Little Broken Things

By: Nicole Baart

Narrated by: Susan Bennett

"If you liked Big Little Lies, you'll want to crack open this new novel by Nicole Baart." (Southern Living)

An engrossing and suspenseful novel for fans of Liane Moriarty and Amy Hatvany about an affluent suburban family whose carefully constructed facade starts to come apart with the unexpected arrival of an endangered young girl.

I have something for you. When Quinn Cruz receives that cryptic text message from her older sister Nora, she doesn't think much of it. They haven't seen each other in nearly a year and thanks to Nora's fierce aloofness, their relationship consists mostly of infrequent phone calls and an occasional email or text.

But when a haunted Nora shows up at the lake near Quinn's house just hours later, a chain reaction is set into motion that will change both of their lives forever. Nora's "something" is more shocking than Quinn could have ever imagined: a little girl, cowering, wide-eyed, and tight-lipped. Nora hands her over to Quinn with instructions to keep her safe, and not to utter a word about the child to anyone, especially not their buttoned-up mother who seems determined to pretend everything is perfect.

But before Quinn can ask even one of the million questions swirling around her head, Nora disappears, and Quinn finds herself the unlikely caretaker of a girl introduced simply as Lucy. While Quinn struggles to honor her sister's desperate request and care for the lost, scared Lucy, she fears that Nora may have gotten involved in something way over her head-something that will threaten them all. But Quinn's worries are nothing compared to the firestorm that Nora is facing. It's a matter of life and death, of family and freedom, and ultimately, about the lengths a woman will go to protect the ones she loves.

©2017 Nicole Baart (P)2017 Recorded Books

Wonderful story

A great story about love, family, self-awareness, and forgiveness. Strong, well develope, female characters. The narrator was fantastic!

Exceptional!

I couldn't put this down. It's about love, redemption, sorrow turned into joy. A family that was fractured and was made whole in an extraordinary way.

I was mistaken

I thought I knew it all and was wrong! Great narrator too. Thanks for freebies!

Fantastic story

In listening to this book, I fell in love with the characters for so many different reasons. My heart reached out to the child who was sent off to be hidden by the only mom she knew. Great twists and turns made for a wonderful read.

Characters & story line w/ the depth & grip of Steel Magnolias !!!

The mother daughter relationship- the husband wife relationship- the friendship…. The Aunt - Niece relationship….And oh so much more! This book has it all!! The plot twist is beautifully done and the bitter sweetness is summed up so beautifully in the Art revealed! By the end, if you don’t feel a new love and appreciation of all things “broken” - you were doing it wrong. After personally dealing with my own battles of infertility and cancer, I was in tears at the description of broken and beauty and strength coming together in a way that made my heart swell as I saw my [broken] self in a new light…a broken but beautiful light. ✨🥹 #undone