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The Doll's House

A Short Story

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The Doll's House

By: Lisa Unger
Narrated by: Mia Barron, Kimberly Woods
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A widowed mother, ready to give love another chance, moves into her fiancé’s old family home with her teenage daughter. But as they try to build a future together, the past refuses to let go in this haunting short story from New York Times bestselling author Lisa Unger.

When Jules first meets the handsome artist Kirin, she’s still mourning her husband’s death, but a fairytale romance soon sweeps her off her feet. Now she and her daughter Scout are moving out of the city and into Kirin’s once-lonely mansion. He’s thoughtfully updated and adapted the home to match their personalities. But Scout is determined to keep her father’s memory alive by rejecting the new life her mother and Kirin have spun for her.

Scout’s sullenness begins to fade, though, when she finds a beautiful handmade doll in one of the many empty rooms in the house. Kirin says that the doll belonged to his late sister and he’d like Scout to have it. Scout’s hopeful for a connection over their shared grief, but as she grows more curious about Kirin’s sister, she can’t escape the feeling that a danger lurks in the house…and its gaze is fixed on her mother.

©2024 by Lisa Unger. (P)2024 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. Domestic Thrillers Psychological Thriller & Suspense Scary Short Story
Creepy Atmosphere • Twisty Plot • Excellent Narration • Emotional Depth • Unsettling Energy • Engaging Performance
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Pretty cool. I was pleasantly surprised. Well written and narrated. It’s nice to find a good short story.

So good

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Pretty good For a short story- I recommended this one to my friends who love audio and books !

Doll house

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I liked listening to this. The characters were interesting. There were some creepy moments. The narrators were good.

Suspenseful

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That was a great short story! The narrators were also great! If you want something quick, I would choose this one.

Creepy!

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A nice little short story by Lisa Unger that delivered huge.

A widowed mother and her teenage daughter move into her new fiancé’s extravagant home, but soon thereafter there are signs that something dangerous lurks within their new home.

I listened to this audiobook version and the narrators were amazing bringing to life the two POVs between mother and daughter.

Mysterious and eerie with a touch of creepy. For such a short story it kept a good pace and left me hanging on every word.

Mysterious and eerie!

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The performance was engaging. The characters were well thought out. The storyline was twisty and mysterious. The ending was well wrapped up.

The storyline

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. Short and sweet.
Mysterious and creepy.

It alternated between daughter and mother narration.

This almost reminds me of the movie Smart House, or an Alexa with a haunting..

I can’t say much more without spoilers. But this was good!!

This was phenomenal

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This was a great listen. It’s interesting and has much to the imagination!! Get it- it’s free

Narrators- great listen

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I really enjoyed this short story. The characters were easy to follow and the storyline was intriguing. I was glad the end of the story gave closure but still left a hint of mystery.

Very neat plot and eerie twists.

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Disliked how short the story was, it felt rushed and not a lot of suspense.

The mystery surrounding the sisters story

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