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    The Drowned Village
    The Drowned Village
    The Drowned Village
    Audiobook11 hours

    The Drowned Village

    Written by Kathleen McGurl

    Narrated by Maggie Mash

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    ‘Drew me straight in and kept me hooked.’ Linda Finlay ‘Really touching, a gently gripping mystery.’ Kerry Barrett

    Beneath the surface lie forgotten secrets…

    A village destroyed

    It’s the summer of 1935 and eleven-year-old Stella Walker is preparing to leave her home forever. Forced to evacuate to make way for a new reservoir, the village of Brackendale Green will soon be lost. But before the water has even reached them, a dreadful event threatens to tear Stella’s family apart.

    An uncovered secret

    Present day, and a fierce summer has dried up the lake and revealed the remnants of the deserted village. Now an old woman, Stella begs her granddaughter Laura to make the journey she can’t. She’s sure the village still holds answers for her but, with only days until the floodwaters start to rise again, Laura is in a race against time to solve the mysteries of Stella’s almost forgotten past.

    Haunting and evocative, The Drowned Village reaches across the decades in an unforgettable tale of love, loss and family.

    Readers love Kathleen McGurl

    ‘Another fabulous dual timeline story’

    ‘Haunting’

    ‘Had me gripped from the start’

    ‘I literally could not turn the pages fast enough’

    ‘Captivating’

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins Publishers
    Release dateSep 20, 2018
    ISBN9780008274498

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