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Homecoming

By: Kate Morton
Narrated by: Claire Foy
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Summary

A brand-new book from award-winning author Kate Morton, read by powerhouse Emmy award–winning actress Claire Foy. This breathtaking mystery of love, lies and a cold case come back to life is told with Morton's trademark intricacy and beauty.

Adelaide Hills, Christmas Eve, 1959. At the end of a scorching hot day, beside a creek in the grounds of a grand and mysterious house, a local deliveryman makes a terrible discovery. A police investigation is called, and the small town of Tambilla becomes embroiled in one of the most shocking and perplexing murder cases in the history of South Australia.

Many years later and thousands of miles away, Jess is a journalist in search of a story. Having lived and worked in London for nearly two decades, she now finds herself laid off from her full-time job and struggling to make ends meet. Until a phone call out of nowhere summons her back to Sydney, where her beloved grandmother, Nora, has suffered a fall and been raced to the hospital.

At Nora’s house, Jess discovers a true crime book that chronicles the police investigation into a long-buried event: the Turner Family Tragedy of Christmas Eve, 1959. It is only when Jess skims through the pages that she finds a shocking connection between her own family and this once-infamous scandal – a murder mystery that has never been resolved satisfactorily.

2023, Queensland Literary Awards, Short-listed

2024, Indie Book Awards (Australia) Fiction, Long-listed

2024, Australian Book Design Awards, Short-listed

2024, Australian Book Industry Award (ABIA) General Fiction Book of the Year, Short-listed

2024, The Crime Writers' Association (CWA) Dagger Awards Gold Dagger, Long-listed

2024, BookPeople (formerly ABA) Book of the Year Award Adult Fiction, Long-listed

©2023 Kate Morton (P)2023 Bolinda Publishing Crime Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Mystery Women's Fiction Women's Voices World Literature Murder

Critic Reviews

‘Morton delivers an eerie epic involving a wealthy family’s mysterious deaths in Adelaide Hills ... This is Morton’s best yet.’ (Publishers Weekly, starred review)
'Morton keeps the secrets coming, leading up to a powerful, emotional conclusion. This is storytelling at its finest.’ (Booklist, starred review)
‘Homecoming is a beautiful saga that reads like Gone with the Wind set in Australia.’ (BuzzFeed)
'Morton’s layered writing leaves surprises for even the keenest of detectives.' (Kirkus Reviews)
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Kate Morton! This is a captivating story. I love how you weave the colours of Australia, personalities and circumstances into this.
Really, I think you just keep getting better. The only drawback for me was the narrator. Claire Foy has a great voice to listen too, but not a good Australian accent.

Captivating

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I am a big Kate Morton fan, but I found this story very disparate. Lots and lots of details and flashback hard to keep track of.
But then, when there was about 4 hours to go everything suddenly comes together right up until the end.
Lots of surprises but they made sense given the life experiences and trauma each character has been through.
I ended up listening twice - the second time I knew the ending and the clues the author put in are definitely there.

Narrator - overall really good but I kept hearing "Laura" instead of Nora, and also "Holly" or "Pauline" instead of Polly. it would have been challenging to find a distinctive voice for each character.

Overall this was a complex and awful yet beautiful story.

Kate Morton remains a favourite.

Make sure you stick with it!

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I saw lots of reviews before I listened to this book about the narrator’s accent was not Australian. I live in Adelaide and I can honestly say that her accent is absolutely fine. In fact, I think she did a great job. To start with the story is a bit dry, but once you know all the characters it gets more interesting. Definitely worth a read.

Great narrator and wonderfully written story

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Really enjoyed this story with its twists and turns and the characters portrayed. First time listening to Kate Morton and will definitely track down others by her.

A tale with a difference.

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Absolutely loved this story. Not the kind of genre I would usually listen to so surprised that I found myself hiding away from the family in order to listen uninterrupted. A must listen for sure 👏🏽

I couldn’t stop listening

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