What You Never Knew, Jessica Hamilton
What You Never Knew, Jessica Hamilton
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What You Never Knew

Author: Jessica Hamilton

Narrator: Sarah Mollo-Christensen, Laura Jennings

Unabridged: 9 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/13/2021

Synopsis

Idyllic Avril lsland, owned by the Bennett family, is where their hundred-year-old cottage sat nestled in acres of forest. Forty-year-old June Bennett believed that the island had been sold after the summer of her father's disappearance when she was only twelve years old. It's months after the shocking death of her older sister May in a fatal car accident, that June finds out that the cottage was never sold. Avril Island is still owned by the Bennett family and now it's hers. Still reeling from the grief of losing her sister, June travels back to Avril lsland in search of answers. As she digs, she learns that the townspeople believe her father may have, in fact, been murdered rather than abandoning his family in the dead of night, as she was led to believe by her mother. And that's when she begins to notice strange things happening on the island—missing family possessions showing up on her bed, doors open when she had locked them closed. It takes June no time at all to realize that her childhood summers at Avril Island were not at all what they had seemed to be.

About Jessica Hamilton

Jessica Hamilton was born in Australia but grew up in Ontario, Canada. She has lived and worked in the Czech Republic, Taiwan, India, and Japan. She studied writing at the Humber School for Writers as well as George Brown College. She lives in Orillia, Ontario with her husband, son, and daughter.

About Sarah Mollo-Christensen

Sarah Mollo-Christensen is a stage and voice actor who received her BA from Dartmouth College and graduated from the Atlantic Theater Company's Acting Conservatory in New York. In addition to her work with audiobooks, her narration can be heard on several episodes of NPR's This American Life.

About Laura Jennings

Laura Jennings is a professional narrator and voiceover artist with an MFA in creative writing. Her intrinsic appreciation of the techniques that comprise storytelling allows her to analyze the underlying moods and currents of a book and bring them into her interpretation of it. An avid reader, she enjoys a quiet lifestyle in the Pacific Northwest with her loving husband and aged beagle, Dottie.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Nilufer on December 08, 2021

A haunted story narrated by two devoted sisters: one of them is dead, the other one barely faces shocking realities of her distorted past! A big family secret, tormented lives, lies, suppressed memories and unsolved murder! After losing her sister May, June realizes the summer cottage located at Avr......more

Goodreads review by Julia on July 09, 2022

WHAT YOU NEVER KNEW by Jessica Hamilton is a plot-driven mystery that makes an excellent beach read. MY TEASE… June Bennett may have had the best sister in the world and her parents may have owned Lake Champlain’s Avril Island, complete with a waterfront cottage, but June would never have described he......more

Goodreads review by Julie (JuJu) on October 08, 2021

This one had me with the first line and never let go: “One hour before I died, I was sitting in a stuffy lawyer’s office dealing with the probate details of my mother’s will.” As with most books, I went into this without reading the blurb. I loved the cover and saw that it had received good reviews, s......more

Goodreads review by Norma ~ The Sisters on May 08, 2021

I listened to the audio version of this book and unfortunately it wasn't the easiest listen for me. I had a hard time getting into it and staying engaged. I didn't particularly enjoy the narration and felt that if I had read the paper copy instead I would have enjoyed it so much better. Thank you so......more

Goodreads review by Tonya on May 01, 2021

What You Never Knew is a slow burn family drama told from the perspective of two sisters, one alive and one dead. Long buried secrets come to life and lies are uncovered revealing devastating truths. The past comes back to haunt the present in this suspenseful tale of loss and deception. The narrati......more

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Light and easy writing brightens the characters’ traumas in this debut novel.

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