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Beautiful Ugly

By: Alice Feeney
Narrated by: Richard Armitage, Tuppence Middleton
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Read by Richard Armitage (The Hobbit, Missing You) and Tuppence Middleton (Sense8, Downton Abbey).

'I was consumed by this book, it's her best ever, a work of genius' – Lisa Jewell, author of
None of This is True

‘Her best book yet’ – Harlan Coben, author of
Fool Me Once

The million-copy bestselling author of
His and Hers, Alice Feeney, returns with a gripping and deliciously dark thriller about marriage . . . and revenge.

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Author Grady Green is having the worst best day of his life.

Grady calls his wife as she’s driving home to share some exciting news. He hears Abby slam on the brakes, get out of the car, then nothing. When he eventually finds her car by a cliff edge, the headlights are on, the driver door is open, her phone is still there . . . but his wife has disappeared.

A year later, Grady is still overcome with grief and desperate to know what happened to Abby. He can’t sleep, and he can’t write, so he travels to a tiny Scottish island to try to get his life back on track. Then he sees the impossible: a woman who looks exactly like his missing wife.

Wives think their husbands will change, but they don’t.
Husbands think their wives won’t change, but they do.

* * *

More love for
Beautiful Ugly . . .

'Characters that jump off the page and twists to give you whiplash. I loved every word' – Claire Douglas, author of The Wrong Sister

‘Magnetic and jaw-dropping’ – Mary Kubica, bestselling author of Local Woman Missing

‘Unforgettable’ – Chris Whitaker, bestselling author of We Begin at the End

'A masterpiece, a riveting read, immaculately written' – Janice Hallett, author of The Twyford Code


Beautiful Ugly
was a Sunday Times Bestseller w/c 27/01/2025

©2025 Macmillan Audio (P)2025 Macmillan Publishers International Limited
Domestic Thrillers Editors Select Psychological Thriller & Suspense Marriage Exciting Scary Island

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I listened to Beautiful Ugly, and the narration by Richard Armitage and Tuppence Middleton was outstanding. Their performances added depth to an already gripping story, making it even more immersive.

This book is everything you want in a psychological thriller—dark, addictive, and full of suspense. Alice Feeney masterfully weaves a story packed with twists and turns, keeping you guessing until the very end. Just when I thought I had figured it out, another revelation turned everything upside down.

I couldn’t put it down—it’s the kind of book that keeps you up late, desperate to know what happens next. If you love unpredictable thrillers that keep you on edge, I highly recommend Beautiful Ugly!

Gripping

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The narrator read almost the whole thing like he was on the verge of tears. Weird.

Started well. Silly ending.

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I wanted to get to the end, however parts of the storyline were unrealistic and at times silly. For me it crossed from murder mystery to horror. The narrators were very good.

very unusual storyline

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Very interesting storyline with plenty of twists along the way. I really enjoyed this, the narrator was good and I wanted to listen to more every chance I got. I felt the end was a bit rushed, I hadn’t expected it to finish when it did. Would recommend giving this a listen.

Had me gripped

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Superb!
plot lines.
narration.
everything.
Hooked from the first paragraph
Twists, turns. Engaging and moreish. Can't wait to give it another read/listen in a while, just to see if I missed any clues.

bloody brilliant!

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A bit far fetched but it kept you guessing. Creepiest book I've read in ages

very creepy!

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Started well but became a puzzling and ultimate irritating listen,. I skipped four chapters to the end which was confusing and disturbing. I shall not read any more by this author .

Not for me

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Listened in one day as had to find out the ending. Didn’t disappoint! Dark and brilliant storyline.

Couldn’t put it down

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I am a huge fan of Richard Armitage’s narration and that’s the main reason I listened to this book. His voice is perfect and I could happily listen to him reading out the phone book!

However, I was delighted to discover that I loved the story as well. Wonderfully twisty! I would definitely recommend to others and will listen to again myself.

Great story, perfectly narrated

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Despite having a promising plot, the author failed with both delivery and character development.

Too much time was spent on Grady therefore I felt that I was forced to like or feel sorry for him. This, no time was given to allow for any rapor with any of the female characters including Abbie, even though ultimately she was the victim. This is disappointing given the potential ‘hug’ a novel like this could have given females who have been victims of domestic violence.

Due to the sinister way the woman were all portrayed, when the truth emerged, none of the woman in the novel were given enough attention to build any sense of justice. If any of this was intentional by the author to portray the way woman are seen by men, it failed miserably by the lack of time spent on any character building.

Unfortunately, the potential for any sort of attempted ‘Atwood’ style writing was gone by the time the woman’s voices eventually emerged. This is partly due to the descriptive and repetitive writing.

Perhaps if someone finds this novel under the floorboards then it could reach its full potential too!

Average

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