The Stranger In Our Home, by Sophie Draper
HarperAudio - 2018
Thriller
Audio
Narrated by Emma Pallant
Thriller
Audio
Narrated by Emma Pallant
11 Hours, 41 Minutes
My Rating (out of 5)
⭐⭐⭐
Slow start but with a strong finish.
When Caro's step-mother Elizabeth dies, she is surprised to find out that the estate - including the home in the English countryside that she grew up in, has been left to her and her estranged sister Steph. She is somewhat surprised by this since Elizabeth did not seem to like Steph or especially Caro much at all.
As a struggling artist having just escaped from a bad relationship and staying at a friends place as the final weeks of the lease run out, the timing could not be better. Especially since Steph has settled in the United States and suggests that Caro live at the home. As Caro moves in and begins to sort through Elizabeth's possessions, she is plagued my long buried memories, and bothered by the reaction of the local townspeople to her presence. What happened all those years ago to make Elizabeth hate her so much?
This book had a real slow start. I struggled with it at first and almost gave up. It wasn't until I was about half-way through that the story started to pique my interest. Once that happened though, the remainder was a good.
The narration was provided by Emma Pallant who performed well, with good cadence and tone and a full range emotion. Her range of character was good and they were easily identifiable as she was able to affect different accents as needed, switching seemingly easily from English to American and even Canadian.
On the whole, a good book, slow to start but with a stronger second half.
Slow start but with a strong finish.
When Caro's step-mother Elizabeth dies, she is surprised to find out that the estate - including the home in the English countryside that she grew up in, has been left to her and her estranged sister Steph. She is somewhat surprised by this since Elizabeth did not seem to like Steph or especially Caro much at all.
As a struggling artist having just escaped from a bad relationship and staying at a friends place as the final weeks of the lease run out, the timing could not be better. Especially since Steph has settled in the United States and suggests that Caro live at the home. As Caro moves in and begins to sort through Elizabeth's possessions, she is plagued my long buried memories, and bothered by the reaction of the local townspeople to her presence. What happened all those years ago to make Elizabeth hate her so much?
This book had a real slow start. I struggled with it at first and almost gave up. It wasn't until I was about half-way through that the story started to pique my interest. Once that happened though, the remainder was a good.
The narration was provided by Emma Pallant who performed well, with good cadence and tone and a full range emotion. Her range of character was good and they were easily identifiable as she was able to affect different accents as needed, switching seemingly easily from English to American and even Canadian.
On the whole, a good book, slow to start but with a stronger second half.
Happy Reading,
Christine
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