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The Cuckoo's Cry
- Narrated by: Aimee Horne
- Length: 4 hrs and 43 mins
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Summary
On the eve of the global lockdown, Don Barlow opens the door of his old beachside cottage to find a pretty girl with pink-tipped hair, claiming to have nowhere to go.
He allows her entry, and so begins a mystery set in unprecedented times: with the virus raging outside their home, the girl cannot be asked to leave, but what does he risk by having her stay?
Caroline Overington is a bestselling Australian author and an award-winning journalist. She has written several bestselling audiobooks, including the Looking for Eden, Ghost Child and I Came to Say Goodbye. She has profiled many of the world's most famous women, including Oprah Winfrey and Hillary Clinton, and has twice won the Walkley Award for Investigative Journalism. She has also won the Sir Keith Murdoch Award for Journalistic Excellence and the Blake Dawson Prize for Business Literature. Caroline is currently Associate Editor at The Australian and is based in Sydney.
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- Kerry mcfadyen
- 24-01-22
it was an OK easy to listen to story
it was an easy story to listen to. the ending was a little under whelming
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- Bonny
- 17-11-22
Great short story
I really enjoyed this book. it was easy listening and relaxing to listen too.
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- Beth
- 03-10-23
She really is a great author
Loved this with its time hop back to covid. Really easy read and she is becoming one of my favourite authors!
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- Claire
- 16-10-23
A different but interesting story
This is the 2nd book I’ve read from this author. I found this story really interesting & there was a good depth to the characters. Worth a read. I enjoyed the Australian narration.
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- Lorraine - Audible customer
- 13-10-23
Well narrated, decent lockdown story
I have listened to/read several of CO's novels, many of which deal with really difficult topics and can be challenging. By comparison this felt very lightweight, but perhaps that is intentional given it is set within the Covid lockdown period.
The story is quite simple, and a bit repetitive in parts. Well narrated and easy to listen to while walking the dog.
The last 20 minutes or so seemed largely pointless to me - overexplaining the pretty simple hoax.
It is in the Plus Catalogue so I will recommend it on that basis - I wouldn't be spending a credit on something this short.
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- L. J. Enstone
- 20-01-24
Good character observation and surprise ending
Sometimes too much detail. But then you have to hide the plot somewhere. It didn’t go where I thought it would which is always a rewarding
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- Dr. McGrath
- 17-03-24
Quite engaging
A good story in the main albeit a tad far fetched at the end. Good narration and enjoyable read.
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- Anonymous User
- 01-07-23
Loved it !
If something grips me from the get-go I know I’m in trouble ie I’ll listen to the neglect of all else!
The characters in this are so believable. The narrator gives perfect pitch to each and every one of them. It actually sounded like there were 4 or 5 people narrating this!
Storyline is brilliant I fell in love with Don …. and found myself rooting for Morgan .. rightly or wrongly.
The daughter had appropriate jealousy and I felt her emotions..,, plus the confusion of whether or not that same jealousy was causing her to be paranoid. All in all highly recommend
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- Jo Kelly
- 20-02-22
cracking listen
As with all Caroline Overington's books, this was a wonderful read. set during the first Covid lockdown the story is about family, heartache and elderly loneliness. The narrator is perfect too.
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- Natasha L
- 20-01-22
For fans of Liane Moriaty
Great little story. Very much in the same vein as Liane Moriaty. Wonderful characters that you actually care about and set in a crazy, hazy time we can all relate to.
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