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The Girl Before
- Narrated by: Emilia Fox, Finty Williams, Lise Aagaard Knudsen
- Length: 9 hrs and 59 mins
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Publisher's Summary
The Sunday Times best-seller.
The New York Times best-seller.
The Radio 2 Book Club Choice - February 2017
Enter the world of One Folgate Street and discover perfection...but can you pay the price?
Jane stumbles on the rental opportunity of a lifetime: the chance to live in a beautiful ultra-minimalist house designed by an enigmatic architect, on condition she abides by a long list of exacting rules.
After moving in, she discovers that a previous tenant, Emma, met a mysterious death there - and starts to wonder if her own story will be a re-run of the girl before. As twist after twist catches the reader off guard, Emma's past and Jane's present become inexorably entwined in this tense, page-turning portrayal of psychological obsession.Following in the footsteps of Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train, The Girl Before is being brought to the big screen. The film is set to be directed by Academy Award-winning director Ron Howard.
Critic Reviews
"I was instantly gripped and held captivated by the pace and elegant writing. I devoured it in two straight sittings." ( Peter James)
"A deeply addictive literary thriller that deserves to be one of this year's biggest successes." ( Daily Express)
"Original and entertaining." ( The Times)
"A guaranteed best-seller." ( Red Magazine)
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- Sally-Ann
- 05-10-2017
Another book about 'the girl...'
I bought this book on a recommendation and I don't think I'll take a recommendation from the same person again. It was distracting, well paced and delivered an amusing topsy turvy ending, but that itself was expected. The more interesting bits was the troll through aspects of parenthood that are excluded from the cliche. Well done for that bit, there should be more. Overall I found the story formulaic, rather like the title when I was first told about it, I couldn't hold the book's title in my head, so many 'the girl' books lately I think they all blend into an amorphous blob, and then what happened to just writing about women? All these 'girls' are well +18 years old. The psychology was good but also familiar, which probably leaves it basic as I'm no psychologist myself. The narration rather painfully overacted. Sorry. I know there is so much effort from a single human that goes into writing a book. That effort is admirable but as I do love books I believe there is a hierarchy and this one just doesn't get that far up.
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- Amazon Customer
- 12-02-2017
poisonous
I disliked this book so much i couldn't finish it. the nasty dominating hero, the silly girls.
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- Sally
- 10-02-2017
Well read but characters are a copy of 50 Shades
Edward is really another Christian Gray and the 2 girls in the book are a lot like Anna. Couldn't listen past ch 5 - disappointing
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- Rod
- 28-03-2017
An edgy and effective thriller
History repeats, making for an edgy and mysterious domestic thriller.
Set ‘then’ and ‘now’, J P Delaney mirrors the life of two women who take up residence at the same address. Jane is the ‘now’, coming to terms with her still born baby. She’s attracted to the minimalist design of No. 1 Folgate Street, Hendon, and the sanctuary it may provide. It is a technological and architectural masterpiece designed by celebrated architect, Edward Monkford.
To take up residence, there are a series of questionnaires and tests, beginning with the request: Please make a list of every possession you consider essential to your life. For the few who pass the tests, there are house rules that must never be broken.
Before Jane, was Emma, a victim of a home invasion who moved into Folgate Street with her boyfriend Simon, attracted by the security of the house.
As the two women’s lives run parallel, Jane becomes increasingly aware of Emma’s legacy and begins investigating her death in the house. As she delves deeper, against the express wishes of her domineering lover, the mystery thickens not only about how Emma died, but of the house itself, and its history of death and deception.
The Girl Before is very rightly compared in some ways to E L James' erotic novel, Fifty Shades of Grey. The relationships that both Emma and Jane form with their landlord are controlling and manipulative with Emma, in particular, relishing her master’s voice. That’s not to say this novel is erotica, but comparisons will always be made against popular literature.
Narrators Emilia Fox, Finty Williams and Lise Aagaard Knudsen provide the voice of the two central women, interspersed with a quiz of ethical questions that separate some of the chapters. It’s difficult to distinguish the voices of Emma and Jane at times, but this works in the audiobook’s favour, strengthening their connection as look-alike women. Despite similar voices, their characters are distinct, and each of the main readers draw the listener into their dysfunctional world.
Without a suspension of disbelief, it may be a challenge to relate to the central characters, particularly with the narrators being so nuanced in their representation of what amounts to two women struggling to let go of their past. The writing however, is precise and gripping, drawing the listener into their worlds. With so few players, it’s not difficult to work out whodunnit and what the story’s climax will entail, but the anticipation of it makes the story worth the wait. There’s some nice, unexpected twists along the way.
The Girl Before has been listed as a Sunday Times best-seller, New York Times best-seller and the Radio 2 Book Club Choice for February 2017. It’s no surprise given how enjoyable J P Delaney’s writing is. A full copy of this review and other audiobook reviews can be found under the entertainment section of glamadelaide dot com dot au. There's so many good stories out there that it's hard to stop at just one!
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- Dr. Jeannette Kavanagh
- 18-03-2017
An interesting concept let down by its ending
I'm not convinced that narrating a story in a past and present works.
The narrators were superb.
some of the story was well written but in the end the main male character was a one-dimensional i idea ralther than a fully realised and plausible carrier of the plot.
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- Rachel
- 10-02-2017
A great read
Others compare this to the "girl on the train" but I preferred The Girl Before. I found the lead characters in this far more compelling and the structure of this book far more readable.
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- Kristy Von Demleux
- 31-01-2020
Couldn't finish. It lacked depth.
I couldn't finish it. I kept waiting for that moment when it would suck me in but it just seemed to jump from one sexual encounter to the next without any real substance.
If you liked fifty shades of grey this might be for you.
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- Suzanne
- 07-02-2017
Not my type of story boring
I just couldn't get into the story , so stop listening . Didn't enjoy it from the start
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- Amazon Customer
- 20-04-2019
different
Took a while to get into the story but I did really enjoy the story .took till nearly the end to work out who was the murder
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- Katie Harmer
- 09-09-2018
Engaging enough. Nothing special
You ever read/listened to a book that you can't put down but at the end you don't feel like you've gained anything from it? It's addictive but not necessarily entertaining... maybe like your Facebook feed. That was this book for me. Procrastination and a distraction but not particularly great.
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