Broken Country

De: Clare Leslie Hall

Narrado por: Hattie Morahan

“Stirring and mysterious…fires directly at the human heart and hits the mark.” —Delia Owens, New York Times bestselling author of Where the Crawdads Sing

A love triangle unearths dangerous, deadly secrets from the past in this thrilling tale perfect for fans of The Paper Palace and Where the Crawdads Sing.

“The farmer is dead. He is dead, and all anyone wants to know is who killed him.”

Beth and her gentle, kind husband Frank are happily married, but their relationship relies on the past staying buried. But when Beth’s brother-in-law shoots a dog going after their sheep, Beth doesn’t realize that the gunshot will alter the course of their lives. For the dog belonged to none other than Gabriel Wolfe, the man Beth loved as a teenager—the man who broke her heart years ago. Gabriel has returned to the village with his young son Leo, a boy who reminds Beth very much of her own son, who died in a tragic accident.

As Beth is pulled back into Gabriel’s life, tensions around the village rise and dangerous secrets and jealousies from the past resurface, this time with deadly consequences. Beth is forced to make a choice between the woman she once was, and the woman she has become.

A sweeping love story with the pace and twists of a thriller, Broken Country is a novel of simmering passion, impossible choices, and explosive consequences that toggles between the past and present to explore the far-reaching legacy of first love.

©2025 Clare Leslie Hall (P)2025 Simon & Schuster Audio

Excellent book!

Excellent book with a double twist at the end. Fabulous love story. Well read and not at all cheesy.

Perfect reader for this story

A fascinating mystery to the very end! Wonderfully written story, beautifully read. I loved every minute of this book. Highly recommended.

Perfect

I have no words. Everything you ever wanted in a story. I wish I could start it all over for the first time.

Stunning!!!

The most beautiful love story! Best book I’ve ever read in my life!!! Can’t stop crying!!!

Best book of the year

I haven’t loved a book this much in ages. Excellent narration. Not predictable. Incredible characters. Clever time period.

Love twists , trists, & murder

Unexpected, lovely, surprising and so well done. The narrator was excellent! The story had so many wonderful and deep characters, and the way each chapter layered information and character formation was beautifully executed.

Amazing!

This book roped me in immediately. The characters are so well developed. Beautiful story of life and the sorrow and beauty that comes with living.

Emotional and intimate

So many secrets that made my jaw drop. When I thought I could predict something it would be something completely different. I loved getting to know Beth and really feeling for her. I believe you really can love two people at once.

Looking forward to more

Looking forward to more from this author. Although many aspects of the book could have been more developed, as it stands it's very good. The prose and atmospehere are mostly delightful. The relationship between Gabriel and Beth takes up a little too much real estate and the characters are not quite developed enough. But for its length the themes and characters are probably as good as can be.

What a Wonderful Surprise

I discovered this book accidentally. it was very well written and the narrator was engaging. I'll definitely be looking for this author in the future.