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The Other Son

By: Nick Alexander
Narrated by: Imogen Church
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Alice has been lying to herself for years, holding fast to the belief that the needs of her family far outweigh her own. But her outwardly successful marriage hides dark secrets, and for much of her life the children were the only reason she stuck around.

These days, though her successful banker son lives nearby, his young wife seems to do everything she can to keep Alice at bay. As for Alice's other son, he has always been something of a stranger and has been traveling for so long that Alice isn't even sure what continent he is on anymore.

Alice can't help but wonder if the effort she expends presenting a united front to the outside world is actually helping anyone and what would happen if she suddenly stopped pretending. Could life, like the novels she devours, hold surprises in its closing chapters? And if she did shake everything up by admitting the truth about her marriage, would anyone be on her side? Has the time finally come for Alice to put her own needs first?

For the first time in years, her heart is racing. Can Alice really change her life? Dare she even imagine such a thing?

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Alice is ot happy. Her husband is abusive and her sons don't want to spend any time with her. Alice is her own worst enemy. One of her sons is marries and doing well. The other son is away travelling the world.

This is about as dysfunctional a family you can get. It covers some delicate subjects: abuse, human trafficking and prostitution to name a few. The story is told from multiple points of view. I couldn't put it down.

Loved this book.

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I’m not quite sure what I was expecting from this book but I thoroughly enjoyed it! It’s a family story. A family which on the surface have an ideal life but under the veneer of respectability a dark secret is hidden. This secret affects the two sons in very different ways. When boredom and dissatisfaction meet the secret head-on something has to give. I loved the ending which is deeply satisfying but won’t spoil it for you. Definitely one of my favourite books so far!

The Other Son

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loved this book, resonated with the characters and the reader was amazing she brought the book to life. thank you ❤️

the other son

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Enjoyed this one. An easy listen and thought provoking. Took a while to get into it but in the end I didn’t want it to end.

Lovely story

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I loved 'Things We Never Said' so brought a whole bunch of books by Nick Alexander and i have to say this book absolutely infuriated me to the point of rage. Every character with the exception of Bruno is unbelievably unlikeable! And the main character Alice! What a negative ungrateful weak cow she is!! It was really hard to feel sorry for her.

This Book Made Me Mad

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