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The Grownup

By: Gillian Flynn
Narrated by: Julia Whelan
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The Edgar-winning short story from the author of Gone Girl.

A young woman is making a living, faking it as a cut-price psychic working at Spiritual Palms (with some illegal soft-core sex work on the side). She makes a decent wage - mostly by telling people what they want to hear.

But then she meets Susan Burke. Susan moved to the city one year ago with her husband and 15-year-old stepson, Miles. They live in a Victorian house called Carterhook Manor, built in 1893. Susan has become convinced that some malevolent spirit is inhabiting their home and taking possession of the stepson. She has even found trickles of blood on the wall.

The young woman doesn't believe in exorcism or the supernatural, but she does see an opportunity to make a lot of money. However, when she enters the house for the first time and meets Miles, she begins to feel it, too, as if the very house is watching her, waiting, biding its time....

'The Grownup', which originally appeared as 'What Do You Do' in George R. R. Martin's Rogues anthology, proves once again that Gillian Flynn is one of the world's most original and skilled voices in fiction.

©2014 Gillian Flynn (P)2015 Penguin Random House Inc Anthologies Anthologies & Short Stories
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I forgot to check the length of this before purchasing and was disappointed to find out it only lasted just over an hour. I was expecting a novel.

THIS IS A SHORT STORY!

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Like Flynns other books, this short story is full of twists and turns. Just when you think you know what is happening something else happens. Great theme using the supernatural as a red herring.

Gripping - REVIEW POTENTIALLY CONTAINS SPOILERS

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Another banger from this wonderful author, Love the Narrator, Great story. A quick listen, perfect for a walk or some audio entertainment during housework.

Fantastic!

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if only this was longer. it tells at the end. filling up the 15 word minimum.

good

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This book was such a tease

It has been so long since Gillian Flynn has written a book and then she teases us with this!

Loved every minute. A must for all the Flynn fans out there

A Great Short Story

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loved it, awesome short story only fault wish it was a the length of novel

intriguing

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I'm a big fan of the way Gillian writes and her books...but this was pretty bad. Not worth the purchase

Avoid

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Do not bother reading this very uninteresting short story
It was a mistake buying it

Terrible

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