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    The Friend
    The Friend
    The Friend
    Audiobook7 hours

    The Friend

    Written by Teresa Driscoll

    Narrated by Henrietta Meire

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    About this audiobook

    The chilling psychological thriller from the #1 bestselling author of I Am Watching You.

    On a train with her husband, miles from home and their four-year-old son, Ben, Sophie receives a chilling phone call. Two boys are in hospital after a tragic accident. One of them is Ben.

    She thought she could trust Emma, her new friend, to look after her little boy. After all, Emma’s a kindred spirit—someone Sophie was sure she could bare her soul to, despite the village rumours. But Sophie can’t shake the feeling that she’s made an unforgivable mistake and now her whole family is in danger.

    Because how well does she know Emma, really? Should she have trusted her at all?

    Time is running out. Powerless to help her child, still hours from home, Sophie is about to discover the truth. And her life will never be the same.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateMar 22, 2018
    ISBN9781543660258
    The Friend
    Author

    Teresa Driscoll

    For more than twenty-five years as a journalist—including fifteen years as a BBC TV news presenter—Teresa Driscoll followed stories into the shadows of life. Covering crime for so long, she watched and was deeply moved by all the ripples each case caused, and the haunting impact on the families, friends and witnesses involved. It is those ripples that she explores in her darker fiction. Teresa lives in beautiful Devon with her husband and two sons. She writes women’s fiction as well as thrillers, and her novels have been published in six languages. You can find out more about her books on her website (www.teresadriscoll.com) or by following her on Twitter (@TeresaDriscoll) or Facebook (www.facebook.com/teresadriscollauthor).

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    • 5/5
      It was a good book. So much back and forth though. I was confused. Worth the read.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 3/5
      Not her best book, story was a little weak and predictable. Short and sweet worth reading but don't expect an edge of your seat thrilling page turner.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Well written and well thought out plot... believable character and narrator did a great job too

      1 person found this helpful

    • 3/5
      Not bad, somehow disjointed but listenable enough. After a while these thrillers all merge into one.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      Great narrator. Intriguing story. I'll be listening to more by this author.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      Good story, but the jumping around from before and now were kind of confusing.

      The narrator was reading too fast, so I slowed it down a bit.

    • 3/5
      Not one of my favorites by this Author and what made it so much worse is the narrator. She speaks entirely too fast. The plot is not as strong as Her perfect family and I will make you pay.
    • 5/5
      Just excellent and riveting from star to finish. Bravo Teresa Driscoll
    • 1/5
      I was looking forward to this but couldn't listen past the first line, narrator spoke too fast and very robotic
    • 5/5
      Prettt good. The twist I didn’t expect at all
    • 1/5
      Listened til chapter 7, I am totally confussed with the back n forth of the story with vague enticements to what is really happening. Then when I understand, OK so what order is this? I cannot do OCD protagonists.
    • 5/5
      Really enjoyed this. Left me guessing right up to the end
    • 3/5
      It all comes together towards the end. An overall good book.
    • 4/5
      3.5 rounded to 4
      Emma and Sophie... a friendship formed out of commonality? Loneliness? A void needing to be filled? Or was it more sinister than that?
      I went into this book, not knowing the author or much of the plot line. Medium paced, as the book starts in present time —a mother panicked, something is wrong. We then go back to fill in the gaps for both of our main characters. Suspicion builds but I don’t think I saw the whole picture as my brain kept going to another scenario. For that reason, I enjoyed the book.

      Both Emma and Sophie have suffered loss and have dealt with mental illness/depression. For one, the path leads forward. The other party seeks revenge.

      For as short as the story was, I didn’t find myself needing to rush to the end. For that reason, I needed to sit on this review for a while. However, it grabbed me enough that I still feel the need to check out another story or two from the author!
    • 3/5
      Why do we choose narrators who have lisps?! Ruined my listening experience.
    • 3/5
      I honestly dont know if it's good I can't get past the narrator's lisp.
    • 4/5
      Very good listen, good suspense throughout and an unexpected twist
    • 5/5
      Wow what an incredible book. New favorite author for sure. Enjoy every second