A Girl Named Anna, Lizzy Barber
A Girl Named Anna, Lizzy Barber
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A Girl Named Anna

Author: Lizzy Barber

Narrator: Julie Rogers, Tamaryn Payne

Unabridged: 9 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/03/2019


Synopsis

A WOMAN’S WORLD BEST NEW BOOK

WINNER OF THE DAILY MAIL FIRST NOVEL COMPETITION

“As convincing as it was gripping, a fabulous debut thriller.”—Sunday Mirror

If your whole life is a lie, who can you trust?

Raised in a quiet rural community, Anna has always been taught that her mamma’s rules are the only path to follow. But, on her eighteenth birthday, she defies her mamma for the first time in her life and goes to Astroland. She’s never been allowed to visit Florida’s biggest theme park, so why, when she arrives, does everything about it seem so familiar? And is there a connection to the mysterious letter she receives that same day—a letter addressing her by a different name?

Rosie has grown up in the shadow of the missing sister she barely remembers, her family fractured by years of searching without leads. Now, on the fifteenth anniversary of her sister’s disappearance, the media circus resumes as the funds dedicated to the search dry up, and Rosie vows to uncover the truth herself. But can she find the answer before it tears her family apart?

Winner of the Daily Mail First Novel Competition, A Girl Named Anna is a psychologically riveting read that introduces Lizzy Barber as an outstanding new voice in suspense fiction.

About Lizzy Barber

Lizzy Barber studied English at Cambridge University. Having previously dabbled in acting and film development, she has spent the last ten years as head of marketing for a restaurant group. Her first novel, A Girl Named Anna, won the Daily Mail and Random House First Novel Prize 2017. She lives in London with her husband, a food writer. Visit Lizzy at lizzybarber.com or follow her on Twitter and Instagram @bylizzybarber.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Chelsea on October 20, 2019

2.5 stars rounded to 3. This review will be kept brief, as my issues were mainly subjective and I have no interest in swaying a reader from purchasing this book. My hopes were high going into A Girl Named Anna, and this may partially be due to its being marketed as a thriller involving a sinister cu......more

Goodreads review by Kylie on January 12, 2019

An intriguing thriller about two teenage girls, separated by an ocean, leading vastly different lives. Anna is an 18 year old growing up in Florida, being raised by her deeply religious single mother, whereas Rosie is in London, living with her parents and younger brother, but this existence is over......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer ~ TarHeelReader on September 19, 2019

Anna has always followed the rules laid out by her “Mamma;” however, when she turns eighteen, she travels to Astroland, a big theme park. She’s immediately struck by how familiar the park seems, and she receives a letter addressed to different name. Rosie’s sister has been missing for years, and her......more

Goodreads review by Ivana - Diary of Difference on February 21, 2025

Blog | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Pinterest Two women – desperate to unlock the truth. How far will they go to lay the past to rest? My name is Anna is one of those books that captures your attention from the moment you look at its cover. Then, it drags you into a story, makes you bite your......more

Goodreads review by Bex (Beckie Bookworm) on January 07, 2019

My name is Anna was my first book by this author and If I'm being honest I enjoyed the first half much more than the second. Telling the story of the aftermath of a young girls abduction and the effect this has on the people impacted by these tragic events we pick up the story fifteen years after the......more