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The Woman in the Wood
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Publisher's Summary
Fifteen-year-old Maisy Mitcham and her twin brother, Duncan, lose their mother to an insane asylum one night in 1960. The twins are sent to their grandmother's country house, Nightingales. Cold and distant, she leaves them to their own devices, to explore and to grow.
That is until the day Duncan doesn't come home from the woods. With their grandmother seeming to have little interest in her grandson's disappearance and the police soon giving up hope, it is left to Maisy to discover the truth. And she will start with Grace Deville. A woman who lives alone in the wood, about whom rumours abound...
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- Anonymous User
- 27-08-2017
Great book
An excellent story well narrated. Very hard to put the book down. Would highly recommend it
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- Joanna
- 17-08-2017
Excellent story
An excellent story. Not just the usual but something different. Would recommend. Great reader. Will try more from this author.
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- Anonymous User
- 26-10-2019
Drama
another brilliant story filled with all matters of twists and turns to make you keep listening till the very end
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- Mandy
- 16-08-2019
writing was way too simplistic
after struggling through the first few chapters i wondered if i had made a mistake and purchased a young adult genre book. it had so many good reviews but i just couldn't struggle through any longer. maybe it gets better further on but i won't be finding that out. worded in a very young simplistic style.
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- Katie Zube
- 24-06-2019
I was a captive audience until the end!
Absolutely loved the tale! I was laughing out loud, crying and even ranting with the characters!
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- Anonymous User
- 29-12-2018
Tragic events that lead to love.
Anther page turner from the pen of Lesley Pearce. At times horrific, this story depicts the uglier side of life and all its depravity.
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- Wendy
- 03-09-2018
Credibility Stretched Too Far
This book was certainly filled with tension but credibility threads broke repeatedly whilst the tension was at its greatest. Beyond Belief. I'm one who is prepared always to let imagination take over, but this was too much for my free and easy acceptance of solutions when all that is left is failure and despair. Convenient solutions that are not only unbelievable but absolutely impossible are too much.
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- Amazon Customer
- 13-06-2018
A Baby Boomer Orientated, Gothic-Inspired Horror
If you like a gripping horror story with a truly awful villain, you will enjoy this book. Lesley Pearce has written a compelling novel with an interesting assembly of characters. While none of these are totally convincing, there is an undeniable quality of realism running through the novel that helps to transcend the sometimes gainly plot. The author, and probably the publisher, have conciously chosen to dwell on the taboo, selecting a number of themes such as peodophilia and survivor guilt as a means to pique the jaded interests of their readership. There is a sense of moral outrage that undergirding this novel and it is a compelling element of the narrative. There also seems to be a deliberate attempt to shine a light on the unspoken realities of victims of peodophilia and child slavery. This almost seems like attending a lecture at times. There are a few plot holes and some scenes are so unrealistic that they detract from the story. in particular, the way the boy bounces back from his awful experiences and is almost immediately chipper and articulate is hard to accept and seems like the heavy hand of an editor has been allowed to hack away at parts of the text that dwelled upon the child's recovery. perhaps the novel should have ended when the police arrived at the shack and found it 'empty'. instead we have a contracted attempt at resolution which is very middle-of-the-road and not handled as adroitly as the rest of the novel. However these criticisms are more directed at the heavy hand on the editorial tiller, which was not as deft as it should have been, and not at the story or the quality of writing itself. I have to admit that the characters were hard to forget and that the story was hard to forget. There were times when the story was impossible to put down. And of course the narration, by Rosie Jones, was perfect, blemish-free and really strengthened the weaker points in the story. Overall I would definately recommend this book if you are into this genre of writing.
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- Anonymous User
- 21-03-2018
was great loved it
was so good engrossing story line well read will read more of the author GREAT
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- Estee
- 24-10-2017
Slightly disappointed at storyline
I throughly enjoyed the story up to the point when it was discovered that Duncan was missing and revealed that he was physically, emotionally and sexually abused. Didn’t expect the story to take that turn and didn’t like the detail and I actually fast forward over those parts. I only finished the book because of the narrator. I will be careful to purchase another book from same author but will love to listen to narrator again. Loved her performance.
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- barbara
- 19-08-2017
The Woman in the Woods
First book I have read/listened to by this author and am hooked. loved it from start to finish and was actually sad when it finished.
Definitely hooked and will be reading more and iwill be watching for new ones. Narration was excellent
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- amanda lilley
- 10-08-2017
Gripping
Hreld my interest. Narrater superb . I could visulise the people the places the emotions. I was there. Thank you
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- A. Richards
- 01-06-2018
absolutley brilliant.
Main characters Maisey, Duncan and Grace. A thriller right to the end. A joy to listen to, and a book that you will find hard not to listen to in one go.
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- Paola ivanova
- 14-05-2018
Poor compared to other books from the author
i am disappointed. seemed boring and slow vs other books. characters were not developed either.
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- Amanda S.
- 11-05-2018
engaging and surprising
I couldn't put it down. Some dark content but well written and an enjoyable read.
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- Sezzy
- 14-10-2017
Loved it!
I have not yet come across a Lesley Pearse book that I haven’t enjoyed, and this one did not disappoint either. A really interesting story, albeit a bit more gritty and dark than some of her other books. This was my first time listening to an audio book and I have spent most of the last few days with my headphones on as I was so desperate to know what happened next! Really enjoyed this, 5* and would thoroughly recommend.
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- Mrs
- 06-07-2017
Not one of her best
A far fetched story with explicit sexual content. I feel this is not up to Lesley's usual standard. Most disappointing
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- Cheryl Cromie
- 09-07-2017
5 Stars
Another 5 star story from my favourite author! Loved it! Highly recommend. Would love a follow on book to see what became of the twins Maisy and Duncan!
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- Anonymous User
- 15-12-2017
great story. Lesley Pearse is the best! fantastic
great story. Lesley Pearse is a wonderful storyteller. could not put down this audio. easy relaxing listening
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- sue2
- 01-11-2017
brilliant
very enthralling I love reading lesley pearse books. but first time I've done audible, not be the last
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- Anna S.
- 23-08-2017
The woman in the wood
Brilliant 😊 another super book by Lesley Pearse . did nt want to put it down
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