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The Au Pair
- Author
- Emma Rous
- Narrator
- Helen Keeley
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Publish Date
- 6 December 2018
- Run Time
- 10 hours 45 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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'Entrancing, compelling, atmospheric, reminiscent of Daphne du Maurier. A beautiful read that delivers a shocking and satisfying ending' Liv Constantine, bestselling author of The Last Mrs Parrish
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'Enthralling and addictive' Lisa Ballantyne, bestselling author of The Guilty One
Seraphine Mayes and her brother Danny are the first set of twins to be born at Summerbourne House. But on the day they were born their mother threw herself to her death, their au pair fled, and the village thrilled with whispers of a stolen baby.
Now twenty-five, and mourning the recent death of her father, Seraphine uncovers a family photograph taken on the day the twins were born featuring both parents posing with just one baby. Seraphine soon becomes fixated with the notion that she and Danny might not be twins after all, that she wasn't the baby born that day and that there was more to her mother's death than she has ever been told...
Why did their beloved au pair flee that day?
Where is she now?
Does she hold the key to what really happened?
'Don't just pick up and read Emma Rous' The Au Pair, dive into it and get washed away with it' A bookseller
'Filled with mystery and intrigue. I was gripped until the very last page!' Fiona Valpy, bestselling author of Sea of Memories
'This will keep you turning those pages. The characters are still playing on my mind' Jane Corry, bestselling author of My Husband's Wife
'One hell of a ride' New York Post
'Vivid characters, a magical setting and a tightly knitted plot . . . jaw-dropping climax' Bookpage
'Family secrets come to light in this compelling debut with a gothic touch and a shocking denouement. Enthralling and addictive' Lisa Ballantyne, bestselling author of The Guilty One
'A page-turner' Publisher's Weekly
'A juicy and compelling read by a promising new author' Shelf Awareness
Critics Review
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Entrancing and compelling . . . atmospheric and reminiscent of Daphne du Maurier's work, it's a beautiful read that delivers a shocking and satisfying ending.
Liv Constantine, bestselling author of The Last Mrs. Parrish
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With a transporting sense of place and gripping story line, The Au Pair delves into the darkest of family secrets. A great read
Eve Chase
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Don't just pick up and read Emma Rous' The Au Pair, dive into it and get washed away with it.
A bookseller
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This will keep you turning those pages. The characters are still playing on my mind
Jane Corry, bestselling author of My Husband’s Wife
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This intriguing novel, which goes back and forth in time, will keep you hooked until the end
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One hell of a ride
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Details
- Author
- Emma Rous
- Narrator
- Helen Keeley
- Duration
- 10 hours 45 minutes
- Release Date
- 6 December 2018
- ISBN
- 9781405542814
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Genre
- Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Crime and / or mystery fiction, Family life fiction / Stories about family
Synopsis
***COSMOPOLITAN 'BOOKS OF 2019 TO BRING TO YOUR BOOKCLUB'******NOW AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER***'Entrancing, compelling, atmospheric, reminiscent of Daphne du Maurier. A beautiful read that delivers a shocking and satisfying ending' Liv Constantine, bestselling author of The Last Mrs Parrish'Delicious and spellbinding . . . absolutely absorbing and scandalous' Booklist 'Enthralling and addictive' Lisa Ballantyne, bestselling author of The Guilty OneSeraphine Mayes and her brother Danny are the first set of twins to be born at Summerbourne House. But on the day they were born their mother threw herself to her death, their au pair fled, and the village thrilled with whispers of a stolen baby.Now twenty-five, and mourning the recent death of her father, Seraphine uncovers a family photograph taken on the day the twins were born featuring both parents posing with just one baby. Seraphine soon becomes fixated with the notion that she and Danny might not be twins after all, that she wasn't the baby born that day and that there was more to her mother's death than she has ever been told...Why did their beloved au pair flee that day? Where is she now? Does she hold the key to what really happened? 'Don't just pick up and read Emma Rous' The Au Pair, dive into it and get washed away with it' A bookseller'Filled with mystery and intrigue. I was gripped until the very last page!' Fiona Valpy, bestselling author of Sea of Memories'This will keep you turning those pages. The characters are still playing on my mind' Jane Corry, bestselling author of My Husband's Wife'One hell of a ride' New York Post'Vivid characters, a magical setting and a tightly knitted plot . . . jaw-dropping climax' Bookpage'Family secrets come to light in this compelling debut with a gothic touch and a shocking denouement. Enthralling and addictive' Lisa Ballantyne, bestselling author of The Guilty One'A page-turner' Publisher's Weekly 'A juicy and compelling read by a promising new author' Shelf Awareness
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