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Title: The Vanishing of Audrey Wilde
Author: Eve Chase
Narrator: Karen Cass
Format: Unabridged
Length: 10 hrs and 13 mins
Language: English
Release date: 07-13-17
Publisher: Lamplight Audio
Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Historical
Publisher's Summary:
Present day: Applecote Manor captivates Jessie with dreams of hazy summers in the Cotswolds, but the house has an unsettling history, and strange rumours surround the estate....
The '50s: When teenage Margot and her three sisters arrive at Applecote during the heatwave of '59, they find their aunt and uncle still reeling from the disappearance of their daughter, Audrey, five years before. Drawn into the life Audrey left behind, the stifling summer takes a shocking, deadly turn.
Critic Reviews:
"A haunting mystery about the secrets of the past, the bonds within families, and the hidden ties that connect people across time. A story to be savoured, The Vanishing of Audrey Wilde is a book I'll be recommending to everyone I know." (Megan Miranda, best-selling author of All The Missing Girls)
"Expertly crafted, dark, beautiful and utterly enthralling." (Rowan Coleman, best-selling author)
Members Reviews:
A stunning novel that will take your breath away
Evocative, beautiful, and heartbreaking are just some of the words that I would use to describe this breathtaking novel but even they do not do it the justice it requires.
In the present day, we meet Jessie and her husband Will, whom she adores, her little girl Romy, and her angry step-daughter Bella. Determined to find happiness together as a family, Jessie is convinced that a fresh start in the countryside will help Bella overcome her resentment and accept Jessie and Romy as part of her life. So when she crosses the threshold of Applecote Manor, she is instantly captivated by all it has to offer, and desperately hopes that it will work its magic on Bella who is clinging to her old life when her mother was alive. But something lingers in the old rooms of this old house, a memory from the past which has never truly been unravelled...
Switching back to the past and we become immersed in the lives of the Wilde sisters as they prepare to return to their Aunt and Uncle's home, Applecote Manor, for the summer, but this time it holds no appeal. For five years ago their cousin Audrey disappeared without a trace from the grounds and the Wilde's have never been back since. When they arrive, they soon discover that a lot has changed and there is a melancholy and dangerous air that permeates throughout the estate. And as interesting faces appear which seem sure to offer some entertainment, one sister will take on the quest to uncover the truth, with shocking consequences.
THE VANISHING OF AUDREY WILDE by Eve Chase was so much more than I expected and the deeper I fell into the story, the more it captured my imagination. The dual timeline is excellently portrayed with so many similarities between characters even though time has separated them. The devastation of losing a child and never knowing what happened is effortlessly conveyed and my heart broke at times when reading this book, and the unshakeable bond of sisterhood is a theme which is given great power. But most of all it is a story of family, love, and the fact that you cannot escape the past until you confront it.
You know when you read a book that is just so superb that you need a moment to readjust back into your everyday life when you finish reading the final line? Well, that is how THE VANISHING OF AUDREY WILDE by Eve Chase made me feel. A phenomenal story that you cannot miss out on.
