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    The Lingering
    Audiobook9 hours

    The Lingering

    Written by S. J. I. Holliday

    Narrated by Julia Barrie and David Monteath

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    About this audiobook

    Married couple Jack and Ali Gardiner move to a self-sufficient spiritual commune in the English Fens, desperate for fresh start. The local village is known for the witches who once resided there and Rosalind House, where the commune has been established, is a former psychiatric home, with a disturbing history. When Jack and Ali arrive, a chain of unexpected and unexplained events is set off, and it becomes clear that they are not all that they seem. As the residents become twitchy, and the villagers suspicious, events from the past come back to haunt them, and someone is seeking retribution…
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherIsis Publishing Ltd
    Release dateOct 1, 2018
    ISBN9781445078137

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    • 3/5
      It was ok. A bit slow. A bit obvious. Narration was good
    • 4/5
      This is a difficult one to categorise; it starts out as your typical "couple joins a commune which may not be on the level" story but neatly subverts that trope. This is a very under explored idea in my opinion, why dont we have more stories about evil people entering a wholesome cult of hippies whose only fault is eating too much mooli?