In the Clearing by J.P. Pomare
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In the Clearing
- Now a Disney+ Star Original Series
- By: J.P. Pomare
- Narrated by: Eryn Jean Norvill
- Length: 9 hrs and 44 mins
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
About this listen
How far would you go to protect your family?
Amy has only ever known life in the Clearing. She knows what’s expected of her. She knows what to do to please her elders, and how to make sure the community remains happy and calm. That is, until a new young girl joins the group. She isn’t fitting in; she doesn’t want to stay. What happens next will turn life as Amy knows it on its head.
Freya has gone to great lengths to feel like a ‘normal person’. In fact, if you saw her go about her day with her young son, you’d think she was an everyday mum. That is, until a young girl goes missing and someone from her past, someone she hasn’t seen for a very long time, arrives in town.
As secrets of the past bubble up to the surface, this small town’s dark underbelly will be exposed and lives will be destroyed.
©2019 J.P. Pomare (P)2019 Hachette Australia Audio
Saraswati
Gripping and excellent
This is a disturbing book, quite unique in the way it flows between life within, and life outside, a very eerie cult. It’s very well written and Norvill’s narration is near perfect.
I feel that many of the things that I’d like to say about the book are spoilers. Suffice to say, listen to it if you are interested in the ripple effect of dire childhood experiences and charismatic leaders, and you enjoy a book full of nuanced suspense.
Rebekah Creevey
Wow!
Omg! That was fantastic! All the twists. I was absolutely riveted! I didn’t realised it had some basis in truth. That was a pretty cool rabbit hole to go down lol. I had no idea Australia had their own cult who kidnapped children! How creepy!