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The Drowning Lesson by Jane Shemilt
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The Drowning Lesson

by Jane Shemilt
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Narrator Deryn Edwards

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Length 9 hours 16 minutes
Language English
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'It's our son, Sam... someone took him. Please help us'

Emma hoped that she and her family would return from their year abroad closer, with memories to last a lifetime.

Instead, they returned minus one child.

A year on, Emma is haunted by the image of an empty cot, and feels further than ever from her husband.

Is their son still out there somewhere? Will the mystery about what happened that night ever be unravelled?

And, if the truth does come to light, will Emma's family be healed - or wrenched even further apart?

A chilling, gripping thriller from the author of the stunning Richard and Judy Book Club bestseller Daughter

FictionMystery & Thriller

While working as a GP, Jane Shemilt completed a postgraduate diploma in Creative Writing at Bristol University and went on to study for the MA in Creative Writing at Bath Spa, gaining both with distinction. Her first novel, Daughter, was selected for the Richard and Judy Book Club, shortlisted for the Edgar Award and the Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize, and went on to become the bestselling debut novel of 2014.

She and her husband, a professor of neurosurgery, have five children and live in Bristol.

Audiobook details

Author
Narrator Deryn Edwards
ISBN 9781405923491
Length 9 hours 16 minutes
Language English
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Publication date
Edition Unabridged
Genres Fiction & Mystery & Thriller
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Reviews

A dark twisty tale Gripping tale A gripping read about a family whose hopeful adventure turns into a nightmare Suspenseful, brooding, and with touches of witchcraft - it makes for a perfect blend of horror and thriller Shemilt specialises in the fictionalisation of parental nightmares . . . well written, taut and tense I enjoyed this book from the first page . . . this book comes with a very enthusiastic recommendation . . . The story is all encompassing and I felt itchy with anticipation as I savoured every page The parent's despair is so brilliantly written, you feel every stab of grief. The thrilling ending does not disappoint. A must-read! Praise for Daughter Utterly gripping. A tautly coiled spring of suspicion and suspense which builds to a devastating ending Taut and thought-provoking Expand reviews
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