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  • Written by: Sara Foster
  • Narrated by: Lorna Bennett
  • Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (233 ratings)

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Beneath the Shadows

Written by: Sara Foster
Narrated by: Lorna Bennett
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Publisher's Summary

In this thrilling gothic suspense debut by Sara Foster in the tradition of Rosamund Lupton and Sophie Hannah, a young mother searches Yorkshire’s windswept moors for the truth behind her husband’s mysterious disappearance.

The answers are hiding Beneath the Shadows

When Grace’s husband, Adam, inherits an isolated North Yorkshire cottage, they leave the bustle of London behind to try a new life. A week later, Adam vanishes without a trace, leaving their baby daughter, Millie, in her stroller on the doorstep. The following year, Grace returns to the tiny village on the untamed heath. Everyone - the police, her parents, even her best friend and younger sister - is convinced that Adam left her. But Grace, unable to let go of her memories of their love and life together, cannot accept this explanation. She is desperate for answers, but the slumbering, deeply superstitious hamlet is unwilling to give up its secrets.

As Grace hunts through forgotten corners of the cottage searching for clues and digs deeper into the lives of the locals, strange dreams begin to haunt her. Are the villagers hiding something, or is she becoming increasingly paranoid? Only as snowfall threatens to cut her and Millie off from the rest of the world does Grace make a terrible discovery. She has been looking in the wrong place for answers all along, and she and her daughter will be in terrible danger if she cannot get them away in time.

©2011 by Sara Foster (P)2019 by Blackstone Publishing

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Beneath the Shadows

Loved the narrative. This was a somewhat gothic novel. The characters were believable and the story was enjoyable.

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Recommended!

Great book!! It is a little slow burring to start, but then comes together so good!

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Engaging listen

This was an overall good story that held my attention. The narrator was easy to listen to and brought life to the novel.

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Christmas mystery

Nice listen. You can really visualize the town the story took place. I love all the family secrets.

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I was glued to every page

This book slowly crescendos
I ate up every page & was captivated that there were no voids, when you feel you are walking in the footsteps of each created character your not merely a reader you are drawn in you are the main character…

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Great book!

Thought I’d take the time to write a full review as there isn’t one yet. Love the cadence and tone of the narrator (she read in Lost Apothecary as well and was fantastic). There was enough suspense/suspicion to keep my interested the entire time. Slow steady buildup with lots of character building. I totally felt like I was there at the cottage interacting with everyone. I would definitely listen to this one again.

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Fantastic Narration

Really good storyline, enjoyed the whole thing, BUT THE Narration was really amazing - took the whole story to another level.

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Kept Me Listening

This was a nice book to listen to during the winter time, seeing as it takes place in the winter. It kept me wondering if it was a ghost story or not. I always listen to an audiobook to help me fall asleep and a lot of them I can’t get into, so they just turn into background noise. Beneath the Shadows kept me engaged.

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Loved it !

Great book and great performance. Highly recommend this one. Especially while it’s on audible plus

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Definitely 5 stars in every category !

This is one of the best stories I've ever listened to. The plot kept me guessing the entire time. And I absolutely loved the narration. The accents were spot-on. I caught myself sitting in my car a little longer listening to the ends of chapters. This is definitely one of the best narrated stories I've ever listened to, definitely one of the best plots . I will be finding more books written by this author and that are narrated by this narrator. Don't hesitate , just get this book! It's one of the best out there!

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