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Homecoming
- Narrated by: Claire Foy
- Length: 17 hrs and 38 mins
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From award-winning author Kate Morton, read by powerhouse Emmy award–winning actress Claire Foy. This breathtaking mystery of love, lies and a cold case come back to life is told with Morton's trademark intricacy and beauty.
Adelaide Hills, Christmas Eve, 1959. At the end of a scorching hot day, beside a creek in the grounds of a grand and mysterious house, a local deliveryman makes a terrible discovery. A police investigation is called, and the small town of Tambilla becomes embroiled in one of the most shocking and perplexing murder cases in the history of South Australia.
Many years later and thousands of miles away, Jess is a journalist in search of a story. Having lived and worked in London for nearly two decades, she now finds herself laid off from her full-time job and struggling to make ends meet. Until a phone call out of nowhere summons her back to Sydney, where her beloved grandmother, Nora, has suffered a fall and been raced to the hospital. At Nora’s house, Jess discovers a true crime book that chronicles the police investigation into a long-buried event: the Turner Family Tragedy of Christmas Eve, 1959. It is only when Jess skims through the pages that she finds a shocking connection between her own family and this once-infamous scandal – a murder mystery that has never been resolved satisfactorily.
2023, "Queensland Literary Awards, Short-listed
2024, Indie Book Awards Fiction, Long-listed
2024, Australian Book Design Awards, Short-listed
2024, Australian Book Industry Award General Fiction Book of the Year, Short-listed
2024, The Crime Writers' Association Dagger Awards Gold Dagger, Long-listed
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- Mrs Joanna E Haine
- 31-05-23
Brilliant
This is a wonderful story! I am a big Kate Morton fan. It was beautifully read as you expect from such a wonderful actor!
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- Sue
- 28-05-23
Loved it intriguingly til the end
Agree a bit slow to start but well worth persevering good story lots of twists and turns
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- Joan ScottGran gran
- 03-07-23
Fantastic!
Spent all day to finish. I could not put it down!
Roll on the next one !
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- Rosemary Waterkeyn
- 14-10-23
What a delight
I so enjoyed this wonderful story. I know it’s not uncommon for reviewers to say they hated it when a good book ended, but this was so true for me with this book. The characters were so diverse and fascinating; the storyline complex and ever turning; the descriptions of the country beautiful - excellent all the way through for me, and I really do plan to read this book again in the not too distant future. Thank you to both Kate Morton and Clare Foy for many hours of sheer enjoyment.
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- Anonymous User
- 21-02-24
Well read, engrossing, mystery and a few twists
The performance was excellent, story and characterisation great. Kept me guessing to the end! I’ll read more of Kate’s books.
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- A Y.
- 15-12-23
Fab!
Loved this story, didn’t disappoint. Keep track of the characters and you’ll grasp the connections!
The narration was soothing & easy to listen to.
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- Amazon Customer
- 24-04-24
The epic story across generations
I loved this book. The early story and current day were both captivating and merged seamlessly without confusing the reader.
The only thing that I realised towards the end was that there was not one man, in the lives of any of the three current-day female characters. I assume that was intentional but jarred by the end of the book.
This would make a brilliant epic serial - I look forward to seeing it.
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- Claire
- 22-04-24
The characters and the setting which feels like a character in itself.
I loved the storytelling. It never felt clunky or manipulative in how it eked out details. I fell in love with the characters as the author drew them with such detail and nuance. Halcyon felt tangible, I could almost feel the dewy grass between my toes as I walked the grounds in the morning like Isabelle. I didn’t predict the ending and it felt well constructed and not forced to the will of the story. It was believable because the characters had been so well drawn and it was fitting. I will now immediately read the House at Riverton as I have loved being in Kate Morton’s world. I want more.
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- Miss F.
- 24-03-24
Evocative
I loved the book and the descriptions all the characters were interesting and it kept my interest.My first read by this author and will definitely read more .
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- octoberlady
- 14-05-23
Homecoming
What a joy to immerse myself, in a new Kate Morton book! And this one was not a disappointment. Having just finished it, I want to start reading it again.
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