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Your Neighbour’s Wife

By: Tony Parsons
Narrated by: Laura Carmichael, Tom Bateman
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Brought to you by Penguin.

What do you do when your perfect life spins out of control?

A gripping psychological thriller that combines the emotional warmth of Man and Boy with the excitement of The Murder Bag.

Tara Carver seems to have the perfect life. A loving mother and wife and a business woman who runs her own company, she's the sort of person you'd want to live next door to, who might even become your best friend.

But what sort of person is she really?

Because in one night of madness, on a work trip far from home, she puts all this at risk. And suddenly her dream life becomes a living nightmare when the married man she spent one night with tells her he wants a serious relationship with her. And that he won't leave her or her precious family alone until she agrees.

There seems to be only one way out. And it involves murder....

©2021 Tony Parsons (P)2021 Penguin Audio Crime Thrillers Thriller Thriller & Suspense Crime Fiction Emotionally Gripping Suspense Marriage Murder

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"Emotionally powerful, beautifully written and observed, this is one to savour." (Cara Hunter, author of Close to Home and All the Rage)
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This book was just brilliant so well written Talk about suspense Narration was excellent I do love Laura Carmichael brilliant actress but she did sound so very sad throughout Best book in ages though

What an amazing book

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Anyone thinking of an extramarital one night stand (PS: I’m not!!!) would think after reading Your Neighbour’s Wife. If you’re looking for laughs this isn’t the book for you but it’s certainty a gripping listen and one that I would recommend. Having two narrators worked

Parsons shows his versatility

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This novel was a great choice to listen to. Having two narrators as the main characters, read by sensitive performers, added to the enjoyment. There is so much to entertain. An accidental one night stand has so many repercussions, including murder. It looks forensically into relationships, good and bad, with surprising turns in the story.

Absorbing

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Having not read a Tony Parsons book in a while, I decided to revisit an old favourite. Although I vaguely recalled the storyline, I thankfully forgot the culprit.

Tara's life as a successful entrepreneur takes her to a conference in Japan, where she has to speak in front of like-minded women. Trying to concentrate on the up-and-coming speech, she finds herself confiding in a rather charming chap. Overtaken by pressure and away from her family, Tara makes one mistake. This mistake puts her family, business, and lifestyle in danger.

Who will back down first?

4/5

Second time around.

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I found it very hard to like Tara, the protagonist. I couldn’t feel that I really wanted to hear this story, but just carried on listening because I don’t like to give up!!! A sad tale.

Sad

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Intriguing from the beginning. Not a predictable listen. Slight lack lustre with performances. Still enjoyable.

Enjoyable listen

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A good read with an good story. Seemed a bit overlong? Then again who knows what is too long

Entertainment

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this was compelling till the end and leaves us on a bit of a will they won't they its truly a fantastic read

excellent book fantastic story

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The writing is accomplished. The place is just right. I found it hard to guess where the story was going.

Laura’s delivery could have been better. It didn’t change. She sounded distant, depressed and miserable, which would have been right for some of it but not for all of it. I bit more depth in her voice and delivery would have increased the enjoyment of this audio book.

The story and the quality of the writing

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Good book that had my interest from the start. Easy to get into, to learn the characters & understand them. Did keep me guessing about who did what.......quite a sad story overall! Great narration from both sides.....worth a read but something missing that I can't put my finger on

Worth a read

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