The Au Pair

A spellbinding mystery full of dark family secrets

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The Au Pair

By: Emma Rous

Narrated by: Helen Keeley

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A tautly plotted mystery of dark family secrets, perfect for fans of Kate Morton.

Seraphine Mayes and her brother, Danny, are known as the summer-born Summerbournes: the first set of summer twins to be born at Summerbourne House. But on the day they were born their mother threw herself to her death, their au pair fled, and the village thrilled with whispers of dark-cloaked figures and a stolen baby.

Now 25, and mourning the recent death of her father, Seraphine uncovers a family photograph taken on the day the twins were born featuring both parents posing with just one baby. Seraphine soon becomes fixated with the notion that she and Danny might not be twins after all, that she wasn't the baby born that day and that there was more to her mother's death than she has ever been told....

Why did their beloved au pair flee that day?

Where is she now?

Does she hold the key to what really happened?

Mystery

Fiction

Suspense

Critic Reviews

Entrancing and compelling . . . atmospheric and reminiscent of Daphne du Maurier's work, it's a beautiful read that delivers a shocking and satisfying ending. (Liv Constantine, bestselling author of The Last Mrs. Parrish)

With a transporting sense of place and gripping story line, The Au Pair delves into the darkest of family secrets. A great read (Eve Chase)

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I really enjoyed this book. Everything was great. It was just so hard to wrap my head around the characters towards the end. Writing it down helped though.