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Title: The Stopped Heart

Author: Julie Myerson

Narrator: Katie Moore

Format: Unabridged

Length: 15 hrs and 39 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-28-16

Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

What happens when every parent's worst nightmare comes true - and when the past is unwilling to be the past? Some memories are too powerful to live only in the past.

During a ferocious storm, a red-haired stranger appears in the garden of a small farming cottage. Eliza and her parents take him in. But very soon, it's clear he has no intention of leaving.

A century later, Mary and Graham have experienced every parent's worst nightmare. Now, escaping their old London life, the memories and the headlines, they have found an idyllic new home in rural Suffolk. A cottage, a beautiful garden. The perfect place to forget. To move on. But in The Stopped Heart, the past never dies.

Members Reviews:

Haunting and amazing.

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes. The story was great and gripping. The narrator brilliant and so good it was almost like listening to a BBC play.

Who was your favorite character and why?

All of them except (of course) James.

Which scene did you most enjoy?

Not so much a particular scene but the description and atmosphere was fantastic.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Impossible. I needed to have spaces between myself and the story as it is very dark and intense.

Any additional comments?

Yes. Huge credit to Katie Moore the narrator. So skillfully read. Not only did she have many different voices to change but ages too. Each time I listened, I knew who she was reading by her amazing talent with accents age and gender. Even sulky teen. All very subtle and not overpowering.

Poignant and beautiful (and very dark)

Any additional comments?

This is a tragic, haunting and beautiful book, dealing with loss, grief and the complicatedness of families, as well as the interplay of present and past. Katie Moore reads it very nicely, with well-differentiated voices for the characters. I found it extremely moving, and felt (appropriately enough) haunted by its characters for quite some time after finishing it. Myerson writes wonderfully about the way in which old houses can seem to soak up the atmosphere of what has previously gone on within them.

As other reviewers have pointed out, it is worth noting that this book contains several very violent and distressing scenes. While sensitively handled and beautifully written, it is certainly a very dark book and anyone going into it should be aware of that fact. This is not a light read! But it is (in my opinion) an extremely impressive and gripping one.

gratuitous violence

did not enjoy did not realise it was going to be another story about children being gratuitously killed for fiction

Gripping and moving with great narration

Where does The Stopped Heart rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far?

It was one of the best ones - I liked the story and the narrator was great.

What other book might you compare The Stopped Heart to, and why?

It's a psychological novel, exploring grief and family relationships, mixed with a ghost story and I've not read one which combines the two like this.

Which scene did you most enjoy?

The ones where Lottie described the future inhabitants of the house.

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

It was very gripping and well-paced so I wanted to listen more. The end was moving for me.

Any additional comments?

The only thing I didn't like was some of the dialogue.