The Wrong Daughter
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4.2 • 33 Ratings
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- £7.99
Publisher Description
Two Sisters.
Caitlin and Olivia are excited to finally be old enough to stay home alone. But, when they fall asleep, someone turns the handle of the back door and nothing is ever the same again.
A Missing Daughter.
When their parents return, they find Olivia's bed empty. Their eldest daughter gone... until now.
One Terrible Lie.
Sixteen years later, Olivia is back, and everyone is desperate to believe the nightmare is over. But Caitlin doesn't trust the woman who claims to be her sister. Their memories of that night don't match, and they are both hiding secrets that could tear their family apart...
What if they trust the wrong daughter?
Perfect for fans of Claire Douglas, B A Paris and Lisa Jewell.
Customer Reviews
If you love crime thrillers you’ll love this
Absolutely fantastic and after listening to it easy to see why it’s being produced into a tv series. The plot is well written and engaging the characters fantastically developed and the revelation at the end tops a mountain the size of Everest of brilliant writing
Spellbinding!
I had to listen to this at every given moment.
So many twists and turns, with poignant beautiful writing.
Loved the narration.
*Twists & Turns*
**3.5 Stars**
I finished listening to this book yesterday as I added the audio. I have to say the narration was engaging. I really did not know how to rate this one.
The first part of the book really drew me in. It is about two young girls Olivia and Caitlin. This will be their first night alone at home with Olivia being the eldest at 13 years old. The girls are so excited as their parents are going out to a dinner party and they take the chance to leave the girls alone. Once in bed the girls are unaware of a masked intruder. Olivia is taken leaving Caitlin a crumpled mess when the parents arrive home. That was 16 years ago…..
There is another story running in the background. It is about a brother and a sister growing up under the care of a cruel uncle. Their parents are deceased. Most of the time they fend for themselves with hardly anyone around. Their relationship is complex and creepy.
When Olivia mysteriously reappears, there is a seed of doubt in Caitlin’s mind. She wants proof that it really is her sister.
Caitlin has grown up with survivors guilt and did everything she could to please her parents. She even chose a career path to please them that was sucking the life out of her.
Then lots of crazy things happen to discredit Caitlin and the story gets darker. All the things that Caitlin was ever sure of are no more. She has a long term relationship but what is truth and what is real? At this point I envisioned the story to go in one direction. But, it takes the opposite. We soon get to know how the two stories come together and none of it is good. We witness betrayal, Stockholm syndrome and complete heartbreak.
If the story had not taken the turn it took, it would have been a strong 4 Stars. But the rating I have given is because I enjoyed a lot of the writing and phrasing. The story at the end took away from the first part of the book for me.