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The Child
- Narrated by: Clare Corbett, Adjoa Andoh, Finty Williams, Fenella Woolgar, Steven Pacey
- Length: 10 hrs and 49 mins
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Thriller & Suspense
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Publisher's Summary
When a paragraph in an evening newspaper reveals a decades-old tragedy, most readers barely give it a glance. But for three strangers, it's impossible to ignore.
For one woman it's a reminder of the worst thing that ever happened to her.
For another it's the dangerous possibility that her darkest secret is about to be discovered.
And for a third, a journalist, it's the first clue in a hunt to uncover the truth.
The Child's story will be told.
Critic Reviews
"The narration is excellent and I would say it is more like listening to a dramatisation than a reading." (Iris on The Widow)
"Clare Corbett is a fabulous narrator." (Chris on The Missing)
"Honourable mention should go to the narrator who is *phenomenal*. Great dramatic performance AND she's very good at the many different international and regional accents, which is often such an irritation. Can't praise it highly (or articulately) enough." (Jo on The Power)
"The narration was the best I've ever heard on an audiobook. Wonderful." (Raine on The Power)
"Mention must also go to Finty Williams for some beautiful characterisation and a warm and textured performance." (Simon on The Girl with All the Gifts)
"I thought Finty Williams was perfect!" (Z. OConnor on The Girl Before)
"The reading too is excellent, Fenella Woolgar added an extra dimension to what is an excellent novel. Her characterisation was superb, and her wonderful modulation kept me spellbound." (Pj on Life After Life)
"It is beautifully read, with a wide range of distinctive character voices - another triumph for Steven Pacey!" (Jill on Let the Right One In)
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- Chrissy C
- 13-12-2017
great story!
engrossing tale..well woven and beautifully narrated. Highly recommended , the story became so real. I became addicted to listening whenever I could.
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- Kerri
- 29-12-2017
Wow. What a well performed story.
Love twists and intrigue?
Download this book. It's brilliant.
I thoroughly enjoyed it, thank you.
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- Jane S
- 12-07-2017
Bloody brilliant!
I have been hanging for a good story for a while and loved Fiona's debut novel. Boy her second story doesn't disappoint! Truly brilliant storyline, great twist, fantastic character development coupled with outstanding narrators the book is in the "can't put down" types. Fiona Barton is now one of my favourite crime writers.
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- Ozifarmer
- 31-12-2017
FANTASTIC
This was one of the best audiobooks I've listened to for a while. I worked out the mystery before I was even halfway through the book but that took nothing away at all. The narrators were perfect for each part and I loved hearing the same story from different angles.
Highly recommended
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- Jamie
- 12-11-2019
Amazing!
This book is fantastic, the story is full of twists and turns and I couldn’t stop listening! The narrators do an amazing job and are really engaging. Highly recommend!
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- Anonymous User
- 09-09-2019
Amazing performance
Great story that is told from multiple perspectives. the stand out is the narrators, really pulls you into the chrarcters.
Recommend this book for people who like drama, crime and family twists.
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- Bonnie B
- 20-08-2019
Another Surprising Twist
Fiona Barton is so good at writing stories that captivate and intrigue. This one is no different. I enjoyed the characters, and while I found the story at some parts exhausting (it does get a little slow in the middle), the end twist genuinely shocked me. I don't know how I didn't see it coming, but it was a great conclusion. Really enjoyed the experience of reading this one.
Narration was wonderful, couldn't fault it.
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- Hannah K.
- 01-09-2019
Predictable but still enjoyable
Loved the narration but the main twist was easy to pick up on early in the book leaving me feeling like the rest of the story was treading water waiting for the characters to catch up.
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- Anonymous User
- 28-08-2019
Excellent
I struggled with Narrator but other than this the storey was excellent. Well written and held my attention.
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- Anonymous User
- 09-04-2019
Great story line but!
A good tale. Sadly far too transparant with regard to the outcome. I did listen to the end just to confirm that what I had deduced very early on in the telling was what I had suspected was the case.
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- Leisha
- 11-04-2021
Great book .. and what a surpise ending
This is quality writing and so enjoyable. It's a tight story and keeps on track the entire way with such a good twist at the end.
