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The Woman Next Door
- Author
- Penny Batchelor
- Narrator
- Charlotte Worthing
- Publisher
- Embla Books
- Publish Date
- 15 May 2025
- Run Time
- 9 hours 53 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
- Genre
- Psychological thriller, Thriller / suspense fiction, Family life fiction / Stories about family
- Rating
- 5.0 (1 review)
What to expect
'It can't be. Please God, don't let it be. I left all that behind over twenty-five years ago. Didn't I?'
We've just got home after two weeks of sun, sea and relaxation when the doorbell rings. My husband answers and as soon as I hear her voice something jolts through me. It's adrenaline. My body is already in fight-or-flight mode.
It's been twenty-five years, but I'd know that laugh anywhere. I freeze. Don't let her in.
Now she's standing in my kitchen, smiling and shaking my husband's hand with her perfectly manicured nails. Stacy. She's our new next-door neighbour. What is she doing here? What does she want this time? I worked so hard to put the past behind me, to build this life for myself.
I will not let her take it from me.
User Reviews
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Narration 5.0
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Details
- Author
- Penny Batchelor
- Narrator
- Charlotte Worthing
- Duration
- 9 hours 53 minutes
- Release Date
- 15 May 2025
- ISBN
- 9781471418181
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- Embla Books
- Genre
- Psychological thriller, Thriller / suspense fiction, Family life fiction / Stories about family
- Rating
- 5.0(1 review)
- Narration
- 5.0(1 review)
Synopsis
She knows all your darkest secrets... Now she's the woman next door.'It can't be. Please God, don't let it be. I left all that behind over twenty-five years ago. Didn't I?'We've just got home after two weeks of sun, sea and relaxation when the doorbell rings. My husband answers and as soon as I hear her voice something jolts through me. It's adrenaline. My body is already in fight-or-flight mode.It's been twenty-five years, but I'd know that laugh anywhere. I freeze. Don't let her in. Now she's standing in my kitchen, smiling and shaking my husband's hand with her perfectly manicured nails. Stacy. She's our new next-door neighbour. What is she doing here? What does she want this time? I worked so hard to put the past behind me, to build this life for myself.I will not let her take it from me.
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