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The Family Next Door Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Sally Hepworth (Author), Wendy Bos (Narrator), Macmillan Australia Audio (Publisher)

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Do you ever really know your neighbours?

The safest suburbs often hold the deepest secrets. Such is the case for Essie, a mother of two. In a moment of maternal despair she once made a terrible mistake, one she will always regret. Essie has since recovered, but she fears what may still lurk inside her.

Her neighbours in Pleasant Court have their own issues. Driven and organised, Ange appears to have everything under control, except perhaps her husband. Practical, intellectual Fran can't stop running. For exercise, or something else?

One day in February, during an unprecedented Melbourne heat wave, someone new arrives. Isabelle is single and childless when everyone else is married with kids. She is renting when everyone else owns. Her job is mysteriously vague. Strangest of all, Isabelle is very curious about her neighbours. Too curious, some might say.

It soon becomes clear that Isabelle's choice of neighbourhood was no accident. And her presence might bring even more secrets to light....

From the best-selling author of The Secrets of Midwives.

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Listening Length	8 hours and 47 minutes
Author	Sally Hepworth
Narrator	Wendy Bos
Whispersync for Voice	Ready
Audible.com.au Release Date	01 August 2018
Publisher	Macmillan Australia Audio
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B07FXNVHHY
Best Sellers Rank	1,020 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) 67 in Romance (Audible Books & Originals) 1,626 in Romance (Books)

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Miss Prudence

Some strange phrases

Reviewed in Australia on 26 July 2018

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I just couldn’t get past the use of “illegitimate”. This outdated term has not been used for years. So I had a hard time accepting 30 something year old women would be thinking or fearful of having a so called “illegitimate “ child. Just discredited an already soft story. Otherwise I might of seen this as a “no brainer” Moriarty kind of read: easy and ok

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Edenview

Worth the read

Reviewed in Australia on 5 January 2021

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This book is a great book to read on those rainy days where you really can’t get inspired to do anything else.. I loved Sally Hepworth’s easy style, her reference to Australian places and weather, and her ability to bring the characters to life. The only thing I found a bit hard was trying to remember each character as the focus on each one changed regularly in the book and it was hard to keep up at times. Overall, I really enjoyed it.

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Bookappraisal

First but NOT the last

Reviewed in Australia on 20 March 2019

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This is the first Sally Hepworth book I’ve read but not the last. I highly recommend this book. From the start of the book you are challenged with your thinking of what stand you’d make under particular situations. Loved the twists and the outcome of the novel. Do yourself a favour and check this one out.

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mel_mox

Awesome book with a great twist

Reviewed in Australia on 30 September 2018

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Loved this book and story.
Sally is a great story teller & gets you emotionally hooked to the characters. Loved all of the characters especially Essie.
The writing style reminded me of Liane Moriarty.
I was so hooked I read it in one day and didn’t want it to end. I will definitely be reading all of her other books now.

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Bernadette Dekker

Intriguing story

Reviewed in Australia on 25 January 2020

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Great story with many twists and unexpected turns. Reasonable characterisation. It certainly captured my interest and kept me wondering what would happen next. Highly recommended.

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Good Story

Reviewed in Australia on 17 December 2020

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I enjoyed the story and the characters were well drawn and believable. I got so annoyed by the Americanisms scattered throughout the book however - it felt like the author was pandering to the American market a bit frankly. It's set in Victoria with Australian characters. Can't we just use Australian terminology?

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Susan Godenzi

Another exceptional read!

Reviewed in Australia on 9 August 2020

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So glad to have come across this author’s books. Such good strong characters and believable storyline. Engrossing and thoroughly enjoyable.

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pamela hague

Not for me

Reviewed in Australia on 7 April 2018

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Not great.. i didnt realise i would be reading quite so much about crying babies and whining toddlers. It was not a relaxing read

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nicknak

Neighbours

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 May 2018

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You never know what goes on behind closed doors! I wouldn't say it's a gripping story as I knew what was coming. It was quite hard to keep up with the amount of characters in this book.

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City Pigeon

Most Boring Story Read This Year. "Thriller"? No Way!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 August 2018

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I disliked this book from the first page. It is definitely NOT thrilling, nor even entertaining - unless one likes to read about breeding and breastfeeding babies! These topics are covered by the authoress in excruciatingly boring detail and yes, we all know that infants keep one up at night and new mothers are tired... As a woman, I think it's about time women writers such as Ms. Hepworth wrote about something interesting instead of babies!

14 people found this helpful

Tinkerbell

Spoiler Alert - Nothing Happens in this book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 October 2018

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Gripping? Really? Nope, not at all. I don't understand the rave reviews for this. It's very dull with boring characters that I couldn't care less about and I kept waiting for something to happen. I finally finished it (after falling asleep each time I picked it up) and still nothing happened. I'm always suspicious when new releases get compared to other authors - you just can't compare this to Liane Moriarty for instance. Only thing in common is it's set in Australia.
I really need to find something good to follow after my struggle with this.

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Christine Cooney

What secrets are your neighbours keeping behind their closed doors?

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 July 2018

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I found the continual changing from one main character’s plot line to another’s rather confusing to start with, though once I had got used to this, the narrative flowed quite well. All the female protagonists were well drawn with a strong supporting cast of husbands and other family members. There were a few small surprises along the way, although nothing prepared me for the final revelation. Overall, I enjoyed the book and will look for more books from this author.

8 people found this helpful

Nichola Ward

We all want to know what happens behind closed doors.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 August 2018

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Set in Melbourne, life for three mothers on a quiet street seems to carry on as normal until new neighbour Isabelle arrives; with no husband and no child why would she want to live in this expensive, children orientated side of town?

Word gets out and rumours begin to spread about her sudden appearance and ever growing obsession about this woman grows.

Each chapter of this book focusses on a different character which can be confusing at first but once you get into it, you soon get to know each personality and together they form a very pleasant continual read which develops the plot.

We all want to know what happens behind our neighbours door, and this will keep you guessing!

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