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The Watcher in the Shadows
- By: Carlos Ruiz Zafón
- Narrated by: Peter Kenny
- Length: 5 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall71
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Performance64
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Story63
A mysterious toymaker who lives as a recluse in an old mansion, surrounded by the magical beings he has created...a sickly wife locked away in a hidden room...an enigma involving strange lights that shine out from the small island on which an old, disused lighthouse stands...a shadowy creature that hides deep in the woods...These are the elements of a mystery will bind 14-year-old Irene to Ismael during one magical summer spent in Blue Bay when her mother takes a job as a housekeeper for the enigmatic toymaker, Lazarus Jann.
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Great gothic story
- By Julia B on 23-10-17
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The Watcher in the Shadows
- Narrated by: Peter Kenny
- Series: Niebla, Book 3
- Length: 5 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 09-05-13
- Language: English
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The Star
- By: H. G. Wells
- Narrated by: Peter Walters
- Length: 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1
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Performance1
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Story1
"The Star" is an 1897 apocalyptic short story by H.G. Wells. In January (about 1900, presumably), the people of Earth awaken to the notion that a strange luminous object has erupted, into the Solar System, after disturbing the normal orbit of the planet Neptune. Indeed, such object is a luminous celestial body, whose luminosity is distinguishable on the sky about the constellation of Leo.
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The Star
- Narrated by: Peter Walters
- Length: 35 mins
- Release date: 19-01-22
- Language: English
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Broken
- The Will Trent Series, Book 4
- By: Karin Slaughter
- Narrated by: Natalie Ross
- Length: 5 hrs and 40 mins
- Abridged
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Overall10
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Performance3
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Story3
Brought to you by Penguin. Dive into the fourth novel in the gripping Will Trent series, from the Sunday Times bestselling crime and thriller author. Now a major TV Series on Disney+ When the body of a young woman is discovered at the bottom of Lake Grant, a note left under a rock suggests...
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Broken
- The Will Trent Series, Book 4
- Narrated by: Natalie Ross
- Series: Grant County (abridged), Book 7
- Length: 5 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 08-07-10
- Language: English
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Les choses humaines
- By: Karine Tuil
- Narrated by: Constance Dollé
- Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall23
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Performance21
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Story21
Les Farel forment un couple de pouvoir. Jean est un célèbre journaliste politique français ; son épouse Claire est connue pour ses engagements féministes. Ensemble, ils ont un fils, étudiant dans une prestigieuse université américaine. Tout semble leur réussir. Mais une accusation de viol va faire vaciller cette parfaite construction sociale.
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Genial!
- By art126 on 13-12-21
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Les choses humaines
- Narrated by: Constance Dollé
- Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 22-08-19
- Language: French
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The Heart Broke In
- By: James Meek
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 14 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall23
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Performance14
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Story14
Would you betray your lover to give them what they wanted? Bec Shepherd is a malaria researcher struggling to lead a good life. Ritchie, her reprobate brother, is a rock star turned TV producer. When Bec refuses an offer of marriage from a powerful newspaper editor and Ritchie's indiscretions catch up with him, brother and sister are forced to choose between loyalty and betrayal.
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Smart and original
- By Kaggy on 26-03-15
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The Heart Broke In
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 14 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 30-08-12
- Language: English
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Gather ‘Round the Sound
- Holiday Stories from Beloved Authors and Great Performers Across the Globe
- By: Paulo Coelho, Yvonne Morrison, Charles Dickens
- Narrated by: Angele Masters, Daniel Frances Berenson, Magda Szubanski, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall39
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Performance35
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Story33
2017 has been a monumental year for Audible, having just celebrated our 20th anniversary, a milestone that would have never been possible without our wonderful and loyal listeners. One of our major commitments is bringing new and diverse audio experiences to our members, so this year, as our gift to you, we pulled together a collection that reflects a little bit of everything we’ve been up to recently.
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Overall enjoyed it
- By Frieda on 25-08-25
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Gather ‘Round the Sound
- Holiday Stories from Beloved Authors and Great Performers Across the Globe
- Narrated by: Angele Masters, Daniel Frances Berenson, Magda Szubanski, Simon Callow, Dan Starkey, John Banks, Vern
- Length: 1 hr and 12 mins
- Release date: 08-12-17
- Language: English
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A Cornish Secret
- Tremarnock Book 4
- By: Emma Burstall
- Narrated by: Georgia Maguire
- Length: 11 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall157
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Performance140
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Story141
Esme Posorsky is an enigma. For as long as people can remember, she has been part of community life in the quaint Cornish fishing village of Tremarnock, but does anyone really know her? She is usually to be found working in her pottery studio or at home with her beloved cat, Rasputin. But when an old school friend turns up with a secret from the past, nothing will ever be the same again.
