The Bleeding, Johana Gustawsson
The Bleeding, Johana Gustawsson
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The Bleeding

Author: Johana Gustawsson

Narrator: Stephanie Cannon, Karen Cass, Jessica Preddy

Unabridged: 7 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/01/2022

Synopsis

1899, Belle Époque Paris. Lucienne's two daughters are believed dead when her mansion burns to the ground, but she is certain that her girls are still alive and embarks on a journey into the depths of the spiritualist community to find them. 1949, Post-War Québec. Teenager Lina's father has died in the French Resistance, and as she struggles to fit in at school, her mother introduces her to an elderly woman at the asylum where she works, changing Lina's life in the darkest way imaginable. 2002, Quebec. A former schoolteacher is accused of brutally stabbing her husband - a famous university professor - to death. Detective Maxine Grant,who has recently lost her own husband and is parenting a teenager and a new baby single-handedly, takes on the investigation. Under enormous personal pressure, Maxine makes a series of macabre discoveries that link directly to historical cases involving black magic and murder, secret societies and spiritism. . .and women at breaking point, who will stop at nothing to protect the ones they love. . .

Reviews

Goodreads review by Natalie "Curling up with a Coffee and a Kindle"

I have been obsessed with this book since I started seeing the hype on social media and was thrilled when my library (StoryHouse Chester, UK) were able to order me a copy. The cover and splayed edges just screamed 'beautful read' and this pretty much sums it up. I am a sucker for dual timelines- The......more

Goodreads review by Magdalena aka A Bookaholic Swede

3.5 stars This book was OK to listen to, but it wasn't that great. I was a bit disappointed because the blurb caught my attention. It wasn't a terrible book, just so-so. The characters could have been fleshed out more, as well. I preferred the storyline from 2002 to the one from 1899 and 1949. Howeve......more

Goodreads review by Natalie all_books_great_and_small

I received a gifted advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review as part of the book tour hosted by Random Things Tours. The Bleeding is a creepy atmospheric book told in multiple POVs and across three timelines. The timelines were woven seamlessly together and as the boo......more

Goodreads review by Liz

A beautifully atmospheric read from Johana Gustawsson - to my mind her best yet, moving seamlessly through three different timelines following three women inextricably linked by darkness. The writing is spot on pitch perfect allowing the reader to sink right into the story, I read it in one sitting i......more

Goodreads review by Ana

Five star read, with a caveat: that final twist is simultaneously idiotic and brilliant. Extremely creepy and engaging. 4.5......more

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