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By: John Boyne
Narrated by: Niamh Cusack
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The first thing Vanessa Carvin does when she arrives on the island is change her name. To the locals, she is Willow Hale, a solitary outsider escaping Dublin to live a hermetic existence in a small cottage, not a notorious woman on the run from her past.

But scandals follow like hunting dogs. And she has some questions of her own to answer. If her ex-husband is really the monster everyone says he is, then how complicit was she in his crimes?

Escaping her old life might seem like a good idea but the choices she has made throughout her marriage have consequences. Here, on the island, Vanessa must reflect on what she did - and did not do. Only then can she discover whether she is worthy of finding peace at all.

©2023 John Boyne (P)2023 Penguin Audio Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Psychological Small Town & Rural

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Beautifully written with such sensitivity in spite the heartsore...it will stay with me for quite some time!

The narrator's voice and intonement was excellent!

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This is one of those books where the audiobook version is definitely superior to the physical version. Buy it, listen to it and marvel at the experience of excellent writing beautifully read. I almost hugged myself in sheer joy at Niamh Cusack’s narration, it’s wonderful.

Wonderful performance

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Niamh Cusack was just perfect to read this book. Absolutely wonderful listen. A great story simply told. John Boyne is just a brilliant storyteller, you get lost in his books so quickly. I was there on that little island too.
Excellent

The story, the words and the storyteller

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I just love how John Boyne tells a story! The characters are well rounded and most always shows a deeper glimpse into their psyche - underneath the hard shell.

meaty characters

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Feminism at its best, but why not, she was hurt.
I wish the world will turn back to the family nucleus. A fatherless world. This part of society needs to be healed. Fathers, make right, stand your part.
Mother's, allow them to fill their roles.
Together we can change the world which is so hurt.

Feminism

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I always look forward to another book by John Boyne ... this one was exceptionally good ... so much that I
could not put it down .. I read it over 2 days. He's a master story teller. This is a story of a woman who wants
to escape her past by going to live in a remote village under a new name.

Another winner from John Boyne

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John Boyne writes so convincingly in a woman’s voice . His characters are memorable , his sentiments on toxic men are also clear . But this is such a wonderful story and I can’t wait to see what he does in the books to follow in this series . Beautifully read .

Brilliant

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John Boyne is an artist with words and language. As always the story is one of human suffering told superbly.

Superb reader

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