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The Cuckoo's Cry

By: Caroline Overington
Narrated by: Aimee Horne
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On the eve of the global lockdown, Don Barlow opens the door of his old beachside cottage to find a pretty girl with pink-tipped hair, claiming to have nowhere to go.

He allows her entry, and so begins a mystery set in unprecedented times: with the virus raging outside their home, the girl cannot be asked to leave, but what does he risk by having her stay?

Caroline Overington is a bestselling Australian author and an award-winning journalist. She has written several bestselling audiobooks, including the Looking for Eden, Ghost Child and I Came to Say Goodbye. She has profiled many of the world's most famous women, including Oprah Winfrey and Hillary Clinton, and has twice won the Walkley Award for Investigative Journalism. She has also won the Sir Keith Murdoch Award for Journalistic Excellence and the Blake Dawson Prize for Business Literature. Caroline is currently Associate Editor at The Australian and is based in Sydney.

©2020 Caroline Overington (P)2020 Audible Australia Pty Ltd. Domestic Thrillers Thriller & Suspense Exciting

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If something grips me from the get-go I know I’m in trouble ie I’ll listen to the neglect of all else!
The characters in this are so believable. The narrator gives perfect pitch to each and every one of them. It actually sounded like there were 4 or 5 people narrating this!
Storyline is brilliant I fell in love with Don …. and found myself rooting for Morgan .. rightly or wrongly.
The daughter had appropriate jealousy and I felt her emotions..,, plus the confusion of whether or not that same jealousy was causing her to be paranoid. All in all highly recommend

Loved it !

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As with all Caroline Overington's books, this was a wonderful read. set during the first Covid lockdown the story is about family, heartache and elderly loneliness. The narrator is perfect too.

cracking listen

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Great little story. Very much in the same vein as Liane Moriaty. Wonderful characters that you actually care about and set in a crazy, hazy time we can all relate to.

For fans of Liane Moriaty

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A great story, well told. Really enjoy it and and the unexpected ending. Would definitely recommend.

Great story

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Narrator very easy to listen to and managed different characters' voices clearly. I loved the intrigue, and knew there was more to the story than first appeared. Satisfying ending. A great short listen.

Caught my attention and did not disappoint!

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There is something about the way this author writes! It was the second book I listened to, and both have something really lovely about the way they are written. Nothing Earth shattering, sometimes a little predictable, but the description of the main characters is always beautiful. Because if was written about covid lockdown, the book felt fresh despite not being particularly original in its themes.

Something about the author

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A really good story, interesting ending. Good characters and the story unwinds at a fair pace

Excellent

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one of the best audio books I've listened to. I couldn't stop listening. loved the plot. I totally believed in the characters

up to date Audio book

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it was an easy story to listen to. the ending was a little under whelming

it was an OK easy to listen to story

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I really enjoyed this book. it was easy listening and relaxing to listen too.

Great short story

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