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The Child Upstairs
- Author
- Lucy Lawrie
- Narrator
- Harrie Dobby
- Publisher
- W. F. Howes Ltd
- Publish Date
- 5 September 2025
- Run Time
- 10 hours 37 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Steffi seems to have everything. She lives in a gorgeous house with her fiancé, Tom, his young daughter and their sweet little baby.
But she hasn’t told anyone about the unfortunate accidents that keep happening. That she’s terrified to go upstairs in her own house. Or that her old imaginary friend has come back, whispering instructions on how to look after the baby. And she can’t tell Tom that she’s struggling. Not after what happened to his first wife.
She’s starting to realise that people have been keeping secrets from her. That there’s something about her childhood that doesn’t add up. Something dark, lurking just beyond the reaches of her memory.
Poor Steffi doesn’t know who to trust any more.
She certainly shouldn’t trust me.
Escape into this gripping and emotional psychological thriller, with heart-stopping twists and an ending you won’t see coming.
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Details
- Author
- Lucy Lawrie
- Narrator
- Harrie Dobby
- Duration
- 10 hours 37 minutes
- Release Date
- 5 September 2025
- ISBN
- 9781004217045
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- W. F. Howes Ltd
- Genre
- Narrative theme: Interior life, Thriller / suspense fiction, Fiction: general and literary
Synopsis
She doesn’t realise that she ruined my life. Or that I’m about to ruin hers.Steffi seems to have everything. She lives in a gorgeous house with her fiancé, Tom, his young daughter and their sweet little baby.But she hasn’t told anyone about the unfortunate accidents that keep happening. That she’s terrified to go upstairs in her own house. Or that her old imaginary friend has come back, whispering instructions on how to look after the baby. And she can’t tell Tom that she’s struggling. Not after what happened to his first wife.She’s starting to realise that people have been keeping secrets from her. That there’s something about her childhood that doesn’t add up. Something dark, lurking just beyond the reaches of her memory.Poor Steffi doesn’t know who to trust any more.She certainly shouldn’t trust me.Escape into this gripping and emotional psychological thriller, with heart-stopping twists and an ending you won’t see coming.
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