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Behind Closed Doors

By: Catherine Alliott
Narrated by: Kristin Atherton
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Brought to you by Penguin.

Get ready to escape with the pause-resisting new novel from the Sunday Times best-selling author of A Cornish Summer.

From the outside, anyone would think that Lucy Palmer has it all: loving children, a dashing husband and a gorgeous home. But when her marriage to Michael comes to an abrupt and unexpected end, her life is turned upside down in a flash.

As the truth of her marriage threatens to surface, Lucy seizes the opportunity to swap her house in London - and the stories it hides - for a rural escape to her parents' farmhouse in the Chilterns.

But Lucy gets more than she bargained for when she moves back to her childhood home. With her parents growing older disgracefully, she can hardly keep up with their social life - especially when it throws her into the path of an old flame.

Coming face-to-face with her mistakes, Lucy is forced to confront the secrets she's been keeping from herself and those she loves.

Is she ready to let someone in? Or will she leave the door to her past firmly closed....

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I found this hard to get into and almost gave up but glad I didn’t as the twist and ending are fantastic, and really hooked me in! Will be sure to check out more of the authors work. Not sure I like the narrator but was manageable!

Slow to start but packs a punch towards the end

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Such a great story and stunningly told by Kristin Atherton. Adore Catherine Alliot and can’t wait to devour more of her work!

Loved it!

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Not the usual romantic novel with some serious topics but also very amusing and entertaining.
Very well written and read.
The narrator was excellent and got the voices and accents just right

Excellent story

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The story was moving, tackled some challenging issues and was all the more touching due to the fabulous narrator - one of the best I’ve heard to date.

Fantastic performance

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I listened to this while on a very long drive. This narrator is always excellent and once again she didn’t disappoint.

The story was good. Frustrating at times as whilst I’ve personally experienced the abusive situation Lucy was in, her lack of backbone started grating on me about 1/2 of the way in, but after maybe 5 chapters it started improving so I stuck with it.

Good enough book. Nothing to rave about but good to pass the time.

Pleasant to pass the time

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Loved reading this book, more than just a romance, had a real story, heavy but great.

Gripping read

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