Rubbish.

How this ever got published I have no idea. The story line was poor, the plot even poorer and all characters were dull with no personality. It is set in London yet 50% of the characters had northern accents, which the narrator failed to deliver accurately. I was eager to stop listening to it about half an hour into it and on many occasions thereafter. However 2 things made me finish it: one is that I'm reading it as part of my book club review; and two: I had paid £7.99 for it. The only way I could endure it was to put the speed on 1.5 so that I could finish listening quickly. The 'story' is about a married Teacher who struggles to maintain a pregnancy. She then gets raped and surprise surprise this pregnancy goes full term. She has post natal depression because she knows the baby is not her husbands, the rapist tells the husband that he had an affair with his wife and the baby is his, husband then takes revenge trying to pretend the by now toddler has been kidnapped by his new girlfriend! It is utter rubbish.

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Awful

The story is told by the mother referred to in the title, and I couldn't tell whether it was just poor writing or if the narration was also responsible for making the mother such an unlikeable, pathetic and irritating person. Her 'secret' was ridiculous, not that I'm treating the topic lightly; I just don't think she would have, or needed to, keep it a secret from her husband. And there was no real tension, just constant whingeing and moaning. It was just weird, not thrilling, or tense. I listened to the end, hoping for something more, but I wasted my time.

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Kept you guessing

Grabs you from the start and doesn’t let go until the end. Really enjoyed it

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powerful, hard hitting story

This author is outstanding in creating a powerful tension in her stories. this one is just as intense, with so many questions, following the characters, trying in your mind to put the jigsaw of cliffhangers together. all her stories I personally feel are voice read with perfection.

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the convoluted rhythms of relationships.

while this seemed at first to be a simple tale of a mother's regret and lack of help for postnatal depression it soon progressed into a bid for healing that regret. It was an enjoyable story of human faults and relationships. Then came the convoluted paths of suspense and who did what before it's final twists and turns. definitely unputdownable. It seems I may have found a new author! The narration was good, but not the best.

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Emotional, uncomfortable, raw

Emotional, uncomfortable, raw listen. Trigger warning: post natal depression and miscarriages.
Good performance by narrator.

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Gripping

I enjoyed this story very much, lots of twists and turns throughout to keep you guessing. Definitely recommend.

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Good story eventually

Drawn out at the beginning but got better with twists as it goes on with good ending

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Long winded

I hung on until the end but did find it hard going at times .. Hard to believe one woman would have so much trouble and so many devious people in her life

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Really enjoyed this starts slow but keep going!

I thought it was a bit boring at the start but kept going and wow so many twists and such a good ending!

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