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The Grandmother

By: Jane E. James
Narrated by: Anna Cordell, Max Dinnen
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I might be a grandmother. But I’m not some sweet, harmless old lady who people can push around.

Two little girls stand with their heads bowed in my living room. I’m told they’re my granddaughters. Daisy is nine, and Alice seven. Daisy is the spitting image of her mother. This is the first time I’ve met them since my daughter and I fell out after she married that waste of space, Vince.

They’ve come to live with me because their mother — my daughter — was murdered. In her own home while they slept close by.

I think Vince killed her. But the police can’t prove it. I’ve always known he was no good. He treated my daughter like dirt. I said he’d cheat on her — but she wouldn’t listen.

Now he wants his daughters back.

Over my dead body.

I finally have a family of my own. And nobody is going to take it away from me.

©2024 Jane E. James (P)2024 Audible Ltd.
Domestic Thrillers Family Life Genre Fiction Psychological Thriller & Suspense
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About the Creator

Jane E. James is a bestselling author who likes to create chilling reads that appeal to fans of psychological suspense thrillers, mysteries, and dark fiction. Her novels are packed with plot twists and turns that keep the reader guessing. All of them are standalone novels.
Jane is an animal lover and lives with her cat, Hero, in a small country village near Stamford, Lincolnshire in the UK, which is known for its quirky tea shops and cobbled streets. Rebecca, Carrie, The Woman in Black and Wuthering Heights are among some of Jane's favourite reads.

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Not too outlandish

At about the halfway point, it got to be too hard to suspend belief and take the story seriously.

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Great story but anxiety producing

What I read doesn’t usually affect my mood. This did. I listened just before Christmas and it peaked a rare mood of sadness for me.

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Intrigued

Odd story but told well. The characters are all insane and working their agenda. Narrators are very realistic.


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Crazy people

This book kept my interest for the entire book! Good plot twists. Narrator did an amazing job. I would recommend this read.

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Great story

Kept you guessing until the end with a fantastic twist, all in all a very good read.

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Interesting listen

I must say this was an interesting listen, it was great but if I knew how this book was performed I wouldn’t have listened. I must say I’m glad I did listen

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The story has many twists that were unexpected.

The book was interesting with good character development and some interesting details. I liked the unexpected twists but found the ending abrupt and wanting . Overall I enjoyed it very much

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Such a twist. This was great. Such a wicked grandmother.

I can’t really say a bad thing about this. I enjoyed the whole book. Looking forward to the next one.

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Frustrating if Anything

Told in dual points of view, I was frustrated with both the father and the grandmother.

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Unexpected

Great characters. Strong story. Enjoyable read. Good clean read. Unexpected. Great twists. The ending I thought I knew, boy.... :)

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