Black Hill Farm, Book 1
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Narrated by:
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Anna Parker-Naples
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By:
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Tim O'Rourke
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When 16-year-old Ben McCloud moves to Black Hill Farm, he soon falls in love with the mysterious and seductive Andrea Black.
Finding themselves alone on this remote farm and desperate to stay together, Ben's and Andrea's world spirals out of control. As they fight for survival, every step they take leads them into an ever darker world of terror and despair.
A dark tale of love and horror with a deadly twist.
©2011 Tim O'Rourke (P)2015 Tim O'RourkeListeners also enjoyed...
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- Jane Yates
- 06-11-15
Great story beautifully narrated
Review of Audio book ‘Black Hill Farm’ Written by: Tim O'Rourke
Narrated by: Anna Parker-Naples
Great story beautifully narrated:
This is a young adult horror romance novel with a paranormal twist. I was so captivated with this audio that I listened to the whole thing in under 24 hours.
Set on a old dairy farm in modern day, rural Cornwall England, O’Rourke’s Genius with this story is that he leads you into the plot after the murders have taken place and then the whole of the past events is spread out before you, so you get to unravel it along with the unwitting police, but just when you think that you know the facts, there is more, much more.
What a tale! It starts off with Chief Inspector John Walker interviewing 16 year old Ben McCloud under the watchful eye of Ms. Hughes from child services.
Ben who had turned up at the police station and told them that he wanted to confess to murder at the farm, did not appear to be the stereo typical serial murder, and throughout the questioning John noticeably makes notes highlighting this, which we get to share between the taped interviews.
John is an old and skilled inspector who is in charge of the murders at Black Hill farm. He likes to do things by the rule book and finds the way that Ben insists on conducting the interview frustrating. However with no leads he is prepared to sit it out, give him more rope, to hang himself as the old county expression goes.
Ben is keen to tell his story and leaves no detail untold, the story is of true and enduring love, of betrayal of lost dreams. It is full of dark twists that will leave you on feeling happy but also devastated at times and gasping in wonder. O'Rourke wrote economically with his characters, every one was important, even the once who did appear so at first.
To me the best bit is the way the story has been brought to live by the extremely talented Ann Parker-Naples. Anna uses a wide range of voices and a depth of emotions in her narration of Black Hill Farm. She makes the characters so believable and she has the perfect voice for the young heroine Andy, and I was able to picture this 17 year beautiful blond girl in my mind clearly as Anna spoke. I was also able to picture all the other well written and narrated characters. I loved how Anna made Mr Parker so slimly, Emily the old cow more dribbley, Ben sound so lost and Inspector John sound so very human. Anna has a supreme talent to understand how the authors see their characters and she crafts her voice which such a all encompassing gentle power that you are literally lifted out of your seats to sit in the rooms in black hill farm and experience every feeling; every happiness like the wonders of biting into a birthday cake, romance of sharing a bath to the complete horror of staring at a magott infested face.
I could say much more but I don’t want to spoil the ending for you, so I will end by simply saying that this audio book is a triumph and one that you should defiantly add to your collection.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- R.Cleaver
- 31-05-19
Thanks Tim 😊
I won this audio book, and have loved every minute.
having already read the book, I knew this was a favourite; having it read to me was wonderful. I can sit and craft, and fall deeply into the narrative of an author who astounds me time and time again.
Now to listen to book 2.
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- sue ward
- 07-06-19
I never saw that coming !
Format: audiobook
This is a hauntingly dark story containing forbidden love, I wasn’t sure what to expect when I started listening to this book but I certainly wasn’t expecting the twists that were unveiled.
I was intrigued from the very beginning and the story continues unfolding right to the very end, you think you know where it is going but I never saw THAT coming ........ what? You may ask but I’m not going to give spoilers you really need to read (or listen) to it for yourself.
Bravo Mr O’Rourke, your mind is a scary place.
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