Room 706, Ellie Levenson
Room 706, Ellie Levenson
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Room 706

Author: Ellie Levenson

Narrator: Hattie Morahan

Unabridged: 9 hr 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/20/2026


Synopsis

A married woman is trapped with her lover in a hotel under siege: If she knew it would end this way, would it ever have begun?

Kate’s children and her husband are her whole world. Since marrying young, she’s dedicated her life to making her little family grow. But in the last few years, she’s carved out something just for herself: hours stolen away with another man. After one midday tryst with her lover, Kate’s double life is thrown into chaos when she turns on the TV to find their hotel has been overtaken by an unnamed, dangerous group. As Kate’s life hangs in the balance, she is faced with “a gripping exploration of the murky grey areas of marriage, relationships, and womanhood” (Hazel Hayes).

Room 706 is a “tense exploration of desire” (Alina Grabowski). Raw, unsettling, and deeply human, it compels you to ask: Would I feel guilt, regret...or relief?

“Poignant, immersive, and utterly human, I adored this brilliant novel.”
—Sarah Jessica Parker, SJP Lit

About The Author

Ellie Levenson is a writer whose work has appeared across international publications including The Guardian, The Times, and Cosmopolitan UK, as well as the author of four nonfiction books. She lives in London with her family. Room 706 is her debut novel.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jayme C (Brunetteslikebookstoo) on January 20, 2026

SELF REFLECTION The story opens with a typical harried domestic scene, with what appears to be a loving husband (Vic) and his wife (Kate) juggling the demands of breakfast and two young children who need to get to school. But, soon after it’s 1 PM, and Kate is in Room 706 with her lover, James. A terr......more

Goodreads review by Mandy on January 21, 2026

3.5 stars 🌟 This wasn’t the book that I expected it to be. I would class this more as women’s fiction than thriller. Yes the idea of the overall story is thrilling, but the guts of the story is of a reflection on a life lived when faced with dying. It is a slow burn that I felt dragged a bit in the......more

Goodreads review by Joanna on April 28, 2025

Where do I even start with this amazing debut?! This book is about *so many things* but the utterly brilliant premise is Kate and James, a married couple (married to other people that is), have met for one of their occasional hook-ups in a hotel ... except Kate switches on the TV afterwards, only to......more

Goodreads review by Sheila on July 14, 2025

I received a free copy of, Room 706, by Ellie Levenson, from the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. I did not care for this book or its characters at all. The ending sucked too. Im sick of books with people with no morals at all.......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on November 30, 2025

A good gimmick... and absolutely nothing else. Kate is cheating on her husband when the hotel she's in is the target of a terrorist attack. This is the thing that's good, and it's already on the jacket summary. I'm not sure the book is really worth reading after that! This isn't a thriller. Despite t......more