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Dear Child

By: Romy Hausmann
Narrated by: Nicky Diss, Jane Collingwood, Simon Slater
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Publisher's Summary

You escaped. But your nightmare has just begun.

The number one international best seller - 250.000 copies sold in Germany - fifth best-selling paperback in Germany in 2019.

A windowless shack in the woods. Lena's life and that of her two children follows the rules set by their captor, the father: meals, bathroom visits, study time are strictly scheduled and meticulously observed. He protects his family from the dangers lurking in the outside world and makes sure that his children will always have a mother to look after them. 

One day Lena manages to flee - but the nightmare continues. It seems as if her tormentor wants to get back what belongs to him. And then there is the question whether she really is the woman called 'Lena', who disappeared without a trace over 13 years ago. The police and Lena's family are all desperately trying to piece together a puzzle that doesn't quite seem to fit.

This audiobook includes an exclusive afterword by Romy Hausmann.

©2020 Jamie Bulloch, DTV Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co KG (P)2020 Quercus Editions Limited

Critic Reviews

 'A chilling, original and mesmerizing work. Hausmann is a force to be reckoned with. You can't stop reading' David Baldacci 

 'Deliciously dark' Alice Feeney 

 'Very compelling' Peter James 

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Fantastic!

If you love psychological thrillers, don't skip this one. The story is gripping, wonderfully told in a way that keeps the suspense. The characters are so well written, I was really feeling genuinely creeped out by Hannah (sorry, this may be a spoiler). This was probably also made possible due to the fantastic narrators. Just everything was great, I couldn't stop listening and I will definitely look into more books from this author.

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Brilliantly Narrated

I couldn't stop listening. I loved everything about this book and the way it was read.

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Brilliant

Couldn’t stop listening to the book, totally absorbed in it as it was so good.

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Chilling -

Great read-
Narrations spectacular
Particularly enjoyed the authors piece at conclusion -
Loved that she talked of how she became interested in the genre .

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So sad but very believable.


Well written and you really feel for almost all of the characters in this book no matter how they come accross as you know they have all suffered in their own way.

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DEAR CHILD - excellent debut novel

Listened to this in 3 nights as I could not get enough and was dying to see the who what where and why of the ending. What a fantastic debut novel with many different believable characters who you get emotionally attached to.

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Blovkbuster fiction, flawed but fun.

Though the writing seemed formula driven, the unpeeling of tantilising clues was fun and each new twist kept up the whirling intrigue? However, when the ending came it was riddled with flaws. It followed that classic movie cliche where the villian is about to kill, then stops to first reveal the reasons for all his behaviours. In that time all is exposed, all the loose ends are tied up and inevitably the villain doesn't get his way. This lazy exposition was a bit disappointing and didn't feel true.

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Easy listening, gripping story.

Well, I pretty much listened in one go. Found it very easy to listen to. I’m not usually one for thrillers, but I really liked the style of writing, and the performance.

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Kept me intrigued with a phenomenonal last chapter

narration was great, especially for the use of different characters and getting inside their minds. loved the plot and will reread again

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Loved it

I really enjoyed this book and recommend it to anyone who likes a good thriller.

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