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There's definitely a few chapters missing
- By Mrs R Lawson on 27-01-19
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A Cornish Secret
- Tremarnock Book 4
- Narrated by: Georgia Maguire
- Series: Tremarnock, Book 4
- Length: 11 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 04-10-18
- Language: English
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Significant Others
- By: Armistead Maupin
- Narrated by: Cynthia Nixon
- Length: 8 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall61
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Performance52
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Story54
Narrated by Cynthia Nixon Inspiration for the Netflix Limited Series, Tales of the City The fifth novel in the beloved Tales of the City series, Armistead Maupin’s best-selling San Francisco saga. Tranquillity reigns in the ancient redwood forest until a women-only music festival sets up camp...
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So many characters...
- By Sophie on 22-04-21
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Significant Others
- Narrated by: Cynthia Nixon
- Series: Tales of the City, Book 5
- Length: 8 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 26-03-13
- Language: English
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The Woman of the House
- By: Alice Taylor
- Narrated by: Aoife McMahon
- Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall21
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Performance19
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Story19
An enchanting and nostalgic tale of Ireland in the 1950s by Ireland’s favourite writer, Alice Taylor. The Phelans have owned Mossgrove for generations. The small, rural Irish farm has been the pride of them all until Ned's wife, Martha, arrives and begins to undermine generations of hard work and happiness. She resents the deep history of the place and sets about making it her own, shutting out what is left of Ned's family. She is particularly jealous of Ned's sister, Kate, a local nurse and doting aunt to Martha's children.
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Loved this Book
- By MS Wheeler on 19-01-19
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The Woman of the House
- Narrated by: Aoife McMahon
- Series: Mossgrove Book Series, Book 1
- Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 15-01-19
- Language: English
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The Far Pavilions
- By: M.M. Kaye
- Narrated by: Blake Ritson, Full Cast
- Length: 4 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall43
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Performance34
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Story34
A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of M.M. Kaye’s epic novel of love and war. M.M. Kaye’s masterwork is a vast, rich and vibrant tapestry of love and war that spans over twenty years, moving from the foothills of the Himalayas, to the burning plains, to the besieged British Mission in...
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A wonderful story, theatrically and convincingly told.
- By Amazon Customer on 25-09-22
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The Far Pavilions
- Narrated by: Blake Ritson, Full Cast
- Length: 4 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 16-03-11
- Language: English
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The Angel's Shadow: A Novel of 'The Phantom of the Opera'
- The Angels of Music Saga, Volume 1
- By: full cast, Louise Anne Bateman
- Narrated by: full cast
- Length: 11 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2
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Performance2
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Story2
Meg Giry grew up with tales of the Opera Ghost, a spectral being said to haunt the Paris Opera House. But when he rescues her from rape in the streets of Paris, Meg learns that the stories are true, that the ghost, also known as the Phantom of the Opera, is a real man, with his sights set on her best friend, Christine Daae. Despite being warned to stay away, Meg is drawn deeper into a world that has remained secret for years....
The complete list of narrators includes: Louise Anne Bateman, Ryan Kirwan, Lynne Fallowell, Victoria Bowes, Joshua Plank, David Plank, Kathy Stokes, Bernard Tagliavini, Jonathan Hope, David Burton, Gabi King, and Shaun Blake.
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Triumphant success
- By Jonathan Hope on 02-03-18
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The Angel's Shadow: A Novel of 'The Phantom of the Opera'
- The Angels of Music Saga, Volume 1
- Narrated by: full cast
- Series: The Angels of Music Saga, Book 1
- Length: 11 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 14-02-18
- Language: English
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The Small Hand
- By: Susan Hill
- Narrated by: Cameron Stewart
- Length: 3 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall158
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Performance112
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Story112
Late one summer evening, antiquarian bookseller Adam Snow is returning from a client visit when he takes a wrong turn. He stumbles across a derelict Edwardian house, and compelled by curiosity, approaches the door. Standing before the entrance, he feels the unmistakable sensation of a small cold hand creeping into his own, ‘as if a child had taken hold of it’. At first he is merely puzzled by the odd incident but then begins to suffer attacks of fear and panic, and is visited by nightmares.
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Definitely small
- By Jo on 08-09-11
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The Small Hand
- Narrated by: Cameron Stewart
- Length: 3 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 22-08-11
- Language: English
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Forbidden Desires
- By: Madhuri Banerjee
- Narrated by: Deepti Gupta
- Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1
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Performance1
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Story1
Four women know nothing about each other and live cocooned in their individual worlds. Until one day they're forced to reckon with shocking truths they never imagined! Their desires haunt them, provoke them and make them fight to choose new paths in their lives. Will these women survive their stories of passion, betrayal and pain? Best-selling author and film writer Madhuri Banerjee brings to you a new romantic thriller that interweaves varied stories of women and their passions, to show us how all relationships ultimately crash into each other.
