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Deception

By: Lesley Pearse
Narrated by: Helen Keeley
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About this listen

Brought to you by Penguin.

The gripping new novel by the nation's favourite storyteller, Lesley Pearse.

What happens when the person closest to you has led a life of deception?

After the funeral of her mother, Sally, Alice Kent is approached by a man named Angus Tweedy. He claims to be her father and tells her that he served time in prison for marrying Sally bigamously.

What does he hope to gain telling her this now, 30 years on? How can her adored dad Ralph not be her true father? And why did her mother betray her so badly?

She had accepted Sally's many faults and her reluctance to never speak of the past. But faced with this staggering deception, Alice knows she must uncover the whole truth about her mother.

Whatever the cost.

Alice's journey into her mother's past is one of incredulity as she discovers a woman shaped by a truly traumatic childhood....

©2022 Lesley Pearse (P)2022 Penguin Audio Detective Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Mystery Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Suspense

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I listened to this on a beach in Kos and it was an ideal vacation novel. The reader was terrific. Great inflection, tempo, accents and voices. Highly recommended.

Very enjoyable story and excellent performance

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Really enjoyed this story it was intriguing, always keeping my attention, uplifting with a little romance thrown in.

Great story!

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I obviously listened to all of the book but don’t think I’ll bother with this author again. Everything seemed to be duplicated chapter by chapter. Bit bland for my taste.

Mhmm much ado about nothing

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I liked the whole story and how it panned out. kepted me interesting. the whole family understood in the end and excepted.

finding out her mum and understanding it and why.

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This book was not for me sadly, I gave up on it at Chapter 13. I found the characters and story unbelievable, and the narration was not great.
It has lots of 5 star reviews, so as always it is subjective, depending on the type of book you enjoy.

Not for me

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I had thought this would be a good read, but really, the story was pure fantasy. How could anyone have lived such a life. It was pathetic to say the least.
The narration was awful I am sorry to say.
Sorry to be such a harsh critic.

Deception?????? or Makebelieve ????????

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Really loved this book from Lesley, the only bad thing was it was too short! Great storyline as usual and excellent narration

Great story

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loved this book , Lesley never fails to write a good story. lots of twists and turns.

very good listen.

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The story of Alice’s mother’s life was interesting and eventful, and I was always keen to hear what happened next, but the writing felt a bit predictable and formulaic. The narration was also a bit lacking.

It passed the time

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I have loved this book. It was fascinating to learn more about Alice’s Mother’s life with every alternate chapter. The story unfolded from the 1950s till the 1980s like an onion pealing away to reveal more insights that could easily lead to tears.
AliceThe protagonist

Beautifully read and written.

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