Ghost Child

De: Caroline Overington

Narrado por: Tai Hara, Zindzi Okenyo

Caroline Overington's stunning fiction debut is a multi-voiced novel centred around a child's death and its terrible repercussions.

In 1982 Victorian police were called to a home on a housing estate an hour west of Melbourne. There, they found a five-year-old boy lying still and silent on the carpet. There were no obvious signs of trauma, but the child, Jacob, died the next day.

The story made the headlines, and hundreds attended the funeral. Few people were surprised when the boy's mother and her boyfriend went to prison for the crime. Police declared themselves satisfied with the result, saying there was no doubt that justice had been done.

And yet, for years rumours swept the estate and clung like cobwebs to the long-vacant house: there had been a cover-up. The real perpetrator, at least according to local gossip, was the boy's six-year-old sister, Lauren....

Twenty years on, Lauren has created a new life for herself, but details of Jacob's death begin to resurface and the story again makes the newspapers. As Lauren struggles with the ghosts of her childhood, it seems only a matter of time before the past catches up with her.

©2010 Caroline Overington (P)2021 Audible Australia Pty Ltd.

Emotional Ride

The way this story is told gives it the feeling of being a true life event. The first person narrative is from the perspective of various players in the story, giving it that real life feel. The story is heartbreaking, but the ending leaves you feeling satisfied.

Intriguing

This story is very well written. Keeps the reader moving forward because you are anxious to know what’s next.

Excellent story! Expertly written! Engagingly performed!

Refreshingly different kind of mystery, well written and especially well performed! I couldn’t stop listening! Would highly recommend to other listeners. So much better than the usual free audibles. Hope to have more from this author.

Narrators are awesome.

The narrators for this book are amazing. It took me a bit to get into the book but once I did, it didn’t take me long to finish. This is such a great read.

Great read

Story is told very well. Superbly narrated. I enjoyed and appreciated each narrator. Couldn't put the book down.

Well written book

This story was captivating and told well. It really makes you think and feel about all the characters and their perspectives.

a very good read 👍

the reason it didn't get 5 stars: there was so many characters, sometimes it was hard to follow.

So good

This reads like a nonfiction true crime story, and was intriguing and kept my interest throughout. I listened on Audible and am certain the voice actors made this book even better with their expertly delivered inflection and conversational tone. I would highly recommend.

Mainly an exercise and character development. Not a great deal of plot here.

I enjoyed listening to this because the performance is very good and the characters are interesting. But it’s more of a study on a collection of characters than a compelling story.

this was a hard book to put down

the narritive was very good it made you understand the character's better, Great book would listen again