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Title: The Death of Her
Author: Debbie Howells
Narrator: Clare Corbett
Format: Unabridged
Length: 9 hrs and 12 mins
Language: English
Release date: 08-24-17
Publisher: Macmillan Digital Audio
Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Psychological
Publisher's Summary:
The Death of Her is a haunting psychological thriller from Debbie Howells, author of the best-selling Richard and Judy Book Club success The Bones of You.
A woman's body is discovered on a Cornish farm, battered and left for dead in a maize field. Airlifted to hospital, her life hanging in the balance, no one's sure who she is. Three days later she comes round, but her memory is damaged. She knows her name - Evie - but no more, until she remembers another name: Angel - her three-year-old daughter.
As the police circulate Evie's photo, someone recognizes her. Charlotte knew her years ago at school, when another child went missing: Leah Danning, who vanished whilst in Evie's care.
When the police search Evie's home, there's no sign of Angel. More disturbingly, there's no evidence that she ever lived there, forcing the police to question whether Evie's having some kind of breakdown.
But even from the darkest place she's ever known, Evie believes her daughter is alive. The police remain unconvinced - unaware that on the fringes of Evie's life, there's someone else. Someone hidden, watching her every move, with their own agenda and their own twisted version of reality.
Members Reviews:
I like it
I really didnât know who to believe in this story. Is it possible to make up a whole life with a child that doesnât exists? I wanted to believe Jen/Evie but there isnât anything backing up what she is telling the police about her child Angel. And that there once was a child, the same age as Angel, disappearing under her watch, plus her miscarriage, did not help her being sett as trustworthy. Thank god for Charlotte and Jack. Charlotte, an old acquaintance from school and Jack a policeman, are the only once giving the story Evie tells a second thought. I liked that Casey, big sister of Leah, the child gone missing, tells her story in her own words. Itâs hard to read about a child, feeling not cared for or loved. And itâs quite clear that Casey is not right mentally. Maybe itâs because she feels nothing than being rejected from everyone in her life or if she is just plain evil, nobody knows. But how do these two missing child cases come together? And what about Casey? She killed herself one year ago. It was a mystery and I really enjoyed finding out what happened to Angel, Evie and Leah. Highly recommended. I chose to read this book and all opinions in this review are my own and completely unbiased. Thanks to NetGalley and Pan Macmillan!
Tense and atmospherically beautiful
This was my first book by Debbie Howell and I really enjoyed it. Evie was beaten and left for dead in a cornfield in Cornwall. When she wakes up in hospital she can't remember anything except her name and that she has a young daughter called Angel. But as the police investigate, they're not sure Angel actually exists.
A tense, atmospherically beautiful thriller, the story is primarily told from Charlotte's POV, a friend of Evie's from school who is trying to help her recover. The story is enjoyable, taut and twisty, as the police try to find Angel, and find out who hurt Evie and why. All the while, someone is watching Evie, someone with their own twisted version of events.