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The Second Child
- Narrated by: Antonia Beamish
- Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
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Summary
Parental love is unconditional. Phil and Sarah are about to find out if that's true. A deeply moving and powerful debut novel.
Why do you love your child? Is it because they're a straight A student, a talented footballer? Or is it simply because they're yours?
Sarah and Phil love both their children, James and Lauren. The couple have the same hopes and aspirations as any parent. But their expectations are shattered when they discover that their perfect baby daughter has been born with a flaw: a tiny but life-changing glitch that is destined to shape her future, and theirs, irrevocably. Over time the family adapt and even thrive.
Then one day a blood test casts doubt on the very basis of their family. Lauren is not Phil's child. Suddenly, their precious family is on the brink of destruction. But the truth they face is far more complex and challenging than simple infidelity. It tests their capacity to love each other and their children, and it raises the question of what makes - and what breaks - a family.
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- Sandy Frew
- 11-04-21
Superb listen
What a brilliant book this was. My fist experience of this author, but it won’t be my last. Storytelling at its finest with such a well thought out plot. Had me intrigued from the first to the very last page.
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- Teddi
- 29-03-19
Really enjoyable book
I would definitely recommend The Second Child - a perfect book to take on your holiday .
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- Joanne Munyard
- 10-12-23
Excellent, completely different theme
Brilliant story - so different from the usual themes on offer. The characters were easy to imagine without too much unnecessary description and the story flowed really well .
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- Hilary A.
- 04-03-22
Good story. Slightly slow
An enjoyable story. Slightly slow and ponderously told. Lets you into the life of a family with complex problems leaves you annoyingly on a cliff edge at the end.
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- Amazon Customer
- 19-10-21
A tangled web of family relationships
This was a gripping read with twist and turns along the way and I recommend
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- AdamH
- 15-09-21
enjoyable but it has been done before
easy read author has great potential. although story has been done before. with boys
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- MISS E HAYES
- 12-10-21
A must read
Surprisingly brilliant! And unexpected even mesmerising. A very good listen indeed… left me tearful at the end.
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- Miss M
- 30-05-23
Absolutely beautiful
This book was captivating from the get go. You could feel for each of the characters. The plot was really interesting. Loved it!
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- Amazon Customer
- 21-06-21
Not sure
I liked it, I found the premise unlikely but intriguing. But the last couple of hours I very much drifted in and out, and I'm not very clear on the ending. I feel strangely dissatisfied.
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- Amazon Customer
- 31-05-21
Ending.
great book. Just shocked at the ending! Found myself shouting no you can't leave it like that!
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