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Ghost Child

By: Caroline Overington
Narrated by: Tai Hara, Zindzi Okenyo
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Caroline Overington's stunning fiction debut is a multi-voiced novel centred around a child's death and its terrible repercussions.

In 1982 Victorian police were called to a home on a housing estate an hour west of Melbourne. There, they found a five-year-old boy lying still and silent on the carpet. There were no obvious signs of trauma, but the child, Jacob, died the next day.

The story made the headlines, and hundreds attended the funeral. Few people were surprised when the boy's mother and her boyfriend went to prison for the crime. Police declared themselves satisfied with the result, saying there was no doubt that justice had been done.

And yet, for years rumours swept the estate and clung like cobwebs to the long-vacant house: there had been a cover-up. The real perpetrator, at least according to local gossip, was the boy's six-year-old sister, Lauren....

Twenty years on, Lauren has created a new life for herself, but details of Jacob's death begin to resurface and the story again makes the newspapers. As Lauren struggles with the ghosts of her childhood, it seems only a matter of time before the past catches up with her.

©2010 Caroline Overington (P)2021 Audible Australia Pty Ltd. Crime Crime Thrillers Fiction Mystery Thriller Thriller & Suspense Suspense
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Loved this novel set in Melb Australia it was sad, but beautiful loved the fact you were able to know intimately the main characters and their individual stories.

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A story told I'm a unique way with amazing narration. Worth a listen. Awesome

Beautifully Narrated and a well written story

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Caroline Overington gets to the depth of the matter. The story winds through the hills and valleys of despair, unknowling, joy and struggle, but one always senses there is hope. A review of the difficulties and hopes faced by the children of bad parenting as they grow, develop and come to terms with the past.

Another great Overington Intrigue

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An amazingly accomplished debut novel. Brilliant characterisations and dialogue. I binged it all in a day. Highly recommended.

Cleverly constructed and gripping

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Loved the different characters and the way they were performed. Really clearly created imagery of 1980’s Melbourne.

Loved it

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I couldn't put it down, the story kept me guessing right to the end. I'd recommend it.

Great and interesting read.

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loved the whole story, found it hard to put down.
Loved how it ended, without giving it away

exceptional

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Well narrated this story pulls at the heart strings about a crime in the 1980s

Very interesting

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Brilliantly performed with the many characters. The book was very relatable if you have ever had dealings with foster children/parents or The system that fails them. A great Aussie read.

So realistic it's scary

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An easy to follow but gripping book. A heartbreaking insight into Australia’s foster care system

Captivating from start to finish

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