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  • Perfect Little Children

  • A Novel
  • By: Sophie Hannah
  • Narrated by: Laura Kirman
  • Length: 10 hrs and 2 mins
  • 3.8 out of 5 stars (132 ratings)

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Perfect Little Children

By: Sophie Hannah
Narrated by: Laura Kirman
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Publisher's summary

The New York Times best-selling author of The Monogram Murders and Woman with a Secret returns with a sharp, captivating, and expertly plotted tale of psychological suspense.

All Beth has to do is drive her son to his soccer game, watch him play, and then return home. Just because she knows her ex-best friend lives near the field, that doesn’t mean she has to drive past her house and try to catch a glimpse of her.

Why would Beth do that and risk dredging up painful memories? She hasn’t seen Flora for 12 years. She doesn’t want to see her today - or ever again. But she can’t resist. She parks outside the open gates of Newnham House, watches from across the road as Flora arrives, and calls to her children Thomas and Emily to get out of the car.

Except.... There’s something terribly wrong. Flora looks the same, only older. Twelve years ago, Thomas and Emily were five and three years old. Today, they look precisely as they did then. They are Thomas and Emily without a doubt, but they haven’t changed at all. They are no taller, no older. Why haven’t they grown? How is it possible that they haven’t grown up?

©2020 Sophie Hannah (P)2020 HarperAudio
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An unusually bizarre mystery...

Though I thought the plot was a tish far-fetched, I still enjoyed “Perfect Little Children” by Sophie Hannah and expertly narrated by Laura Kirman. This suspenseful thriller is filled with unexpected secrets, intriguing events, and devious characters that kept me listening into the night. Laura Kirman's narration is top-notch, bringing the story to life with precision and flair. At $6.99, this audiobook was an absolute steal. I'm glad I discovered Hannah’s work, and I’ll be searching for more.

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Captivating and eerie!

Absolutely loved the utter confusion and continual feed of facts that left me wondering, what could that possibly mean??

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Loved the story!

Very different story than my usual read. It was so good. I stayed in the car sometimes to listen more!! Loved the voices!

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wow

best performance I've experienced, the story was a bit weird and long but overall satisfied

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Excellent narration, enjoyable story

The performance was great — I really don’t understand negative reviews about the narration. If anything, the performance lifted the story. This is only the second Sophie Hannah book I’ve listened to outside of the Poirot stories, but I enjoyed both. Not 5 stars or anything, but solid and held my interest the entire time.

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English accent

The story was very good, however I found it difficult to listen to a book being read in an accent.

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Weak

This storyline had potential but turned out to be a little shabby. The teenage daughter was very annoying I suppose that is a touch of realism to a very far fetched plot.

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Utterly un-put-downable.

Wow. This is the best book I've listened to this year. I disagree with any quibbles about the narration, it was also exceedingly good.

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Intriguing

Loved this book! Great mystery with lots of twists and turns but at the same time it doesn’t hurt your head too much trying to keep track of everything. Would definitely recommend!

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Ok story

The narration was terrible when the narrator switched characters;grating,almost indecipherable at times.
An unfortunate distraction

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