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    Beneath the Water
    Beneath the Water
    Beneath the Water
    Audiobook9 hours

    Beneath the Water

    Written by Sarah Painter

    Narrated by Fiona Hardingham

    4.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    Munro House is the new start Stella needs. But it will also draw her back to a dark past…

    Devastated by a broken engagement, Stella Jackson leaves her old life behind for a new start in rural Scotland. But when she arrives in the remote coastal village of Arisaig, nothing is what she expected.

    At the edge of Arisaig sits Munro House; grand, imposing and said to be cursed by a string of tragic deaths. No less intriguing is its eccentric and handsome young owner, Jamie Munro, who hires Stella as his assistant while he pursues a seemingly impossible aim. Working through the great house’s archives, Stella soon finds herself drawn in by a cache of increasingly erratic letters from a young Victorian woman about her husband, Dr James Lockhart, a man whose single-minded ambition has strange parallels with Jamie’s.

    Just as Stella begins developing feelings for Jamie, she discovers that the connection between the Lockharts and the Munros could have sinister repercussions for them both. She’s finally found the life she wants to live—but is it all an illusion?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateFeb 8, 2018
    ISBN9781543640250
    Beneath the Water
    Author

    Sarah Painter

    Sarah Painter writes contemporary fiction with a touch of magic. She lives in rural Scotland with her children, husband, and a grey tabby called Zelda Kitzgerald. She drinks too much tea, loves the work of Joss Whedon, and is the proud owner of a writing shed.

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    • 4/5
      I’ve listened to several of Sarah painters books now. My favourite is undoubtedly the crow investigations but I’ve enjoyed the others too. I like that she writes no sex scenes but intimates what happened! Just as good in my book. I enjoy the magic that weaves through her stories. Thank you! About to listen to the last one in here the lost girls.
    • 4/5
      Stella, heartbroken by the end of her relationship, flees London to go stay with friends from her Uni days, in Arisaig, Scotland. She then finds herself working as an assistant for a local eccentric/author and whilst helping with some research comes across letters written by a Victorian lady with similarities to her own situation. This was a lovely read with a great storyline, excellent descriptions of the water/ village, mystery and romance. Plenty to keep most people engrossed!