The Family Friend

Author: Claire Douglas Listening Length: 10h 42m

When Imogen is told she’s inherited a country house near Bath, she thinks it must be a mistake. She last saw its owner, reclusive artist Dorothea Roe, sixteen years ago, during a tragic summer which changed her life for ever. Now, with partner Josh in tow, it’s a chance for a fresh start. But after discovering an old...

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At first I think it’s a person until I step forward and see it’s a life-sized papier-maché sculpture of a woman, about my height with her arms out wide like a scarecrow.

Magpies sit on each arm, and one more on the left shoulder.

I blanch, remembering the gruesome find at the weekend.

I already guess before I’ve even counted them that there are seven magpies.

PROLOGUE 02:44
Chapter 1 14:47
CHAPTER 2 20:55
Chapter 3 02:32
Chapter 4 Imogen 16:16
CHAPTER 5 06:54
Chapter 6 Dorothea 09:28
Chapter 7 Imogen 12:03
CHAPTER 8 19:16
Chapter 9 Alison 13:52
Chapter 10 Imogen 10:55
Chapter 11 Dorothea 05:20
Chapter 12 Imogen 24:22
CHAPTER 13 06:35
Chapter 14 Dorothea 03:38
Chapter 15 Imogen 06:17
CHAPTER 16 13:22
Chapter 17 Dorothea 05:48
Chapter 18 Imogen 15:51
Chapter 19 Dorothea 10:23
Chapter 20 Imogen 09:11
CHAPTER 21 18:48
Chapter 22 Dorothea 06:47
Chapter 23 Imogen 16:03
CHAPTER 24 05:05
Chapter 25 Alison 05:44
Chapter 26 Imogen 17:01
Chapter 27 Dorothea 11:40
Chapter 28 Imogen 18:35
Chapter 29 Maisie 04:48
Chapter 30 Imogen 12:26
Chapter 31 Dorothea 06:35
Chapter 32 Imogen 06:51
CHAPTER 33 07:52
CHAPTER 34 08:18
CHAPTER 35 12:41
Chapter 36 Dorothea 06:47
Chapter 37 Imogen 13:55
Chapter 38 Alison 20:04
Chapter 39 Imogen 09:05
Chapter 40 Dorothy 06:37
Chapter 41 Imogen 07:22
CHAPTER 42 07:43
CHAPTER 43 13:59
Chapter 44 Dorothy 10:39
Chapter 45 Imogen 14:02
CHAPTER 46 15:41
CHAPTER 47 10:39
Chapter 48 Aiden 01:59
Chapter 49 Imogen 11:37
CHAPTER 50 05:32
Chapter 51 Dorothy 07:12
Chapter 52 Imogen 04:50
CHAPTER 53 11:30
CHAPTER 54 11:45
CHAPTER 55 03:22
CHAPTER 56 15:52
CHAPTER 57 03:08
CHAPTER 58 13:03
Chapter 59 Rene 03:58
Chapter 60 Imogen 15:52
Chapter 61 Dorothy 05:22

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