Transference

By: Jane Slavin, Roland Moore, Andrew Smith, John Dorney

Narrated by: Alex Kingston, Warren Brown, Ingrid Oliver, Wendy Craig

Length: 6 hrs and 36 mins

Publisher's summary

Sam Ross is a psychotherapist - she spends her days helping people, but she can barely help herself. She’s still grieving over the recent death of her sister, her mother Barbara offers little support and she’s professionally challenged. 

One of her clients is Keith, a man whose life story changes with every session. And Keith has a secret - one that will rock Sam’s world to the core and place her in the most terrible danger.  

Directed by: Ken Bentley
Producer: David Richardson
Executive Producers: Jason Haigh-Ellery and Nicholas Briggs

©2019 Big Finish Productions (P)2019 Big Finish Productions

I tried to like it

I really wanted to like this book. I love Alex Kingstone's voice acting. It's like watching her on TV. She's excellent and really makes you "see" the story in your head. However, the story itself was a mess. Her character kept doing dumb things for such a smart woman, such as blabbing details of her patient's diagnosis to her best friend when she shouldn't and putting him in danger as a result, or refusing protection from a patient who is clearly dangerous. Or NOT telling another friend she has taken refuge with details he should know to protect himself. The plot went all over the place until I was so lost, I finally gave up listening. I did not finish. Maybe it got better towards the end, but I just couldn't make myself keep listening. I'll try other stories starring Kingston, but this one was a miss for me.

Great listen!

Loved the story. Only thing I wish it didn’t have was so much music transition, but my first Big Finish Audiobook so not sure if that is common or not.

Não estou sabendo lidar!

This was magnificent!
All of it, but the ending it was woow! Still on my bed not knowing how to live after this.😮
When I got it I expected to enjoy it. But I didn't expect to enjoy as much as I did.
The story left me trying to discover what was going on, who deserved to be trusted or not, and when I stopped it to do other things, all I could do was think what was going to happen next.
Alex Kingston is superb and you can feel everything just in her voice. But, seriously, all the performances was amazing and impressive.
And the ending! Woow, that ending! I just want to keep listening it again and again.
I really hope Big Finish do more of these originals!

Lots of twists and turns.

Enjoyable listen with many twists and turns and just when I thought I had it worked out it headed off in another direction.

Brilliant!!!

I loved every minute of this. Couldn’t quit listening. The attention to detail with sounds really pulls you in. Love love love!!!

Enjoyable

I really enjoyed this book loved the theatre of it and the characters, great production

BRILLIANT

The cast is phenomenal! Sam is a complete mess. Her mother is a control freak. Keith, what can I say? What a rollercoaster of a drama! Highly recommend!

Beginning and middle were good

The beginning and middle of the story was good. The ending seemed to drag on and on.

loved listening

good story. kept me guessing. people are not always who you think they are.

Intrigue and mystery

Alex Kingston and warren brown don’t disappoint, great story along with plot twists that flip the narrative completely.

Definitely a drama worthy off a tv adaptation

Phenomenal

It was fantastic, the pacing and plot were both extremely well. The final was amazing.

Rollercoaster Ride great pay off. Oddly I related.

Blimey. You can tell a different writer did different chapters. It's not what you think. it constantly Has you thinking constantly!!!. Can cause trust issues...like seriously..... REALLY good suspense some can relate I know I did. It's long maybe for some. But I love Alex Kingston (Sam) so I'm not complaining. Cant say much more with out SPOILERS Sweetie our time is up........ typical therapist.

p.s you want more Alex I highly recommend The rubys curse it's brilliant. It's from doctor who universe but even as novel alone in it's own right brilliant.

Excellent

One of the best performances I have heard for a long time.
Big finish are very sci-fi orientated and I although I love sci-fi I have disliked the narrator approach to linking scenes. The BBC never use this method so for me big finish has been irritating.
However this story never uses the narrator method and is very BBC sound effects polished. If this is the future of big finish I will be buying a lot more of their stories.
Alex Kingston, voice acting, wow. She is entirely believable, vulnerable, stupid and idiotic, a real person wow
The best acted story I have heard for years.

Disjointed Narrative

This may go against the grain with all the 5 star reviews, but I had to get through this with gritted teeth. A promising plot but the narrative was executed poorly and it just comes across as silly. Alex Kingston character always says the wrong thing and acts like shes on the verge of a breakdown every 30 mins. Which is an odd direction for the character, given her profession. For a head shrink, she acts inappropriately for the majority of this story and if the best performance you can give, is to heavy breath at ANY opportunity, to imply distress..... We are all in trouble. I think the unveiling of the final act, was a damp squib and the reveal of Keiths identity was moronic, given his almost James Bond antics throughout. Others seems to be positive with this production but I certainly didn't vibe with it at all. I will say the other characters were well acted.

Great plot, characterisation believable

I enjoyed this drama very much. Great cast, all who brought it to life.It had plenty twists & turns to keep you interested until the last scene. I would definitely recommend, totally worth using a credit.

Super narration to decent thriller

Listened whilst working in the garden and the time flew. Good story, wonderfully narrated by Alex Kingston as the lead character and kept my interest throughout. I just love listening to a cast reading as it ican be even better than watching. More of the same please.

A very mixed bag.

The plot had great potential but authors didn't make the most of it. 1/4 was good & pulls you in but 2/3 & 3/4 just drag, lost interest but wanted to see how it ended. The 4/4 was very well written & performed.

absolutely amazing

such a good story loved it all
I would given it 6 stars if I could

Totally gripping

Twists and turns like you’d never believe! Great acting from all and absorbing from the outset.
My only gripe would be the length of the music interludes between chapters.
A really good listen.