The Girls Left Behind, Emily Gunnis
The Girls Left Behind, Emily Gunnis
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The Girls Left Behind
A home for troubled children; a lifetime of hidden secrets. The gripping, moving novel from the bestselling author

Author: Emily Gunnis

Narrator: Clare Corbett

Unabridged: 10 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Review

Published: 08/01/2023


Synopsis

The gripping new audiobook from the global bestselling author of THE GIRL IN THE LETTER Emily Gunnis is a heartwrenching story of a girl disappeared, a terrible wrong and powerful people with something to hide...

NO ONE BELIEVED THE GIRLS.
BUT BONES DON'T LIE...

The clock is ticking for Superintendent Jo Hamilton, who is just days from retirement from Sussex Police when the discovery of the bones of a young woman takes her back to a tragic unsolved case she worked on as WPC in the 1970s: the disappearance of a teenage girl from a notorious local children's home, not long after another young resident died in suspicious circumstances.

Jo is determined track down the victim's sister, convinced that re-opening the hushed-up wrongs of the past will uncover the truth of the girls' deaths. But will the trail lead her disturbingly close to home?

Your favourite authors adore Emily Gunnis's powerful, emotional and gripping bestsellers:

'Compelling, twisty, heart-wrenching... A novel that stays with you. I was gripped' Sophie Kinsella
'Utterly gripping, taut and powerful. An emotionally charged, compulsive, moving novel Adele Parks
'Fast paced, brilliantly plotted and desperately sad at times - all hallmarks of a bestseller' Lesley Pearse
'I really loved it! Tense, emotionally charged' Jenny Ashcroft
'Captivating and suspenseful' Jessica Fellowes

(P) 2023 Headline Publishing Group Ltd

About Emily Gunnis

Emily Gunnis previously worked in TV drama and lives in Swansea with her young family. She is one of the four daughters of Sunday Times bestselling author Penny Vincenzi.

About Clare Corbett

Clare Corbett has had a successful career on stage, screen and radio. Theatre credits include 'To Kill A Mocking Bird' 'Pygmalion' and Spoonface Steinberg' and her TV credits include BBC's 'Spooks,' 'Fastnet' and 'Final Demand'. A winner of the prestigious Carleton Hobbs Radio Award, she has appeared in over 250 radio plays including 'Absolute Power' 'Venus and Adonis' and ' Dr Zhivago'. Her other voice work comprises of Aardman Animation's ' the planet sketch' and numerous audiobooks (children and adult) including 'Poppy Shakespeare', 'Swallowing Grandma' and 'Child X'. She read 'Alys, Always' by Harriet Lane for Orion.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Rosh ~on extended semihiatus~ on November 29, 2023

In a Nutshell: A historical mystery developing over multiple timelines and culminating in the present. Has its merits but also has loopholes. A fairly entertaining read, though not a mind-blowing one. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Story Synopsis: In 1975, while summoned to a domestic dispute, constable......more

Goodreads review by Marilyn (not getting notifications) on November 15, 2023

The Girls Left Behind by Emily Gunnis was a gripping mystery thriller. I was initially drawn to the eye catching cover but as soon as I began listening to the audiobook I was hooked. The audiobook was well narrated by Clare Corbett. The Girls Left Behind was well plotted, fast paced and had several......more

Goodreads review by Josephine on October 23, 2023

This felt like a long listen by a talented narrator. There were interweaven stories from different timelines wirh atrong narration bring characters their history and emotion fully alive. The sound quality was top notch . The story flowed well.. At times i felt i had worked it out but the final revea......more

Goodreads review by Knygu_burtai on August 30, 2024

2.5⭐️ Labai gaila, bet šįkart Emily Gunnis nuvylė. Iš pradžių istorija atrodė daug žadanti ir pakankamai įdomi, bet kuo toliau skaičiau, tuo viskas darėsi nuobodžiau. Pagrindinės dvi veikėjos erzinančios, o viena iš jų ypatingai. 😅 Ir ne gerąja prasme, deja. Šiek tiek nustebino su žudiku, tačiau man......more

Goodreads review by Pheadra on November 06, 2023

I read this through my online bookclub, Pigeonhole, and many readers enjoyed it despite much confusion. The confusion arose because of four different timelines: the 40s at Benchley Park, where Olive rode a motorcycle, delivering messages for code cracking. While there, she is impregnated by a marrie......more