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  • The Housewarming

  • By: S. E. Lynes
  • Narrated by: Tamsin Kennard
  • Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (172 ratings)

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The Housewarming

By: S. E. Lynes
Narrated by: Tamsin Kennard
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Everyone is going to the housewarming party. Attending will be all the same people who lived on the street the day Abi vanished.... Will her mother finally learn the truth?

Ava only left her daughter in the pushchair for five minutes. The buckle was fastened, and she was sure it was safe. But when she came downstairs, the door was open and Abi was gone - she walked down the road, past the Lovegoods' house, and was never seen again.

A year later, the Lovegoods throw a housewarming party, showing off the results of their renovation. Ava doesn’t want to go. She can’t bear to look down that end of the road, to see the place where Abi vanished, and she doesn’t want to spend time with people who don’t share her grief. Her husband, Matt, persuades her: He’s worried about her. A night out might do her good.

But as her friends and neighbors chat, and the drink and gossip flows, Ava learns something new about the day she has relived a thousand times. A throwaway comment that could change everything.

Ava thought she knew every last detail of that day.

She’s about to find out she was wrong....

Brilliantly dark and moving suspense fiction for fans of Gillian Flynn, Claire McGowan, and Lisa Jewell, The Housewarming will have your pulse racing and your heart in your mouth from start to finish. 

©2020 S. E. Lynes (P)2020 Bookouture, an imprint of Storyfire Ltd.

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Tamsin Kennard is an amazing story teller

Good story, a bit stressful to listen to. The narrator is a great story teller and very pleasant to listen to.

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Kept me listening

I really enjoyed this book, the performance was great and the story kept up a good pace, keeping you listening.

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AMAZING

Completely unexpected. Loved it from start to finish. The very start was a tiny bit repetitive but still so good!

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Couldn't stop listening

Great story, great narrator, couldn't guess the ending right until the end, every time I thought I had it I was wrong....sort of..

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Very thought provoking

This audio was one of the best for a while it shows you what and who are really important in your life.
Fabulous narrator which makes an audio book.
The story is well written, I couldn't stop listening such a great story

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A good holiday read

This book was a good page turner. I didn't pick the ending which is always nice. The beginning of the book conveyed real panic which was quite hard to read but very well written.

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On the edge

What a brilliant story. It kept me captivated from beginning to the end. Wonderfully narrated. I loved the twists throughout especially at the end.

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Better than I was expecting

Captivating from the beginning. Great narrator. Wasn't as predictable as I thought. Had me on edge, and the story wasn't smothered in clichés. One of the best I've listened to in a while.

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good but not great

a good story that had a completely predictable ending. I was waiting for a massive twist that didn't come. Slow to start with, however was still an easy listen, something that didn't take too much concentration as I'm driving into work

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Best book I’ve heard on audible

The writing in this book is superb and the narrator does it justice with her pace and the space she gives the words.

I was so engrossed in this book from start to finish.

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