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The Night in Question
- Author
- Susan Fletcher
- Narrator
- Jenny Funnell
- Publisher
- Transworld
- Publish Date
- 18 April 2024
- Run Time
- 13 hours 37 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
Brought to you by Penguin.
Discover the uplifting story with a uniquely loveable protagonist, perfect for fans of The List of Suspicious Things, Elizabeth is Missing, and Dear Mrs Bird.
Florence Butterfield has a secret.
She's kept it for 70 years. She's travelled the world, fallen in love, and grown and changed in ways she never could have imagined. But she's never told a soul.
Until one midsummer's night, something happens. Something so terrible and unexpected that it changes everything for Florrie. And perhaps, at last, her long-buried secret will finally see the light of day . . .
'Full of unforgettable characters . . . a beguiling mystery’ Jennie Godfrey, author of The List of Suspicious Things
'A wonderfully warm and involving page-turner.' Clare Chambers, author of Small Pleasures
'Life-affirming [and] full of surprises' Emma Stonex, author of The Lamplighters
©2024 Susan Fletcher (P)2024 Penguin Audio
Critics Review
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Our octogenarian heroine’s determination to investigate a violent crime on her doorstep, leads her to reflect on her colourful past of love and loss, in this wonderfully warm and involving page-turner
Clare Chambers, Sunday Times bestselling author of Small Pleasures
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A wonderful, life-affirming novel, full of surprises, tender of heart, and infused with a spirit as warm and generous as any I have read. It's a gripping literary whodunnit and so much more . . . I adored it.
Emma Stonex, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Lamplighters
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Full of unforgettable characters, a beguiling mystery with gorgeous prose, The Night in Question completely captured my heart. Florence Butterfield is a woman I will never forget and her story is one that had me in all kinds of tears. A triumph.
Jennie Godfrey, author of The List of Suspicious Things
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It's brilliant
Daily Mail
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Totally original, this water-colour pretty novel is as surprising as it is inspirational. I loved it!
Katie Fforde
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I found myself catching my breath at the brilliance of the insight and the clever and truthful way Susan Fletcher reveals Florrie’s complicated emotional journey. A novel filled with love and generosity, it is a triumph.
Elizabeth Buchan, Sunday Times bestselling author
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Every word is a jewel. A richly evocative and moving portrait of an unforgettable heroine who will teach you everything you need to know about life and love and loss. The best book I have read for a long time.
Veronica Henry, Sunday Times bestselling author
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A perfect peach of a novel! Bright and beautiful writing, a delicious cast of characters, and a moreish whodunnit plot told with warmth, wit and emotional intelligence. A novel to be devoured!
Lucy Clarke, Sunday Times bestselling author
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A novel to treasure. Susan Fletcher's magical prose sparkles, and the story bursts with optimism, compassion, and gratitude. Glorious – in both writing and spirit – it moved me to tears time and time again.
Emylia Hall, author of The Shell House Detectives
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Moving, uplifting and beautifully written
The Sun
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Details
- Author
- Susan Fletcher
- Narrator
- Jenny Funnell
- Duration
- 13 hours 37 minutes
- Release Date
- 18 April 2024
- ISBN
- 9781529919028
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Transworld
- Genre
- Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Crime and mystery: women sleuths / detectives, Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives, Narrative theme: love / relationships
Synopsis
Brought to you by Penguin.Discover the uplifting story with a uniquely loveable protagonist, perfect for fans of The List of Suspicious Things, Elizabeth is Missing, and Dear Mrs Bird.Florence Butterfield has a secret.She's kept it for 70 years. She's travelled the world, fallen in love, and grown and changed in ways she never could have imagined. But she's never told a soul.Until one midsummer's night, something happens. Something so terrible and unexpected that it changes everything for Florrie. And perhaps, at last, her long-buried secret will finally see the light of day . . .'Full of unforgettable characters . . . a beguiling mystery’ Jennie Godfrey, author of The List of Suspicious Things'A wonderfully warm and involving page-turner.' Clare Chambers, author of Small Pleasures'Life-affirming [and] full of surprises' Emma Stonex, author of The Lamplighters©2024 Susan Fletcher (P)2024 Penguin Audio
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