
Out of the Tower
A Detective Story of the Emotions
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Narrated by:
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Jennifer Gill
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By:
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Alison Gray
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Jemima Forbes is seven years old when a mysterious event occurs and her father and uncle disappear from her life one night. She spends her growing years obsessing about this, and when she is old enough, she leaves home to find out what happened.
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Jennifer Gill does a great job with the narration. The book takes place in Glasgow, Scotland, and Gill's accent fit perfectly both with the setting and with Gemma's youth. The narration sets the varying tones throughout the book, helping me to feel Gemma's growth both in age and in maturity. Overall, even though misplaced in the detective section, this was a satisfying listen.
I received a copy of this audiobook at my request in exchange for this honest review.
A haunting story of family dysfunction and drama..
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Coming of Age
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A Twist at the End
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Jennifer Gill does a great job narrating. Excellent diction.
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Emotional roller coaster!
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Not what I expected
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Interesting story
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Others might like it more than I did.
Not for me.
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The descriptions throughout the book was what kept me listening, as it was written so beautifully, however, I did get a little lost in the story for a little bit.
Jennifer Gill did not disappoint! Fantastic job!!
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Dysfunctional At Its Finest
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I saw the big reveal at the end coming. It wasn't really a surprise. But I was left wondering how she would handle the revelation and go on with her life.
This was a beautifully written story, made even better by the outstanding performance of Jennifer Gill. It really enhanced my enjoyment of this audiobook.
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Beautifully written and narrated
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We get to travel with Jemima (in her head) as she grew from a heartbroken child to a heartbroken adult. To be honest, I didn't always like her either. It was very definitely a 'detective story of the emotions.'
The narrator had an extremely pleasant voice but I found myself wondering why a story set in Scotland only had characters with British accents. I suppose it's not impossible but things never quite settled in for me because of that.
Liked the book. Hated the characters.
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