The Doll's House

A Short Story

De: Lisa Unger

Narrado por: Mia Barron, Kimberly Woods

A widowed mother, ready to give love another chance, moves into her fiancé’s old family home with her teenage daughter. But as they try to build a future together, the past refuses to let go in this haunting short story from New York Times bestselling author Lisa Unger.

When Jules first meets the handsome artist Kirin, she’s still mourning her husband’s death, but a fairytale romance soon sweeps her off her feet. Now she and her daughter Scout are moving out of the city and into Kirin’s once-lonely mansion. He’s thoughtfully updated and adapted the home to match their personalities. But Scout is determined to keep her father’s memory alive by rejecting the new life her mother and Kirin have spun for her.

Scout’s sullenness begins to fade, though, when she finds a beautiful handmade doll in one of the many empty rooms in the house. Kirin says that the doll belonged to his late sister and he’d like Scout to have it. Scout’s hopeful for a connection over their shared grief, but as she grows more curious about Kirin’s sister, she can’t escape the feeling that a danger lurks in the house…and its gaze is fixed on her mother.

©2024 by Lisa Unger. (P)2024 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Suspenseful

I liked listening to this. The characters were interesting. There were some creepy moments. The narrators were good.

Creepy!

That was a great short story! The narrators were also great! If you want something quick, I would choose this one.

was okay for a short reader listen

I have been listening to this bookbefore I sleep and it was not bad .. also not amazingly exciting to keep me from falling asleep
no so bad average book

The mystery surrounding the sisters story

Disliked how short the story was, it felt rushed and not a lot of suspense.

Go for it! A dark and twisted well written story!

The Doll’s House by the brilliant Lisa Unger tells the story of a grieving mother with a teenage daughter who faces second chance in life.

Even though doubts and fears came up, moving on was the next necessary step for this pair. And so they did.

Changes were tough but finding a talented, successful and wealthy man to share your life with, may be encouraging!

Unfortunately, mother and daughter will discover the ulterior motives behind such an amazingly creative man.

Dark, creepy and delightfully creative!

So good

Pretty cool. I was pleasantly surprised. Well written and narrated. It’s nice to find a good short story.

Doll house

Pretty good For a short story- I recommended this one to my friends who love audio and books !

The storyline

The performance was engaging. The characters were well thought out. The storyline was twisty and mysterious. The ending was well wrapped up.

This was phenomenal

. Short and sweet.
Mysterious and creepy.

It alternated between daughter and mother narration.

This almost reminds me of the movie Smart House, or an Alexa with a haunting..

I can’t say much more without spoilers. But this was good!!

Narrators- great listen

This was a great listen. It’s interesting and has much to the imagination!! Get it- it’s free