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The Disappearance
- Author
- Katherine Webb
- Narrator
- Anna Bentinck
- Publisher
- Orion
- Publish Date
- 16 May 2019
- Run Time
- 13 hours 59 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
April, 1942. Amid the chaos of a night of bombing in Bath, six-year-old Davy Noyle goes missing. Frances Parry, looking after him at the time, is tortured by guilt and refuses to believe that he's dead.
As quiet falls and the dust begins to settle on the damaged city, a body is found. But it's the body of a little girl, Frances's best friend Wyn, who has been missing for over twenty years.
As Frances continues her search for Davy, this new discovery leads her back to her childhood, and forces her to revisit a crime that has cast a shadow over her life. This time, she vows to uncover the truth, however dark it might be.
Your favourite authors love Katherine Webb:
'An enormously talented writer' Santa Montefiore
'I've loved all of Katherine Webb's books' Kate Riordan
'Katherine Webb's writing is beautiful' Elizabeth Fremantle
'Webb has a true gift for uncovering the mysteries of the human heart' Kate Williams
'A truly gifted writer of historical fiction' Lucinda Riley
(p) Orion Publishing Group Ltd 2019
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Details
- Author
- Katherine Webb
- Narrator
- Anna Bentinck
- Duration
- 13 hours 59 minutes
- Release Date
- 16 May 2019
- ISBN
- 9781409170976
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Orion
- Genre
- Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Historical fiction, Crime and / or mystery fiction
Synopsis
From the bestselling author of The Legacy, comes an unforgettable novel exploring guilt, love and confronting the truth. April, 1942. Amid the chaos of a night of bombing in Bath, six-year-old Davy Noyle goes missing. Frances Parry, looking after him at the time, is tortured by guilt and refuses to believe that he's dead. As quiet falls and the dust begins to settle on the damaged city, a body is found. But it's the body of a little girl, Frances's best friend Wyn, who has been missing for over twenty years. As Frances continues her search for Davy, this new discovery leads her back to her childhood, and forces her to revisit a crime that has cast a shadow over her life. This time, she vows to uncover the truth, however dark it might be. Your favourite authors love Katherine Webb: 'An enormously talented writer' Santa Montefiore 'I've loved all of Katherine Webb's books' Kate Riordan 'Katherine Webb's writing is beautiful' Elizabeth Fremantle 'Webb has a true gift for uncovering the mysteries of the human heart' Kate Williams 'A truly gifted writer of historical fiction' Lucinda Riley(p) Orion Publishing Group Ltd 2019
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