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The Cuckoo's Cry

By: Caroline Overington
Narrated by: Aimee Horne
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On the eve of the global lockdown, Don Barlow opens the door of his old beachside cottage to find a pretty girl with pink-tipped hair, claiming to have nowhere to go.

He allows her entry, and so begins a mystery set in unprecedented times: with the virus raging outside their home, the girl cannot be asked to leave, but what does he risk by having her stay?

Caroline Overington is a bestselling Australian author and an award-winning journalist. She has written several bestselling audiobooks, including the Looking for Eden, Ghost Child and I Came to Say Goodbye. She has profiled many of the world's most famous women, including Oprah Winfrey and Hillary Clinton, and has twice won the Walkley Award for Investigative Journalism. She has also won the Sir Keith Murdoch Award for Journalistic Excellence and the Blake Dawson Prize for Business Literature. Caroline is currently Associate Editor at The Australian and is based in Sydney.

©2020 Caroline Overington (P)2020 Audible Australia Pty Ltd. Crime Fiction Emotionally Gripping Psychological Domestic Thrillers Thriller & Suspense Fiction Crime Heartfelt Witty Scary Feel-Good

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About the Creator

Caroline Overington is an award-winning writer and a former foreign correspondent. She is the author of 13 books, including nine crime thrillers; and a historical study of 19th century women's suffrage called Last Woman Hanged, which won the 2016 Davitt Prize. She has a home in beachside Bondi that she shares with her partner, boy-girl twins, and an old blue dog.

About the Performer

Aimee Horne is an Australian voiceover artist and actor. Trained at National Institute of Dramatic Arts (NIDA), she has worked extensively in theater, film, television, and radio. Aimee voiced Cottontail in the animated feature Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway. Some of her other voice credits include FX sketch animation series, Psychotown and feature documentary, Brabham: The Untold Story of Formula One. Since 2013, Aimee has been lending her voice to major international projects and national campaigns. She has narrated eight audiobooks and delights in bringing an author’s story to new audiences. She loves traveling, animals, watching TV murder mysteries, and lives in Sydney with her partner.

Unexpected Twists • Compelling Page-turner • Excellent Narration • Emotional Resonance • Contemporary Setting

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A sweet but melancholy story of family, old loves, anger and endearment. A story line we all know from some other time.

Captivating

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but there are gaps that aren't explained if they were meant to enhance the story - like why mother and father state the same child was born in two d
different years.

Interesting listen but

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this is a great short novel. I enjoyed every minute but especially toward the end there's a great surprise. the ending is very well-crafted and emotionally powerful.

Fabulous

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A real story with enough depth to keep me listening with hardly a break.. Exceptionally good narration. Four hours was the perfect length to develop the story and characters and there was not a minute of extraneous detail or dialogue. I hardly choose fiction from the freebie choices because they are usually so badly written, overperformed, or just boring. This one was excellent.

First Audio Original fiction in the Winners Circle

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Not since "A Handmaid's Tale" have I been unable to step away from a story. Filled with mystery, concern, confusion, surprise, and bittersweet resolve. For anyone who enjoys family intrigue, I highly recommend this listen. Superbly performed.

Surprisingly captivating

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