Broken Country

De: Clare Leslie Hall

Narrado por: Hattie Morahan

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'An unforgettable story of love, loss, and the choices that shape our lives . . . but it's also a masterfully crafted mystery that will keep you guessing until the very last page. Seriously, that ending?! I did not see it coming'
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'This story of a love affair is so addictive it could be at home with the thrillers . . . A simmering book of secrets, scandal and devastating consequences' The i

'Excellent . . . a vivid, forceful love story which plays out at the pace of a thriller' Irish Times

'In this surprising romantic novel, there are decisions to be made that are heartbreaking and real, yet amid the gentle pastoral setting . . . it has all the pace of a literary thriller. A dazzling debut' Woman and Home

'Beautiful . . .So moving on the subject of how a tiny decision can have cataclysmic consequences' Good Housekeeping

'Wistful love meets murder . . . a tear-jerker' Grazia

Everyone in the village said nothing good would come of Gabriel's return. And as Beth looks at the man she loves on trial for murder, she can't help thinking they were right.

Beth was seventeen when she first met Gabriel. Over that heady, intense summer, he made her think and feel and see differently. She thought it was the start of her great love story. When Gabriel left to become the person his mother expected him to be, she was broken.

It was Frank who picked up the pieces and together they built a home very different from the one she'd imagined with Gabriel. Watching her husband and son, she remembered feeling so sure that, after everything, this was the life she was supposed to be leading.

But when Gabriel comes back, all Beth's certainty about who she is and what she wants crumbles. Even after ten years, their connection is instant. She knows it's wrong and she knows people could get hurt. But how can she resist a second chance at first love?

A love story with the pulse of a thriller, Broken Country is a heart-pounding novel of impossible choices and devastating consequences.

'Lyrical, brutal and passionate. I devoured it'
MIRANDA COWLEY HELLER, author of The Paper Palace

'Evocative, sensitive and compelling . . . Fires directly at the heart and hits the mark'
DELIA OWENS, author of Where the Crawdads Sing

'Broke my heart then mended it again. An epic, tortured love story. Bring tissues'
JENNIE GODFREY, author of The List of Suspicious Things

'I stayed up until 4am to finish it, something I haven't done in years. It's a page-turner, but also beautifully written'
FLORENCE KNAPP, author of The Names

'A love story like no other'
CHRIS WHITAKER, author of All the Colours of the Dark

©2025 Clare Leslie Hall (P)2025 Hodder & Stoughton Limited

Brilliant nartator

Very enjoyable book! The narrator was amazing. The layers were peeled away bit by bit.

How we can’t control things…. So much is out of our hands.

Gripping, interesting reads with loads of twists and turns, the intrigue, the relationships, the unexpected!

Heartwarming book full of likeable characters

One of the few books I’ve listened to and now desperately want to buy the paperback too so I can see both the characters and many brilliant phrases, black on white. Beautifully narrated.

More than a love story

Wow. I am unraveled. Such a heartbreakingly beautiful story. Twists and turns but ultimately a love story.

Beautifully read audible book

This book kept you in its clutches right till the end. At no time did the story loose its momentum in telling the tale.
Loved the book. I thought that a single narrator would spoil the listen. Not at all
Highly recommend

A gripping and compelling love story

A passionate love story with a beautiful farmland setting. Excellent narrator who really brought the characters to life

a very human story about Family and intense love and integrity

Poetic and cleverly crafted. A beautiful story representing the flaws and morality highs of mankind.
A special mention for the narrator whose sincere clear voice portrays the essence of youth, passion and strength of character.
I loved this book and highly recommend it.

A heartbreaking tale of unrelenting love and loyalty.

The characters resonate so truly that I was immersed in their world and felt their absence acutely once I had finished the book.

Beautiful and so real

Authentic love story depicting how much you can love two people. How deep the loss of a child will always be.