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The Drowning Lesson

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What to expect

'It's our son, Sam... someone took him. Please help us'

Emma hoped that she and her family would return from their year abroad closer, with memories to last a lifetime.

Instead, they returned minus one child.

A year on, Emma is haunted by the image of an empty cot, and feels further than ever from her husband.

Is their son still out there somewhere? Will the mystery about what happened that night ever be unravelled?

And, if the truth does come to light, will Emma's family be healed - or wrenched even further apart?

A chilling, gripping thriller from the author of the stunning Richard and Judy Book Club bestseller Daughter

Critics Review

A dark twisty tale
Heat
Gripping tale
Telegraph, Pick of the Week
A gripping read about a family whose hopeful adventure turns into a nightmare
You Magazine
Suspenseful, brooding, and with touches of witchcraft - it makes for a perfect blend of horror and thriller
Sunday Mirror
Shemilt specialises in the fictionalisation of parental nightmares . . . well written, taut and tense
Daily Mail
I enjoyed this book from the first page . . . this book comes with a very enthusiastic recommendation . . . The story is all encompassing and I felt itchy with anticipation as I savoured every page
The Book Bag
The parent's despair is so brilliantly written, you feel every stab of grief. The thrilling ending does not disappoint. A must-read!
Woman Magazine
Praise for Daughter
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Utterly gripping. A tautly coiled spring of suspicion and suspense which builds to a devastating ending
Mail On Sunday
Taut and thought-provoking
Sunday Mirror
Author Jane Shemilt
Narrator Deryn Edwards
Duration 9 hours and 17 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781405923491
Format Audiobook
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Genre Crime and mystery fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction, Psychological thriller
Availability AU, GB, IE

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