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His Secret Family
- Narrated by: Helen Duff
- Length: 11 hrs and 48 mins
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction
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It’s a beautiful day for a wedding. White roses scent the air and the summer sunlight streams in. A spoon chimes against a champagne flute and the room falls silent. And there he is - my husband - getting to his feet to propose a toast. He’s still handsome. His new wife is next to him, gazing upwards, oblivious.
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- SarahK
- 10-12-2019
Enjoyable family drama
A really enjoyable listen - I liked the various characters’ viewpoints, and loved the family dynamics. The narrator was excellent.
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- Anonymous User
- 09-04-2020
Pointless
You kept waiting for something to happen. This book went on and on and had no climax or real ending. Don’t waste your time.
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- mamasguardianangel
- 02-03-2020
I really loved this story. I even cried.
I thought it ended to quick. He should have had to answer for his actions!
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- Joyce Lareau
- 29-02-2020
Way to long
Although this was a pretty good story, it Went into so much detail you could probably take out two hours and have the same story. The ending was a big let down. I would say save your credit.
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- Vicky Frank
- 27-05-2020
Terrible....
I wasted 11 hours on this book... many storylines were started, but they were either forgotten or ended up being nothing.
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- pleun brevet
- 14-11-2019
Soooooo sad
This story is so sad, nothing happy happens coz even the happy stuff was made sad. Narrator was also sad. If you're looking for a downer, this is your book! Otherwise steer clear!
4 people found this helpful
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- Mini Ward
- 26-02-2020
His secret family. By Ali Mercer
His secret family. By Ali Mercer. I Really disliked the whole book and didn’t even like the narrator either. By the end of it I was so bored that I couldn’t even cared less about any of the children or who their parents were!
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- Anonymous User
- 09-03-2020
Confusing. Gripping. What the hell.
First book I’ve read/listened to by Ali Mercer. I was absolutely gripped within the first chapter. I’ve finished the book in 2 days. It was fantastic but so confusing and the twists and turns will keep you on your feet. Highly recommend.
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- Cleopatra
- 16-05-2020
Pleasant listen with interesting characters
The narrators voice is easy to listen to which is one of the most important things for audio book. Ali Mercer has created a great pretext for a story and hearing the story unfold from a number of different perspectives made the best use of tension as the story that initially unfolds takes an unexpected turn. With the story involving single mother Jenny and her two teenage daughters, Ava and Emily there are lots of different elements going on. With a hint of the supernatural thrown in for good measure I wondered which way the story would take. This was a fairly gentle yet involved listen that has accompanied me through lockdown nicely
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- Karen J
- 31-03-2020
great story
Intriguing insight into all the characters of the book. kept listening to the end despite the irritating narrator.
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