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I enjoy listening to psychological thrillers/mysteries on audio; I especially like to listen to British ones narrated by a British woman. Something so soothing about the voice that it pulls me into the story more so than if I were reading it. Anyway...
Behind Closed Doors is about a 33-year-old career woman named Grace who has custody of her 18-year-old Down syndrome sister Millie, who attends a costly school where she also boards. The parents who never really wanted kids are somewhat estranged f ...more
Behind Closed Doors is about a 33-year-old career woman named Grace who has custody of her 18-year-old Down syndrome sister Millie, who attends a costly school where she also boards. The parents who never really wanted kids are somewhat estranged f ...more
By all outer appearances, Grace has the perfect marriage. But behind closed doors, her husband Jack is a monster. For a year Grace has been literally held prisoner in her house, fearing the day when her sister Millie, a teen with Down's Syndrome, finishes school and comes to live with them, for Jack has plans for Millie. And so far, Grace hasn't been able to escape...
This book was a rollercoaster of emotions. The opening sets the reader up to know that something isn't quite right about how perfe ...more
This book was a rollercoaster of emotions. The opening sets the reader up to know that something isn't quite right about how perfe ...more
Much has been said about the book. I turned pages quickly, then misplaced the book for a while...............when the dog was there I started to get apprehensive because pets in books don't always make it to the end of the book. I was interested to see how it ended but the ending was...........so implausible for me..................that said I am reading her second book.
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This one was a terribly difficult read for me, as I worked in domestic violence for many years. I did the audiobook, and literally found myself fast forwarding it as the descriptions of abuse simply made me sick to my stomach.
I will give the author props for the final CD and the ending, and I did continue to "listen", albeit at a much faster pace than normal. Still, this book just wasn't for me. ...more
I will give the author props for the final CD and the ending, and I did continue to "listen", albeit at a much faster pace than normal. Still, this book just wasn't for me. ...more
Apr 29, 2019
Patricia
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I almost couldn't keep reading because the evil husband is SO evil. Totally creeped me out. But I had to finish to see if Grace and Millie were OK at the end.
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It was, okay. Uncomfortable to read, abrupt ending.
Absolutely awful dialogue
Dec 31, 2016
Laura
marked it as old-reads
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Jan 08, 2017
Belle
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Kate
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