![]() Her story centres on Jean Taylor, an ordinary, suburban hairdresser whose husband, Glen, is accused of committing a terrible crime, the kidnap and murder of a young child. She talks of the wives and partners of the accused who sat quietly during the trial, listening at times to horrendous details of the crimes committed, and she wondered how they coped with their relationships and their lives once the trial was over. It is the first novel of Fiona Barton, a journalist who worked with a number of British newspapers, and she tells in the prologue how her reporting of some criminal trials acted as the inspiration for this novel. ![]() The Widow has been heralded as the stand-out psychological thriller for 2016 in the same vein as Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train and while it may not be as accomplished as either of those two titles, it is an unusual and gripping story that is well worth listening to. ![]() ![]() The Widow by Fiona Barton – Audible Book Review by Pat V. ![]()
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