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The Girl Who Couldn't Read

By: John Harding
Narrated by: William Roberts
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New England, 1890. Doctor John Shepherd arrives at a women's mental hospital to begin work as assistant to the owner. As Shepherd struggles to conceal his secrets, he finds the asylum has plenty of its own. Intrigued by a girl who is fascinated by books but cannot read, Shepherd embarks upon an experiment to help her. In this chilling literary thriller everyone has something to hide and no one is what they seem.

©2014 John Harding (P)2014 W.F. Howes Ltd Genre Fiction Gothic Horror Literary Fiction Medical Scary Fiction Suspense Mystery
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As good a who done it as I have ever read/heard. It is utally thrilling & perfectly paced. I listened to it in just one 9+ hour session. I got it because I am a fanatic about adult literacy. But that's not what it's about at all.
Two questions to ask oneself:
1) 'Who's the monster?'
2) 'Who can any claim to be sane?'

Cracking good yarn.

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This book was from a YouTuber who recommended it. I wasn’t sure at first but as the story went on I found it more and more interesting. It had a twist or two in the story. Was well narrated and I enjoyed it, I hope you do too xx

An unexpected twist..

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