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The Family Next Door

An absolutely gripping domestic suspense novel with a shocking twist you will never see coming

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The Family Next Door

By: Sally Hepworth
Narrated by: Barrie Kreinik
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A gripping novel full of shocking reveals, perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty, Amanda Prowse and Kerry Fisher.

The small suburb of Pleasant Court lives up to its name. It's the kind of place where everyone knows their neighbours, and children play in the street.

Isabelle Heatherington doesn't fit into this picture of family paradise. Husbandless and childless, she soon captures the attention of three Pleasant Court mothers.

But Ange, Fran and Essie have their own secrets to hide. Like the reason behind Ange's compulsion to control every aspect of her life. Or why Fran won't let her sweet, gentle husband near her new baby. Or why, three years ago, Essie took her daughter to the park and returned home without her.

As their obsession with their new neighbour grows, the secrets of these three women begin to spread - and they're about to find out that when you look at something too closely, you'll see things you never wanted to see.

(P)2018 Hodder & Stoughton Limited Crime Thrillers Detective Fiction Genre Fiction Romance Romantic Suspense Small Town & Rural Suspense Thriller Thriller & Suspense Women's Fiction Crime Mystery
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Women's fiction at its finest
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I love Leanne Moriarty and I have been searching for authors like her and this is the first book I have come across that makes me feel like I found another contender. Beautiful!!

Fantastic book!! Amazing story!!

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I found this book to be really likeable, the characters were well thought out and worked, and to be honest we all know someone who has some of the traits outlined, the twist was good and it wasn’t until quite late in the story I guessed it - would highly recommend

Really enjoyed

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I enjoyed the little twists and turns but took me a while to get into the book.
However, If you like Desperate Housewives - then you will like this book.



Good storyline

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Loved this book, the narrator is really good! The only "bad" thing I can say is that sometimes the chapters are quite short and you feel like you're jumping from character to character alot.

Great listen

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I found it hard to remember which character was which, as they all are of same age range with very similar story lines, however I did enjoy getting to know them.

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