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The Wife Upstairs

Written by: Freida McFadden
Narrated by: Angie Kane
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Victoria Barnett has it all: a great career as a nurse practitioner, a handsome and loving husband, a beautiful home in the suburbs, and a plan to fill it with children. Life is perfect—or so it seems. Then she’s in a terrible accident...and everything falls apart. Now Victoria is unable to walk. She can’t feed or dress herself. She can’t even speak. She is confined to the top floor of her house with 24-hour care.

Sylvia Robinson is hired by Victoria’s husband to help care for her. But it turns out Victoria isn’t as impaired as Sylvia was led to believe. There’s a story Victoria desperately wants to tell...if only she could get the words out. Then Sylvia discovers Victoria’s diary hidden away in a drawer. And what’s inside is shocking.

©2020 Freida McFadden (P)2021 Dreamscape Media, LLC
Domestic Thrillers Psychological Suspense Thriller Thriller & Suspense Crime Fiction Marriage

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Very irritating narration

The voice of Victoria is very irritating and the character itself is very boring.
Not my favorite from the author.

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Loved it!

Well written, kept me engaged and great ending. Also, 5 starts for the narrators. Highly recommend this one!

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First from author

Enjoyed her book. First reading from this author. Will definitely read more in the future.

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decent listen.

The narrators voice is over the top but eventually I got used to it. easy listen for sure.

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Well.written but not as good as her other novels

I did struggle to finish this. Found the tension and pacing not that good. I unfortunately didn't like the narration. Too soothing and odd for a thriller/mystery. It's a shame because good narration can elevate ok mysteries. I do regret spending my one credit on this. its unfortunate because her other books are excellent.

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So good till the end…

It was a great book.. (just a little too much back and forth at the end)

It really was great. I would def recommend this book.

The book was a wonderful listen — the performance was superb.

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Had to turn it off

Ok so the narration was annoying but tolerable……..until Victoria’s journal. The voice for Victoria is unbearably annoying. Like if someone had that voice in real life you’d hate them. It’s wispy, there’s whistles on certain words , airy, and just plain annoying. I can’t comment on the story because I couldn’t listen to it . I’m sad I wasted a credit!

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Another Twist

I didn't care for the narrator, but otherwise another good read/listen.

You know, but do you know, but you do know, but do you really?!

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It’s ok

Unpopular opinion, but I liked the narration. It’s the story that was overdone and flat.

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Excellent

I really enjoyed this Audible book. The narrator was great. The story was fast paced. The plot was interesting and the end had some twists and turns to it. I liked this book as much as the two housemaid books.

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