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99 Red Balloons
- Narrated by: Sarah Ovens, Victoria Riley, Maggie Ollerenshaw, Dean Williamson, Paul Tyreman
- Length: 10 hrs and 46 mins
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Summary
Two girls go missing, decades apart. What would you do if one was your daughter?
Eight-year-old Grace is last seen in a sweetshop. Her mother, Emma, is living a nightmare. But as her loved ones rally around her, cracks begin to emerge.
What are the emails sent between her husband and her sister? Why does her mother take so long to join the search? And is there more to the disappearance of her daughter than meets the eye?
Meanwhile, ageing widow Maggie Taylor sees a familiar face in the newspaper. A face that jolts her from the pain of her existence into a spiralling obsession with another girl - the first girl who disappeared....
This is a gripping psychological thriller with a killer twist that will take your breath away.
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- S. Christie
- 14-07-18
Confusing read
Was expecting good things from this book but was left a bit disappointed. The suspense was quite good but the story dragged. It was full of padding and boring details that added nothing to the story ( the description of bingo for example) I got to the stage I just wanted it to be over, not that it was particularly bad, just slow and too long. The story was confusing, jumping back and forth between time periods and the narration didn’t help. All the female characters ( with the exception of the child) sounded exactly the same and it was difficult to distinguish between who was speaking. I kept waiting for a twist at the end which never came and I was left feeling that the whole book was distinctly ‘Meh’.
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- lee
- 29-12-17
Never-ending, predictable, boring..... Not for me.
Boring and predictable and the accents made it feel like I was watching an episode of the royale family.... Not my kind of thing
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- JAJA
- 14-06-18
great book
i really loved this book, the story is very clever and the narration is perfect
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- Nicola Millar
- 27-08-19
worth a read/listen
I found that it had a great twist but then it got a bit boring after that
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- rachel rowarth
- 23-03-18
Gripped from the first page!
I love books that capture you from the very first page. Full of intrigue, characters that were believable and likeable...well most of them anyway. The author manages to provoke such an array of emotions, tears, frustration, anger, sadness, little smiles and hope. Families struggling to cope with such huge tragedies, the tensions that threaten to rip them apart. The narrators did a fine job adding to the enjoyment. Loved it!
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- Chrissie
- 10-09-17
Very Good.
Excellent storyline and well performed by all narrators. Really enjoyed this book and will look for more by this author.
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- Nicks
- 23-09-18
Great story but jumps around a lot
Overall a 3 star - although the story and performance is good. But it jumps around too much, sometimes with a character speaking for less than a minute! Can be hard to follow if you don't pay attention, especially around 2/3 of the book...
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- Obi
- 23-09-19
Enjoyable
I got a little confused, with who was who, when it mattered but more my fault than the book. I got distracted at the most important time, therefore after that, I played catch up to the end. Enjoyable book and easy to listen to. I like all the performances also.
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- A. Bambridge
- 14-11-17
Brilliant
Absolutely loved this. At one stage i drove an extra 10 miles out my way to avoid having to stop listening. Storyline was great and the characterisation was wonderful.
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- celia
- 31-12-17
99 Red Ballons
Brilliant, page turner, difficult to put down and keeps you guessing until the very end .
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