The Spinster Wife, Christina McKenna
The Spinster Wife, Christina McKenna
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The Spinster Wife

Author: Christina McKenna

Narrator: Alana Kerr Collins

Unabridged: 10 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 10/12/2017

Synopsis

You’ll never see the twist coming in this gripping novel of love and loss by bestselling author Christina McKenna.Rita-Mae has lived in fear for as long as she can remember. Fear of being alone, fear of her past and, above all, fear of her husband, Harry. Until she spots an advertisement for a vacant cottage in a small town in Northern Ireland. She makes her escape filled with hope, ready to start a new life in a new home, free from the pain of her past. But her place of refuge may not be as safe—or as anonymous—as she thought.In another small town, Dorrie wakes up unaware of where she is or how she got there. Adrift in a world for which she has no explanation, she needs to find answers quickly—before her shadowy past catches up with her.Walled in by secrets and with no one to trust, both Rita-Mae and Dorrie are unsure how to move forward. Can each woman face her inner demons and confront a menacing presence from the past once and for all? Or will the past unravel their second chance at life?

About Christina McKenna

Christina McKenna grew up near the village of Draperstown, Northern Ireland. She attended the Belfast College of Art, where she obtained an honours degree in Fine Art. Having studied English as a postgraduate at the University of Ulster, she taught abroad for several years. She has lived, worked and painted pictures in Spain, Turkey, Italy, Ecuador and Mexico.In 2004 she published a memoir, followed by two non-fiction titles on the paranormal: The Dark Sacrament (2006) and Ireland’s Haunted Women (2010).In 2011 she embarked on the Tailorstown Trilogy, a series of novels set in and around a fictional Ulster village. The books—The Misremembered Man, The Disenchanted Widow and The Godforsaken Daughter—were highly successful and have been translated into several languages.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Theresa on October 20, 2017

The ending of this book was excellent, but I almost gave up on it early on. It was a slog of a read for almost half of it. What kept me reading were a few tantalizing mysteries and the fact that I have an interest in the subject of domestic violence. The chapters alternate between Rita-Mae, on the r......more

Goodreads review by Giulia on October 18, 2017

I am waffling between two and three star rating on this one. I think the writing was good but the plot seemed stilted to me. Rita Mae and Dorrie's stories are told in alternating chapters but neither of them have clear voices and once done reading I was left with an overall feeling of dissatisfactio......more

Goodreads review by Mary on October 21, 2017

3/5 ⭐️ and that is probably being generous. I really struggled between 2 and 3 stars for this book, although I didn't skim a single part of it. This book fell super flat for me. It was my first book by Christina McKenna, and will unfortunately probably be the only book I read from her. First off, I......more

Goodreads review by Nila on December 01, 2017

I struggled with this book. I have restarted it so many times and every time I would get distracted and switch over to another book. I spent half my November doing that. Till I finally decided to sit with it and finish it somehow. Even if I have to skip over some parts. Since I have read this books i......more

Goodreads review by Nila on February 13, 2018

I struggled with this book. I have restarted it so many times and every time I would get distracted and switch over to another book. I spent half my November doing that. Till I finally decided to sit with it and finish it somehow. Even if I have to skip over some parts. Since I have read this books i......more

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