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The Long Corridor
- Author
- Catherine Cookson
- Narrator
- Anne Dover
- Publisher
- Ulverscroft Ltd
- Publish Date
- 1 August 2024
- Run Time
- 8 hours 16 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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But once the surgery was closed and the curtains drawn, the façade that Paul and Bett Higgins presented to the world concealed a welter of hate and ill-conceived bitterness that had grown worse with the passing years. Between them stood the barrier of the past – of secrets that each had long kept close. Unable to forgive each other, they led their separate lives – until Bett decided to allow her spite and resentment to culminate in revenge on the husband she did not love…
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- Author
- Catherine Cookson
- Narrator
- Anne Dover
- Duration
- 8 hours 16 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 August 2024
- ISBN
- 9781399134088
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Ulverscroft Ltd
- Genre
- Family saga / generational saga fiction
Synopsis
To outsiders, Dr Paul Higgins' life appeared to be happy and contented. Everyone had a good word for him and his home life appeared to be ideal. At 36, Bett Higgins could still pass for a much younger woman, not just in looks but in the way she loved the company of people half her age. A grand couple, some might say. But once the surgery was closed and the curtains drawn, the façade that Paul and Bett Higgins presented to the world concealed a welter of hate and ill-conceived bitterness that had grown worse with the passing years. Between them stood the barrier of the past – of secrets that each had long kept close. Unable to forgive each other, they led their separate lives – until Bett decided to allow her spite and resentment to culminate in revenge on the husband she did not love…
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