The Stepson, Jane Renshaw
The Stepson, Jane Renshaw
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The Stepson

Author: Jane Renshaw

Narrator: Mhairi Morrison, Katherine Littrell, Joshua Manning

Unabridged: 9 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/09/2022

Synopsis

Psychotherapist Lulu is sure she’s the luckiest woman alive. She has a wonderful job and is married to the love of her life, Nick—who also happens to be ridiculously handsome and fabulously wealthy. But now a shadow has fallen on her perfect life. She can see that Nick is struggling with demons from his past. When he was sixteen, his entire family disappeared without a trace and Nick has always insisted that his stepmother—whom he hated—was to blame, that she did something terrible to his beloved father and baby sister. That trauma has left him feeling that anyone he loves is in danger and might vanish in a heartbeat. So now he is obsessed with Lulu’s safety. He needs to know where she is 24/7, insists she carries a can of pepper spray, and is constantly watching for any potential threats. Lulu can see that this extreme anxiety is wearing Nick down. As a therapist, she knows the only way to heal trauma is to confront it. So she persuades him to return to the country house from which his family vanished. But soon after they arrive in this sleepy rural community, another person disappears. As Lulu is forced to question everything she knows about Nick and his missing family, dark secrets emerge from the past. The certainties of her old life fade away and are replaced by a horror she could never have imagined in her wildest nightmares.

About Jane Renshaw

Jane Renshaw is the author of several psychological thrillers, including The Stepson, The Child Who Never Was, and the Pitfourie Series. Her writing career began after she discovered that she didn't have what it takes to be a scientist and shuffled sideways into scientific and medical editing. She lives in the northeast of Scotland, about a mile or so from the hamlet in which her great-great-grandmother, Jane Renshaw, lived and brought up eight children. For more information, visit JaneRenshaw.co.uk.

About Mhairi Morrison

Mhairi Morrison is a trained actress and voiceover artist who received her bachelor's degree in theater from The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and her master's degree from Jacques Lecoq. The creator of the award-winning web series Feathers and Toast, she works extensively in voiceover and is the recipient of an Earphones Award.

About Katherine Littrell

Katherine Littrell is a Sydney-based audiobook narrator who studied English literature at Bryn Mawr College. She has lived in the United States and the U.K. but is glad to be back home in Australia, where she enjoys knitting, making furniture, and talking out loud to herself in small spaces.

About Joshua Manning

Joshua Manning trained as an actor at the Bristol Old Vic and went on to perform on some of the UK's most prestigious stages including the National Theatre, Shakespeare’s Globe, and the National Theatre of Scotland. In addition to acting, he has narrated audiobooks for multiple publishers and is the recipient of a One Voice Award.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Heather Adores Books on April 18, 2023

3.5⭐ Featuring ~ multiple POV, dual timeline, suicide We've got the overprotective husband, Nick, that is worried something is going to happen to his wife, Lulu. Years ago his family disappeared and he thinks his stepmom is to blame. He can't stop feeling anxious that something might happen in his pr......more

Goodreads review by Jen on December 18, 2021

This book was fast paced and I finished it in less than a day. That being said, it also required me to suspend my disbelief throughout. The story is told from 2 POVs- Maggie, who is afraid of her teenaged stepson Nick in 1997; and Lulu, who is now married to Nick in 2019. The story moves along quick......more

Goodreads review by Natalie all_books_great_and_small on December 22, 2021

I received a gifted advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review as part of the book tour hosted by Zooloos Book Tours. The Stepson is a gripping page-turner told from two POVs - Maggie (in 1997) who is Nicks stepmother and who is being targeted by Nick due to his obsessi......more

Goodreads review by Linda on December 08, 2021

Psychotherapist Lulu is married to a man still struggling with demons from his past. When he was a teenage, his father, step=mother, and half-sister disappeared... leaving him in the care of an aunt and uncle. There was never any trace of the missing family. In fact, the police somewhat suspected Ni......more

Goodreads review by Nina (ninjasbooks) on May 08, 2022

2,5 stars. Normally I understand that someone might be duped and therefore act stupidly, but in this novel I just couldn’t feel sympathy for Lulu. She’s a psychologist, and even if her devotion was explained by her over empathic mindset, it just didn’t make sense that she was so convinced by Nick’s......more

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