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Forbidden Desires
- Narrated by: Deepti Gupta
- Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 01-01-17
- Language: English
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Ghost Children
- By: Sue Townsend
- Narrated by: Rob Crossan
- Length: 5 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall16
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Performance14
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Story14
Sue Townsend, creator of the much-loved Adrian Mole series, tells a compassionate and gritty story of love and loss in Ghost Children. Seventeen years ago Angela Carr aborted an unwanted child. The child's father, Christopher Moore, was devastated by the loss and retreated from the world. However, when he makes a horrifying discovery on the heath, he finds that he is compelled to confront Angela about the past. As they start seeing each other again, can they avoid past mistakes? And will their future together be eclipsed by the mistakes of yesterday?
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Poor narration
- By Mercutio on 09-08-17
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Ghost Children
- Narrated by: Rob Crossan
- Length: 5 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 04-07-13
- Language: English
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Study for Obedience
- By: Sarah Bernstein
- Narrated by: Sarah Bernstein
- Length: 3 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall35
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Performance31
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Story31
A powerful, compressed masterwork for fans of Shirley Jackson and Claire-Louise Bennett. A woman moves from the place of her birth to a remote northern country to be housekeeper to her brother, whose wife has just left him. The youngest child of many siblings - more than she cares to remember - from earliest childhood she has attended to their every desire, smoothed away the slightest discomfort with perfect obedience, with the highest degree of devotion. The country, it transpires, is the country of their family's ancestors, an obscure though reviled people.
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Too much navel gazing
- By K. Sewell on 10-01-24
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Study for Obedience
- Narrated by: Sarah Bernstein
- Length: 3 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 05-10-23
- Language: English
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Beneath the Willow's Gaze
- Sleep Story for Adults
- By: Fedor Alphenaar
- Narrated by: Mike Frankland
- Length: 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2
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Performance2
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Story2
Discover a bedtime story for adults written for those who seek stillness after long days and crowded thoughts. Beneath the Willow is a quiet, poetic sleep story for adults — a gentle invitation into a garden where time softens, memories breathe, and the world finally grows quiet.
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A very calming story
- By Chris Frankland on 12-03-26
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Beneath the Willow's Gaze
- Sleep Story for Adults
- Narrated by: Mike Frankland
- Length: 45 mins
- Release date: 02-03-26
- Language: English
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Atmosphere
- By: Taylor Jenkins Reid, Babette Schröder - Übersetzer
- Narrated by: Sandra Voss
- Length: 11 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2
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Performance2
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Von der Autorin des Bestsellers Die sieben Männer der Evelyn Hugo und Daisy Jones & The Six kommt ein epischer neuer Roman über die außergewöhnlichen Anstrengungen, die wir unternehmen, um über unsere Grenzen hinaus zu leben und zu lieben. Joan Goodwin sieht zu den Sternen auf, seit sie denken kann. Als Professorin für Astrophysik hat sie ihre Leidenschaft zum Beruf gemacht, und sie ist glücklich, wenn sie ihrer Nichte abends unter freiem Himmel die Sternbilder erklären kann.
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Atmosphere
- Narrated by: Sandra Voss
- Length: 11 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 30-05-25
- Language: German
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The Final Testament
- By: James Frey
- Narrated by: Trevor White, Kate Harper, Maxine Howe, and others
- Length: 10 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall39
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Performance20
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Story20
They say the Messiah is alive. He is living in New York. Sleeping with men. Impregnating women. Euthanasing the dying, healing the sick. Defying the government and condemning the holy. If you met him.... and he changed your life... would you believe?
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refreshing
- By Cristina on 16-07-11
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The Final Testament
- Narrated by: Trevor White, Kate Harper, Maxine Howe, William Hope
- Length: 10 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 12-04-11
- Language: English
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Three-and-a-Half Heartbeats
- By: Amanda Prowse
- Narrated by: Amanda Prowse
- Length: 6 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall77
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Performance72
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Story73
Grace and Tom Penderford are the luckiest people alive. They have a wonderful marriage, a comfortable life and a beautiful baby girl, Chloe. Then, in a heartbeat, happiness becomes despair, and their lives change forever. When three-year-old Chloe falls ill and dies, Tom and Grace's world is ripped apart. As their family of three becomes two, they must find a way to mend each other's broken hearts...and save their marriage, if they can.
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*Bittersweet*
- By Jaye22 on 11-10-25
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Three-and-a-Half Heartbeats
- Narrated by: Amanda Prowse
- Length: 6 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 24-01-19
- Language: English
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