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The Other Woman
- Narrated by: Emma Powell, Phyllida Nash
- Length: 12 hrs and 38 mins
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The Other Woman
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Summary
'An engaging, emotionally-charged and intriguing story' Michelle Gorman
On a normal day, in a normal house, on a normal street, wife and mother Fran has had enough.
She packs a case, leaves a note for her bullying husband Pete, and one for her beloved twenty-year-old son Harry, and heads to the airport - and freedom.
In another house, on another street, Helena is desperately baiting her husband Jack into a fight. These days it feels like the only way to get Jack to take notice of her. Passionate, volatile, increasingly fragile, Helena is fast running out of hope.
What Helena and Fran don’t know, is that soon their lives are going to collide in ways neither expect nor understand. And if Fran and Helena are going to change their own futures, then first they will have to change each other’s.
Amanda Brookfield is back with a triumphant, crackling story about love, marriage, lies and fate, and how our destinies can be changed by the smallest decisions. Perfect for fans of Sheila O'Flanagan, Jane Fallon and Jane Green.
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- Ellen Lingwood
- 15-04-23
A wonderful book
I really enjoyed this. My only criticism is if the narrator who read Helena’s story. I also would have preferred more interleaving of the two stories. Helena’s sudden appearance was almost annoying. I was so involved with Fran. But I thoroughly enjoyed this and recommend it to others.
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- Rae Radford
- 22-10-24
This could have been so much better.
What started as a corker soon turned into a wet weekend. With so many fabulous opportunities missed in this ‘tangled web’. I felt somewhat disappointed. For instance, I didn't buy into ‘Fran’ being unfaithful. Any woman weary of a volatile husband wouldn't risk such behaviour. If Brookfield encouraged the reader to believe he was a monster behind closed doors, the wife would neither have had the confidence nor the courage to throw caution to the wind.
I also found Helena’s weak character annoying. Granted, throwing him out on his ear wouldn't have made for a great read, but being such a walkover had me screaming!
Not for me.
2.5/5
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- Alison Menchaca
- 26-02-23
The Other Woman
I am sorry but can only agree that the second narrator’s voice just did not suit the character! She was obviously older and it was very distracting to listen to.
The storyline was good and engaging.
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- shopafrolic
- 21-06-22
A good listen for dog walks/driving.
Well written and enjoyable marred only by the voice of the second narrator, for me she sounded too old to be Helena.
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- Amazon Customer
- 18-02-24
The second narrator….
This book was perfect until the second half. Once the second narrator took over it was like listening to a different book, I lost all interest having to keep rewinding because I’d lost track due to her drab and boring voice. Such a shame as I was enjoying the story so much.
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- Anonymous User
- 23-01-23
Dreadful choice of narrator for Helena - totally ruined an otherwise credible story
Story was ok but is essentially a tale of domestic abuse which is not quite how it’s described which sadly somewhat trivialises the issue
It was dragged out into several more hours than warranted and felt repetitive
What totally ruined it tho was the choice of narrator for the character Helena - made her sound like an inebriated elderly woman instead of the functioning alcoholic woman in her 30’s that she was
Wouldn’t rush to listen to more by author Altho I listened to this one because I enjoyed a previous one by her
Shame as I had high expectations - narrators are everything
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- Chloe MILTON-HICKS
- 01-11-22
The Other Woman
An average story, struggled to keep my attention! Ruined by the the Narrator of the second woman being/sounding like a mature woman? 70's with a plum in her mouth and a lisp.. Supposedly portaying a young woman in her 30s/40's..It all got very confusing because of this aged voice!
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- MS Wheeler
- 08-02-24
Terrible choice in one narrator
The overall story was good but I couldn't finish it because I just found the narratiiny of Helen ruined it for me, she sounded too old. With regard to the author I found it just a bit too wordy, there isn't a need to describe every little thing
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