Homecoming, Isabel Ashdown
Homecoming, Isabel Ashdown
20 Rating(s)
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Homecoming
A mesmerising and addictive thriller that will keep you hooked

Author: Isabel Ashdown

Narrator: Emily Joyce, Sara Novak

Unabridged: 10 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Orion

Published: 11/24/2022


Synopsis

'Dark, insidious, unsettling, fabulous.' Sharon Bolton

We thought we were building paradise. We didn't know we were building it on graves.

The Starlings is everything you could want - luxury homes, ocean views, security gates. The Gold Family transformed a derelict building into Dorset's most exclusive community. Everyone who lives here is living their dream. Until someone falls from the clock tower during a summer party.

When the police start investigating, residents start remembering what this building used to be. The Highcap Mother and Baby Home, where unmarried girls were sent. Where babies disappeared. Where screams were ignored.

Some histories can't be buried. Some pasts demand payment. And someone in The Starlings knows exactly what happened here decades ago. Because they never left.

Homecoming by Isabel Ashdown is perfect for fans of Big Little Lies and Little Fires Everywhere.

About Isabel Ashdown

With several critically acclaimed novels already to her name, Isabel Ashdown first burst onto the thriller scene in 2017 with her Amazon bestseller LITTLE SISTER. She has since seen two of her thrillers shortlisted in the prestigious Dead Good Reader Awards, and her dark family dramas continue to hook readers across the globe.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jennifer on April 12, 2023

3 stars for the first 400 pages, 4 stars for the last 100+. I generally like books by Kate Morton, but sometimes they drag and this was another example. At more than 500 pages, the story slowly builds the back story of the central death/mystery. Not until the final 100 pages or so did it start to ge......more

Goodreads review by Nicole on March 21, 2023

I finished this book about a week ago and have writers block every time I sit at the computer to write a review. Normally, I don't think twice about buying/reading a Kate Morton book, they're always so beautiful, inside and out. I know I'll care about the characters and the mysteries keep me guessin......more

Goodreads review by Lindsay L on July 02, 2023

5 stars! 2023 Favourites List! Kate Morton is my favourite author. I’ve read and loved all of her books. When a new release is published, it comes with a heavy personal expectation. I am thrilled to report this was just as magical and entrancing as I had hoped and come to expect from this author. The......more

Goodreads review by Laura on March 29, 2023

For Morton fans, this will be that comfy read they love. For others? Wow, does the book-within-a-book device make for some lazy writing. Instead of having Jess do her supposed job as an investigative journalist and do some investigating, giving her everything essentially on a platter via this book (......more

Goodreads review by Canadian Jen on July 10, 2023

A mystery. A crime. A community of questionable suspects. Welcome to a land down under. In 1959, a man comes upon a dead woman and her children that shakes a small town in southern Australia. In 2018, Jess gets a call to come home to Australia as her Grandmother is ailing. A series of mysteries envelo......more


Quotes

Couldn't stop reading this compelling novel of scandals and affairs at the heart of seemingly idyllic seaside community. Great characters, setting, and a deliciously dark mystery at its heart. Essie Fox

Dark, insidious, unsettling, fabulous Sharon Bolton

You're immersed in an imaginary world that still feels very real - right down to the actual Dorset settings sprinkled throughout. The story twists and turns in a way that makes it both enjoyable to read and impossible to guess the ending.

'Neatly plotted and totally engaging - it's another Ashdown triumph. Sussex Life