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Broken Country

By: Clare Leslie Hall
Narrated by: Hattie Morahan
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A REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK | A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall is an unforgettable story of love, loss, and the choices that shape our lives…but it’s also a masterfully crafted mystery that will keep you guessing until the very last page. Seriously, that ending?! I did not see it coming.” —Reese Witherspoon

“Stirring and mysterious…fires directly at the human heart and hits the mark.” —Delia Owens, New York Times bestselling author of Where the Crawdads Sing

A love triangle unearths dangerous, deadly secrets from the past in this thrilling tale perfect for fans of The Paper Palace and Where the Crawdads Sing.


“The farmer is dead. He is dead, and all anyone wants to know is who killed him.”

Beth and her gentle, kind husband Frank are happily married, but their relationship relies on the past staying buried. But when Beth’s brother-in-law shoots a dog going after their sheep, Beth doesn’t realize that the gunshot will alter the course of their lives. For the dog belonged to none other than Gabriel Wolfe, the man Beth loved as a teenager—the man who broke her heart years ago. Gabriel has returned to the village with his young son Leo, a boy who reminds Beth very much of her own son, who died in a tragic accident.

As Beth is pulled back into Gabriel’s life, tensions around the village rise and dangerous secrets and jealousies from the past resurface, this time with deadly consequences. Beth is forced to make a choice between the woman she once was, and the woman she has become.

A sweeping love story with the pace and twists of a thriller, Broken Country is a novel of simmering passion, impossible choices, and explosive consequences that toggles between the past and present to explore the far-reaching legacy of first love.©2025 Clare Leslie Hall (P)2025 Simon & Schuster Audio
Family Life Genre Fiction Romantic Suspense Small Town & Rural Women's Fiction Heartfelt Exciting Tearjerking

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“BROKEN COUNTRY is a beautifully observed and brilliantly constructed page-turner of novel. It has everything – love, loss, fury, forgiveness – and I was absolutely immersed from page one.”—MARY BETH KEANE, New York Times bestselling author of Ask Again, Yes and The Half Moon

Captivating Plot Twists • Beautiful Love Story • Exceptional Narration • Emotional Depth • Masterful Storytelling
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This book is well written, and the narrator does a wonderful job of bringing the characters to life.

The thing that stood out for me was the rise and fall of emotions this book has

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Heartbreakingly complex love. Beautiful story full of characters who are flawed, but you want them all to have happy endings.

Heartbreakingly complex love

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All I can say is get it! Read it or listen or whatever you can and DO NOT wait a second or give it another thought! IT’S SO GOOD!

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Outstanding listen; so well written and beautifully narrated. Intense and compelling, heartbreaking and redemptive. Exploring the human condition and the failings of mere mortals.
Beautifully crafted and not to be missed.

Oh, What Tangled Webs We Weave....

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Great character description, surprises, young love, passion, mature love, grace and forgiveness
Over overwhelming guilt was amazing!

Wholesome storyline

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Loved the story, the characters, and the narrator was amazing! Well done! Sad and tragic, but very beautiful.

A tale of love and sacrifice

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such a fantastic tale filled with passion, twists and turns. slow at first and it bounces around in time bu it all comes together beautifully

wnderful ending

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The story is written so well and the narrator is perfect! Really enjoyed this book!

Beautifully Written

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I absolutely loved the writing and this book. This beautiful but heartbreaking story had me in sad but also joyful tears.

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