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The Key
- Narrated by: Joanne Froggatt
- Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins
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Summary
A hidden note. A lost love. A second chance....
From the number one best-selling author of The Letter, Kathryn Hughes, comes The Key, an unforgettable story of a heartbreaking secret that will stay with you for ever.
1956
It's Ellen Crosby's first day as a student nurse at Ambergate Hospital. When she meets a young woman admitted by her father, little does Ellen know that a choice she will make is to change both their lives for ever....
2006
Sarah is drawn to the now abandoned Ambergate. Whilst exploring the old corridors she discovers a suitcase belonging to a female patient who entered Ambergate fifty years earlier. The shocking contents, untouched for half a century, will lead Sarah to unravel a forgotten story of tragedy and lost love, and the chance to make an old wrong right.
Critic reviews
"A wonderful, enthralling story; one that I didn't want to end." (Lesley Pearse on The Key)
"Gripping." (Good Housekeeping on The Secret)
"Hughes creates a sense of time and place effortlessly. The social context is incredibly important and once again, conveyed so well that the reader feels immersed in the world of Ambergate. Even though some of the story is set in the past, it still feels relevant and still raises questions about attitudes to mental illness, trauma, motherhood and grief." (Bibliomaniac on The Key)
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- Mr. Ron Barkess
- 02-04-18
Brilliant
What a fantastic book. Read it in a day and a half. Didn’t want it to end.
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- vicky ross
- 26-03-18
must read
first of all love love Joanne froggatt as a narrator this being the second book I've read she s narrated, as for the book I absolutely loved it fantastic storyline and characters very easy to imagine highly recommended
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- Lalala
- 19-03-18
Amazing story
Loved this story so much. You know you enjoyed a book when you're sad when it finishes!
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- Dog Walker Sussex
- 04-04-18
Accurate account of the time
As I worked in a large psychiatric hospital in the seventies, it was remarkably accurate.
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- moo moo
- 25-03-18
Unstoppable read.
I nearly didn’t listen to this book as some comments weren’t quite as appreciative of what I’d come to expect of a Kathryn Hughes book. Each character was so well described that I felt like I grew to know them well, just really sad that it ended. Now I have to wait for her next book to be published.
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- G
- 04-12-20
Beautiful but sad story
Kathryn Hughes writes lovely books. I loved the Letter and the Secret and The Key is every bit as good. Joanne Froggatt is a marvellous narrator - I could listen to her all day !
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- Kindle Customer
- 10-03-20
times have changed
enjoyable story thank goodness mental health has improved and these homes no longer exist...superb narrator
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- mrs ja mason
- 30-08-21
Loved his book
Wonderful written sensitive sorry bought to life by Joanne froggatt . I am looking forward to listening to more titles by Kathryn Hughes
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- pickles08
- 25-09-19
Amazing and heartwarming.
Truly a wonderful book. Well written and performed. Touching story that I’m sure will have more than me wanting more.
Thank you for writing such a beautiful piece
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- Enyake
- 22-06-21
Wonderful enthralling couldn’t stop listening!
Such detail on life in a mental institution and how poor Amy suffered! Surprises to the end!
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