The Wicked Cometh
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Narrated by:
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Sophie Ward
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By:
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Laura Carlin
About this listen
'We have no need to protect ourselves from the bad sort because we ARE the bad sort....'
'This newspaper has taken note that the past month has been remarkable for the prevalence of cases where men, women and children are declared missing. Scarcely a week passes without the occurrence of an incident of this type.' (The Morning Herald, Tuesday 13 September 1831)
Down the murky alleyways of London, acts of unspeakable wickedness are taking place, and the city's vulnerable poor are disappearing from the streets. Out of these shadows comes Hester White, a bright young woman who is desperate to escape the slums by any means possible.
When Hester is thrust into the world of the aristocratic Brock family, she leaps at the chance to improve her station in life under the tutelage of the fiercely intelligent and mysterious Rebekah Brock.
But whispers from her past slowly begin to poison her new life, and both she and Rebekah are lured into the most sinister of investigations, dragging them into the blackest heart of a city where something more depraved than either of them could ever imagine is lurking....
©2018 Laura Carlin (P)2018 Hodder & Stoughton LimitedListeners also enjoyed...
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- Joanna Mitchell
- 16-02-18
Astonishing. This one is not to be missed.
This story had me gripped from the word go. I bought it because of the narrator, of whom I am a huge fan. Sophie Ward’s narration is unbeatable, but the book itself is well paced, the characters varied and incredibly believable, the period detail has you right there in the thick of the action.
I believed every word, and felt washed along on the tide of Hester’s discovery of life, the world, herself and what it means to truly love. Every twist and turn of this book was perfectly executed. This book had me unable to press pause. It made me cry for a day and pray for a miracle. It lives within me still. This is one I will never forget.
I read a review that said it would be liked by fans of Sarah Waters, and as a somewhat jaded “Water-girl” I can say that I am thrilled that at last this genre may have found a voice that will propel it forward with love, not lust, something rare and long needed.
I eagerly await another offering from this author. These are characters I would love to meet again, but I believe I would enjoy meeting new friends penned so beautifully by Miss Carlin.
Please Miss, We Want Some More. Read for us, I beg you, by the outstandingly talented dreamboat Sophie Ward.
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- Anonymous User
- 14-08-18
Great read
A beautifully woven story. I look forward to the next book with anticipation
The ending was a superb
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- Anonymous User
- 04-01-22
well researched gripping tale
An excellent delve into the seedy underworld of 19th century London. A story not intended for the faint hearted though as it is quite gritty at times. Well narrated but not much attempt at acting out the difference in characters voices.
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- Liz
- 13-04-18
Overly long and not particularly gripping
I chose this book having just read the Mermaid and Mrs Hancock.
The book had massive dull stretches that took willpower to get through (even when listening at double speed). By the end I was listening at 2.5 speed which is the aural equivalent of flicking through a book skimming. Which I almost never do.
It was a little in love with it's own sense of history and speech. The characters were thinly drawn despite the tedious detail of description. And their motivations were unbelievable over the long haul of the book.
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- Anonymous User
- 09-10-21
Bloody loved itl
this is the book I have wanted to read since I was young, and it has not disappointed.
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- Carol Corbett
- 09-02-18
Beautifully written - a story that completely draws the listener in from start to finish.
Sophie Wards narration brings the whole story alive taking the listener back in time. Excellent!
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- Anonymous User
- 15-12-19
Perfect
I really enjoyed it. A little slow at start but I was soon gripped and the level of detail is brilliant. The Narrator had me spell bound!
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- H. Overton
- 08-07-18
Girl Power at its best
An extraordinary mix of crime, forbidden love and the depths of the despair of the poor in Georgian London.
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- Anonymous User
- 27-02-18
story didnt really grip me
story was alright but nothing particularly special or surprising. has good parts but didnt really keep my attention.
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- Ms. Jl Green
- 27-04-18
Dull!
Would you try another book written by Laura Carlin or narrated by Sophie Ward?
I might read another of Carlin's books but I would never listen to anything narrated by Ward again. Ward failed to put any life into the story and just sounded bored throughout the entire book. Having said that, I couldn't make it to the end.
How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?
I would have put a better description of Victorian London in the book, and made more importance of the missing people and less of the lesbian attraction between the main characters. The story just lost it's way.
Who might you have cast as narrator instead of Sophie Ward?
Anyone who could have sounded less bored by the story.
You didn’t love this book--but did it have any redeeming qualities?
No
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