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Fear of Falling
- Author
- Cath Staincliffe
- Narrator
- Julia Barrie
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Publish Date
- 8 November 2018
- Run Time
- 10 hours 35 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
What if your child ends up hurting those you love?
Lydia and Bel have been best friends for years, from wild teenage days all the way through to motherhood. Bel becomes pregnant by accident and has a fraught relationship with daughter Freya, while Lydia and love-of-her-life Mac, after failed fertility treatment, choose to adopt. Gorgeous toddler Chloe challenges them more than either of them had ever expected and as a teenager her behaviour escalates increasingly out of control, pushing their marriage, and Lydia and Bel's relationship, to breaking point.
A harrowing and heart-breaking story of the splinters that can tear mothers and daughters, husbands and wives - and friends - apart.
Praise for Cath Staincliffe:
''This powerful, often harrowing story will move you to tears' My Weekly
'Harrowing and humane. A real knockout' Ian Rankin
'It's always exciting to see a writer get better and better and Cath Staincliffe is doing just that' Val McDermid
'Powerful, complex and utterly gripping' Sunday Mirror
'An intelligent and emotionally engaging moral workout' Daily Telegraph
'Cath Staincliffe gets into the heads of ordinary people and makes them extraordinary' Ann Cleeves
'Complex and satisfying' Sunday Times
Critics Review
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Gripping
Daily Mail
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This powerful, often harrowing story will move you to tears
My Weekly
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Totally compelling . . . sincere and powerful
Yorkshire Post
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Praise for Cath Staincliffe:
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Harrowing and humane. A real knockout
Ian Rankin
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It's always exciting to see a writer get better and better and Cath Staincliffe is doing just that
Val McDermid
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Powerful, complex and utterly gripping
Sunday Mirror
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An intelligent and emotionally engaging moral workout
Daily Telegraph
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Cath Staincliffe gets into the heads of ordinary people and makes them extraordinary
Ann Cleeves
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Complex and satisfying
Sunday Times
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For her insistence on looking real life squarely in the face I would call Staincliffe the most grown-up writer in British crime fiction ... her novel is mercilessly exciting too
The Telegraph on The Silence Between Breaths
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A sensitive and humane writer whose talent for characterisation ... is the fuel for real suspense
The Guardian
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A powerful, complex, gripping, perfectly paced book that packs a punch
The People
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Emotionally unsparing, this expertly written police procedural is also an outstanding thriller, hard to put aside even for the sake of sleep
Morning Star
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Her finest novel yet, emotionally unsparing, powerful, humane and moving . . . This is a timely, brave and brilliant book
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Details
- Author
- Cath Staincliffe
- Narrator
- Julia Barrie
- Duration
- 10 hours 35 minutes
- Release Date
- 8 November 2018
- ISBN
- 9781405536677
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Genre
- Crime and / or mystery fiction, Psychological thriller
Synopsis
'Gripping' Mail on SundayWhat if your child ends up hurting those you love?Lydia and Bel have been best friends for years, from wild teenage days all the way through to motherhood. Bel becomes pregnant by accident and has a fraught relationship with daughter Freya, while Lydia and love-of-her-life Mac, after failed fertility treatment, choose to adopt. Gorgeous toddler Chloe challenges them more than either of them had ever expected and as a teenager her behaviour escalates increasingly out of control, pushing their marriage, and Lydia and Bel's relationship, to breaking point.A harrowing and heart-breaking story of the splinters that can tear mothers and daughters, husbands and wives - and friends - apart.Praise for Cath Staincliffe:''This powerful, often harrowing story will move you to tears' My Weekly'Harrowing and humane. A real knockout' Ian Rankin'It's always exciting to see a writer get better and better and Cath Staincliffe is doing just that' Val McDermid'Powerful, complex and utterly gripping' Sunday Mirror'An intelligent and emotionally engaging moral workout' Daily Telegraph'Cath Staincliffe gets into the heads of ordinary people and makes them extraordinary' Ann Cleeves'Complex and satisfying' Sunday Times
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