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Whatever You Love

By: Louise Doughty
Narrated by: Louise Brealey
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Short-listed for the Costa Book Award.

Long-listed for the Orange (Bailey's) Prize.

When two police officers knock on Laura's door, her life changes forever.

Her nine-year-old daughter, Betty, has been killed in a hit-and-run car accident. When the death is ruled an accident, Laura takes revenge into her own hands. But will her daughter's killer be brought to justice?

Laura's loss and bereavement reopen old wounds, and she is thrown back to the story of her passionate love affair with Betty's father, David, their marriage, and his subsequent love affair with another woman.

Haunted by Laura's past and desire for revenge, Whatever You Love is a riveting psychological thriller that explores the lengths one mother is willing to go to for love.

If you enjoy Whatever You Love, you might also like Apple Tree Yard by Louise Doughty.

©2018 Louise Doughty (P)2018 Faber Audio Mystery Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Exciting
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I don’t normally listen to this genre, but, from the word go I was hooked. The narration was perfectly performed and added so much to the story. Hooked on both author and narrator 👍🏻

Compelling

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Firstly the narrator has a flat tone that is quite monotonous after a short while. I know she’s (the character Laura) depressed but you can convey that without depressing your listeners. I kept thinking it was going to get better, but it didn’t. I bought it because I’d enjoyed Apple Tree Yard but this one doesn’t even compare. It’s just depressing, the characters are very one sided. And very unlikeable, except for the children.

Disappointing

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An amazing read I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. It kept me hooked from start to finish and I feel lost now

Absolutely amazing book

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Life happens deal with it. Laura does and by doing so shows a wife and a mother without smoke screen. Post divorce she is no less a wife, in the aftermath of her daughters death she is no less a mother. Some women are meant to be both. If you want to know how that feels slip into her marital bed, hang your heads in her childhood and understand life is what happens to us, with us. Nowadays nobody has children. Women like Laura do. You look differently at a pushchair next time you see one. Read it.

A feeling, breathing woman

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This is a well written thoughtful book. It is not a psychological thriller but a portrayal of extreme grief at the loss of a child and what lengths a mother will go to avenge her death. I enjoyed all aspects of this book including the characterization all the main characters well beautifully defined and as a listener, I had empathy for them and their actions. The book moves at a good steady pace and the description of the events before put into context what happens as a result of the death and are handled sensitively. I also like the narrator's style and felt it perfectly matched the story.

Thoughtful and moving account of grief

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