The Lost Girls of Devon, Barbara ONeal
The Lost Girls of Devon, Barbara ONeal
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The Lost Girls of Devon

Author: Barbara O'Neal

Narrator: Helen Lloyd, Esther Wane, Sarah Naughton, Pearl Hewitt

Unabridged: 11 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/14/2020


Synopsis

One of Travel + Leisure’s most anticipated books of summer 2020.From the Washington Post and Amazon Charts bestselling author of When We Believed in Mermaids comes a story of four generations of women grappling with family betrayals and long-buried secrets.It’s been years since Zoe Fairchild has been to the small Devon village of her birth, but the wounds she suffered there still ache. When she learns that her old friend and grandmother’s caretaker has gone missing, Zoe and her fifteen-year-old daughter return to England to help.Zoe dreads seeing her estranged mother, who left when Zoe was seven to travel the world. As the four generations of women reunite, the emotional pain of the past is awakened. And to complicate matters further, Zoe must also confront the ex-boyfriend she betrayed many years before.Anxieties spike when tragedy befalls another woman in the village. As the mystery turns more sinister, new grief melds with old betrayal. Now the four Fairchild women will be tested in ways they couldn’t imagine as they contend with dangers within and without, desperate to heal themselves and their relationships with each other.

About Barbara O'Neal

Barbara O’Neal is the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and Amazon Charts bestselling author of more than a dozen novels, including When We Believed in Mermaids, The Art of Inheriting Secrets, and How to Bake a Perfect Life. She lives in the beautiful city of Colorado Springs with her beloved—a British endurance athlete who vows he’ll never lose his accent.To learn more about O’Neal and her works, visit her online at www.barbaraoneal.com.


Reviews

A story about family betrayals and long buried secrets that is beautifully written by none other than Barbara O'Neal who wrote the best-seller, When We Believed in Mermaids. In THE LOST GIRLS OF DEVON, O'Neal writes about four generations of the Fairchild clan who are reunited back again in not so ha......more

Goodreads review by John

I cannot think of another book that has such a badly represented cover for the story inside. I picked this up years ago as I thought I was getting a frivolous chick lit book about a part of the world that I fell in love several years ago when I visited my oldest stepdaughter and her family there whe......more

I have read a couple other of this author's book and I loved those, so I expected to like this one more than I did. Unfortunately, it was just meh. It took several chapters to get all the characters and their relationships straight and I do wish that the author had focused on just two of the women i......more


Quotes

Audiofile Earphones Award Winner“An ensemble cast of Sarah Naughton, Helen Lloyd, Esther Wane, and Pearl Hewitt delivers this well-crafted mystery. Accompanied by her daughter, Zoe Fairchild travels back to her home village of Devon, England, after her grandmother's caregiver goes missing. While there, Zoe meets up with her estranged mother, thus bringing together four generations of women who go about uncovering family secrets. This involved story couldn't have a better executed narration. Each of the four skilled performers voices one of the Fairchild women. Every chapter delivers a clear point of view without any disruption to the overall flow. All the narrators deliver authentic depictions of the characters' personalities, predicaments, and triumphs. This performance is a remarkable accomplishment.” –Audiofile Magazine“A woman’s strange disappearance brings together four strong women who struggle with their relationships, despite their need for one another. Fans of Sarah Addison Allen will appreciate the emphasis on nature and these women’s unique gifts in this latest by the author of When We Believed in Mermaids.” Library Journal (starred review)The Lost Girls of Devon draws us into the lives of four generations of women as they come to terms with their relationships and a mysterious tragedy that brings them together. Written in exquisite prose with the added bonus of the small Devon village as a setting, Barbara O’Neal’s book will ensnare the reader from the first page, taking us on an emotional journey of love, loss, and betrayal.” —Rhys Bowen, New York Times and #1 Kindle bestselling author of The Tuscan Child, In Farleigh Field, and the Royal Spyness series