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He Would Never

By: Holly Wainwright
Narrated by: Hannah Vanderheide
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Welcome to Green River.

Five families on an annual camping trip, a mothers' group of fourteen years, children starting to look like adults, a father with his own mysterious agenda . . .

He Would Never is a searing page-turner about the bonds we forge in the furnace of early motherhood, the trust we place in other adults, and the chaos that erupts when one man refuses to play by the rules.


Praise for He Would Never

'A compelling, suspenseful tale imbued with warmth, humour and heart' LIANE MORIARTY

©2025 Holly Wainwright (P)2025 Macmillan Australia Audio
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Absolutely loved this book

What a gripping read. I’m left thinking about these characters and what the next chapter of their lives may look like beyond that weekend away. The skill of jumping back and forth between characters and time is something else. Just fantastic!!

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Motherhood “seen”

Holly sees us. She sees the hard parts we don’t talk about out loud. She sees the good parts that we do talk about. She also writes a damn good book about all of it.

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Great friends always supportive

Great writing, great story and addictive. Loved it. Teenagers are intruiging and interesting. Thank you for exploring this.

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Holly’s best yet!

Great narrative. Great narrator. Took a while to wrap my head around the many characters & family structure but I guess that’s a downside to audio format. Will listen again!

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Engrossing.

A story without hysterics or exaggeration, but rich in detail. The sly subtlety of a potential predator, the confusion, belief, disbelief, doubt.
A triumph, Holly.

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Relatable and intriguing

Holly’s writing is so good and everything is so relatable. Very well done. Highly recommended

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Great read

Great read and very relatable. Binged this while doing the housework and shopping one weekend!

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A nice easy read

I love the author from her podcast. I pre ordered the book excited to read it. I listened to it while sick so think this may have impacted my experience with it. I liked her character development

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Another amazing read from Holly!

It took me a few chapters to get the families straight but once I did I loved them all and enjoyed the development of their relationships and the drama! Such skilled writing!!

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Fictional brilliance and auditory perfection

The narrator was incredible. The story and writing was brilliant! Holly is pure magic and Hannah was perfection.

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