Where They Found Her

A Novel

De: Kimberly McCreight

Narrado por: Tavia Gilbert, Lauren Fortgang, Rachel F. Hirsch, Therese Plummer

“McCreight creates a world that pulls us in completely and genuinely, with characters that can enrage, amuse, and fill us with empathy. It’s a thrilling novel.”—GILLIAN FLYNN, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Gone Girl

Motherhood hasn’t been easy for Molly Anderson, and the years since the loss of her second child have been a particular struggle. But six months after moving from New York City to sophisticated Ridgedale, New Jersey, she’s finally enjoying life again, as mother of a five-year-old daughter and fledgling arts reporter for the local paper. But this tenuous stability is threatened when the body of a newborn is found in the woods behind prestigious Ridgedale University and Molly is assigned the story. Over the objections of her increasingly concerned husband, Molly dives into reporting, determined to prove herself by uncovering the truth. What she finds is a decades-old trail of dark secrets that winds through every corner of the town.

Told from the perspectives of Molly; Barbara, wife of Ridgedale’s police chief, whose faltering son is unraveling her picture-perfect life; and a sixteen-year old high school dropout, Sandy, who is dealing with her wayward mother, Where They Found Her reveals that the tragic truth about what happened to the baby lies at the unexpected intersection of these three very different women’s lives. It is a taut and profoundly moving novel about mothers and daughters—the fierce bonds that unite them and the deceit that can drive them apart. But most of all it’s about the heartbreakingly high price of history. The past can be artfully denied, but never truly buried.

Bad narration

I can't finish this book. The narrator for Molly is too annoying. Maybe I'll finish on my kindle. This is a waste of a credit.

Kind of confusing in the beginning but get good later on

Its a good story but I got a bit confused because the story is told by multiple characters and at different times. Bus as soon as I got into the style it was enjoyable

I can't stop thinking about this book! Haunting!

What did you like best about this story?

I bought this as a daily deal and didn't pay much for it. I was sucked in pretty quickly to the lives and lies of all the people in this average town. The main character is fine enough to follow, but the best part is all the ways lives intersect. Also all the secrets make it impossible to stop listening. I actually had to hide in a hammock at the cabin and finish the last few hours.

Now that it is over, I am still haunted by it. I am still thinking of the characters and wanting more.
I will say, I might have enjoyed it because I am a female that loves the relationships the people have. My husband half listened to it and wasn't as into it as I was.His loss!

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Everyone has secrets!

Great Narrators

Lots of twists and turns, had me hooked from start to finish. The narrators were great as well! Awesome book!

Wow

Very good. From beginning to the end. An amazing yet sad story. I really felt it tugging my heart

Almost gave up.

As others have said some of the narration is very irritating. Barbara’s character expressing distress almost made me stop listening. The story itself is good with lots of twists and turns. At times Barbara’s terrible terrible parenting was a little hard to listen to as well. Overall glad I finished it.

I enjoyed this -

Any additional comments?

The narration was solid, and the writing was strong and centered - not wandering around in the pucker brush and tripping over itself. However, it took a while for this book to get up and running. It got better as it went on; the split characterization worked here, giving a rounded and satisfying picture of a town and crime, and I found that there were some moments of real suspense.I cared about these characters, I liked them, and I wanted to know what happened to them. There were times when the story fell a bit into cliche - and it was a bit 'Johnny One Note' - we seem to be in an era of Dead Baby books at the moment. Nor was the 'twist' at the end a twist, since it was pretty obvious - and that's become a cliche in itself in any case. (I wish publishers and editors would STOP insisting authors stick twists onto the end of plots, if it works generically, it works. If it's cooked up, it feels like pin the tail on the donkey...and you can always tell.) All that having been said, there was much to like here.

Fantastic

The initial description sounded much more morbid than it is. Great intricate mystery. The narration is great.

Good story ... well read

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I would recommend this book as an 'escape' book. Not too deep, but a good story to take your mind of other matters. I enjoyed the ride and was surprised by the ending.

Enjoyed it!

Good narrator. Good story. I was actually surprised by the ending. Going to look for more from this author.