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- Amazon Customer
- 23-04-2018
Powerful!
I was a little concerned because the story didn’t really catch my interest in the beginning. I thought it would be straight forward but it was an absolute original story. I didn’t see the twist at the end coming! Fiona Barton is truly unique!
Well worth the credit!
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- Amazon Customer
- 15-10-2018
Below average
I didn't have high expectations but I was disappointed especially because of the positive reviews. That's one to listen whilst on holiday or killing time. The story is weak and implausible and the narration sub standard. I am not sure why the choice was made to have 4 female narrators when the job could have been done by a competent one. The person voicing the journalist makes all male characters sound like they have been suffering from chronic constipation and the person voicing the older woman sounds like she smoked 5 packets of cigarettes before doing the narration. Avoid.
15 people found this helpful
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- joanna Prendergast
- 30-06-2017
Great story!
I've never written a review before, but I thought this book was worth it. The narration is excellent and the story is brilliant, I couldn't stop listening. Very engaging storyline and although I'd worked out the outcome early on, I still wanted to continue listening.
65 people found this helpful
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- Simon
- 30-06-2017
A Rich Drama of Complex Emotions
The Child is a very satisfying read, let me say that right up front. Fiona Barton continues with Kate Waters, an experienced reporter with a genuine moral compass and the nose for a story. Out of a two-line minor pages snippet she sniffs out an intriguing mystery. She’s a great lead and around her Barton creates a full cast of genuine characters on which to build her plot. And this is a very character-driven plot. I’m not personally sure what the precise definition of a thriller should be but this is no all-action book and it takes it’s time to flesh out the characters and the background. So, some might find it a slow-starter but it does have genuine drama and to me the acid test is how much I care about the characters come the ending. In this case my litmus paper turned a pleasing crimson. The writing is simple, direct, warm and empathetic. There are one or two scenes that are difficult to listen to but in the main this is hard emotion conveyed with a gentle touch.
The narration is first class. You only have to look at the cast that were assembled to know that this was always likely to be a top class production and so it proved. I have sometimes been critical of books with multiple narrators not being used effectively but here the structure of the book supported it perfectly with each of the chapters being written from the point of view of one of the main characters. Each narrator in combination with the writing gave their individual characters their own persona and the raw emotion of the piece was conveyed expertly.
Given what I’ve said the obvious question is why only a four star review? The answer is simply that there were a couple of weaknesses for me. While the plotting is intricate the big mystery starts becoming obvious pretty early in the piece. It’s hard to describe why without giving spoilers and it may be because I have a small amount of knowledge about the subject, but I found it stretched credibility that characters with far more knowledge and experience than me would not even guess at it. I also felt that while most of the characters were extremely well developed a couple of the male characters verged on clichés and how one defends himself at the very end lacked credibility for a man of his background. Other than that though I thought Barton rounded off her story in a very satisfying manner.
Despite those being weaknesses for me (and I doubt I’ll be alone in this) I really enjoyed this as a read and would recommend it regardless because most of the characters and the writing are extremely satisfying. So much so that it more than made up for the weaknesses that I felt existed.
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- Caron
- 02-07-2017
Heart wrenching drama
I listened to this over 2 days. Wonderful characterization, great plot tempo and super narration. The best audio book I've listened to in ages and definitely in my top 10 of all time.
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- Joan
- 05-07-2017
Another winner from Fiona Barton
Well done and thank you to whoever decided to use multiple narrators on 'The Child'. All of the readers were superb and made this book so much more riveting. The audiobook has become such an important medium so it was a touch of genius producing such a masterful recording. I'm partially sighted so rely on audio format and as you can tell, I'm delighted with this audiobook. The story was good. The characters were dark. Dare I say there was a hint of the great Ruth Rendell here. Fiona Barton is a great storyteller. I highly recommend this novel and I think that the audible version will prove to be the best way to experience it.
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Fantastic twists, great listen
Loved the book, so cleverly twisted, stories brilliantly intertwined. I'm going to look for the next book by Fiona. Highly recommended.
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- Mrs H
- 31-07-2017
intricate story a good listen
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- 30-06-2017
An enjoyable story with twists and turns.
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