. But can she bring herself to murder? Even if she has done it before....
Emmet Vinsant, wealthy industrialist, offers Sofia a job in one of his gaming houses. He knows more about Sofia’s past than he has revealed. Brought up as part of a travelling fair, she’s an expert at counting cards and spotting cheats, and Vinsant puts her talents to good use. His demands on her grow until she finds herself with blood on her hands.
Set against the backdrop of the Suffragette protests, with industry changing the face of the city but disease still rampant and poverty the greatest threat of all, every decision you make is life or death. Either yours or someone else’s.
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- Nicola
- 15-12-22
I’m in two minds
The usual Helen Fields excellent characters with both good and bad actions and motives - and set in an interesting context - but the story moved very slowly and I found myself quite bored at times.
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- Lorraine - Audible customer
- 14-12-23
Excellent unusual and well narrated
A different style for Helen Fields but very enjoyable. Interesting story set against the background of the suffragette movement and the hardship of the early 1800s. Great narration as usual from Robin Laing.
If I had once criticism it would be the fizzling out of the role of Charlie - he just faded into the background after the scene in the study near the end. Never mentioned again despite living next door.
Recommended.
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- Laura
- 18-02-24
Really interesting listen
Very different from the other Helen Fields books I’ve read, at first I wasn’t sure whether I was into it but I stuck with it. Glad I did because it was a really interesting story of Sophia’s life and inside the origin story of a killer. Fascinating!
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- Doris Baxter
- 03-04-21
It’s different and it’s enthralling
I really enjoyed reading this stand alone book by Helen Field.
I am a big fan of her Perfect books so was excited for this. It is once again narrated by Robin Laing, who is just wonderful to listen to.
Helen has a great attention to detail and makes you like the central character even though you shouldn’t. Definitely worth a read. You won’t be disappointed.
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- Andi Horwood
- 07-06-21
Interesting. Slow burner
A real slow burner and took a while to get into. Not a very interesting ending
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- Rebecca C
- 12-11-22
Okay but not her best
I was a bit disappointed with this story as I love the author's other books. Although the idea was good it just seemed a bit lacking. The twists were expected and it felt like so much more could have been done to make use of the historical setting and the other characters who had the potential to be really interesting and well-rounded personalities. There were times when I became gripped but then I could drift off losing interest soon after. I think there were a lot of good ideas and potential here that, given more thought, could have made this story something really good.
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- Cam23
- 25-05-23
Interesting Main character
I struggled a little with the politeness of the main character and the children, I did think with their Romany background they would be a bit 'rougher'. Nevertheless, enjoyable book with twists and turns that kept me listening. Narrator - Robin Laing is brilliant, His change in character voices is excellent.
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- mrssharpe
- 10-11-23
Just found I didn’t care
I found I began to dislike the main character as the story unfolded, perhaps you were meant to?
I ended up just not caring what happened to her.
Gave up after half way.
Pity as Helen Fields other books are so gripping.
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- Weliza
- 10-12-20
Enjoyable, easy listen
I listened to this over a couple of days whilst doing a repetitive task. The story was interesting, although I had to suspend disbelief lots of times when I heard the children speak of their parents as "mummy" and "daddy". Children of Romanies in the early 19 century would not speak like that. Neither would the heroine have the command of the English language that was portrayed. However, a female serial killer at that time is a novel idea, and Helen Fields writes well. The narrator did an excellent job.
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- Kirstine
- 15-06-21
Over the top at times but gripping
This book is a roller-coaster not so much owing to red herrings in the story but more the huge variation in behaviour of the main character, Sophia, who starts as a conventional housewife and loving mother who morphs into a monster. Alternating between the 1890s and the first decade of the 20th century describing Sophia's childhood and later marriage and motherhood. The early part of the story is Dickensian in its grimness, but later scenes are reminiscent of a Frederick Forsyth thriller. The story becomes more and more preposterous in the final hours of listening but is strangely gripping as I wondered what on Earth could happen next.
The narrator is excellent
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