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Lullaby
- Narrated by: Finty Williams
- Length: 5 hrs and 46 mins
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Summary
**SOON TO BE A MAJOR HBO SHOW STARRING NICOLE KIDMAN AND MAYA ERSKINE**
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER
A RICHARD AND JUDY PICK
WINNER OF THE DEBUT NOVEL OF THE YEAR AT THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS
A SUNDAY TIMES TOP 100 NOVEL OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
'Creepy, shocking, compulsive' The Times, BOOKS OF THE YEAR
'Unnerving, addictive.' Grazia
'The smartest thriller you'll read this year.' Independent
The baby is dead. It took only a few seconds.
When Myriam, a brilliant lawyer, decides to return to work, she and her husband look for a nanny for their two young children. They never dreamed they would find Louise: a quiet, polite and devoted woman who sings to their children, cleans the family's chic Paris apartment, stays late without complaint and hosts enviable birthday parties. But as the couple and their nanny become more and more dependent on each other, jealousy, resentment and suspicions increase, until Myriam and Paul's idyllic domesticity is shattered . . .
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- T A GIBB
- 03-01-19
Chilling book
This book was recommended by another mum it was enthralling but scary at the same time . It could of been real
Very good book
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- ann p
- 19-06-24
Underlying menace
Both, beautifully written but filled with menace. Great insight into a deteriorating mind . Stunning imagery
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- Maggie Kiely
- 27-07-18
So many inaccuracies
This book has achieved high acclaim in France.
This work begins after the murder of the children then delves back into the lives of the nanny and the parents to see what led to the events.
This does not read as a translation so all praise to Sam Taylor for a wonderful job in this respect. Moreover the narrative by Finty Williams was superb.
This is seriously far from a thriller It is a well written social commentary of day to day events in the life of a family.
The first half of the book shows how Myriam and Paul are happy to use and abuse their nanny. While telling themselves they are being kind to her they patronise and demean her. Myriam and Paul’s characters are not developed and they move in and out of the story without the reader having much insight into them. This is the same for other characters in the book. I felt this was written by someone far removed from the story I never felt Louise was alive in the story.
It is difficult to see why the parents did not see some of Louise’s behaviours as concerning but then they are focused on their own lives their work and Louise keeps the home and children ordered so they accept it. An example of this is bite marks Myriam discovers on her young son which is explained away by Louise the nanny and the mother just accepts it.
Overall I just felt extremely frustrated by this book as follows.
The ending was just flat with no satisfaction at all.
There are elements of this book which could not happen in real life despite its basis on a similar real life case in the USA in 2012.
When the supposed killer is in a coma the state will arrest her but then procedures stop until and unless the accused recovers. No investigation witness interrogation, Judge, trial can occur as the person accused of murder is not there present to defend herself. Yet all this is presented to the reader as what happened in this case.
Secondly are there no data protection laws in France? How is it possible for authorities to write to the employer of the nanny disclosing her financial irregularities without her consent? Then when given that information Myriam who is a solicitor did not tell Louise that she does not have to legally accept her husband’s debt which is the reason for her debt in the first place?
Overall this was a well written and well translated distant look at day to day family life without any thriller gripping elements with glaring inconsistencies in legal practices of any government
Personally it just left me confused and perplexed. I could not recommend it and will return it to Audible.
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- mrs julie-ann logan
- 12-01-19
Intellectual psychological story
Great listen. Well written and empathetically narrated book. It portrays a put upon nanny who is trusted to be in charge of two innocent children. So cleverly written in that you are always aware of the awful act that has been committed but but there is a compelling sense to listen on and understand why.
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- mclpa
- 07-03-19
A very Dark story
I’d been recommended this book by a friend who has a wonderful eye for a good read. Unfortunately I didn’t get on so well with this one. Mostly because I found it incredibly depressing. I can’t quite put my finger on exactly why. It was very well written and well narrated I just always felt incredibly sad after listening to it.
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- josephine H.Codjoe
- 13-02-21
Disappointing Abrupt Ending
Excellent storyline and narration. Very abrupt , disappointing finish. Who was Louise, why this behaviour?
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- D W.
- 12-02-24
unsatisfying ending
Good story until the end. narrator kept dropping her voice, difficult to hear although my phone usually has excellent audio/sound.
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- Candypop
- 24-06-19
Quite good
Given this book had a fair amount of hype I was a bit disappointed by the reality. It’s quite good but certain not so special.
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- Genevieve
- 25-01-19
Superb!
So very intriguing. The narrator was a bit monotone with voicing characters, but still engaging.
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- Lu
- 08-08-19
Good listen
Really enjoyed the story and how it was read, but felt something was missing from the ending... not sure what though. But perhaps I am supposed to have unanswered questions!
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