The Drowning Lesson
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  • Published: 24 September 2015
  • ISBN: 9781405923491
  • Imprint: Penguin Audio
  • Format: Audio Download
  • RRP: $19.99

The Drowning Lesson

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19 Sep 2016
Audiobook
24 Sep 2015
Paperback
28 Jul 2020
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The haunting new novel from the author of 2014's stunning Richard and Judy Book Club bestseller Daughter

Emma and Adam are doctors at the top of their fields and so when they are offered the chance to take their three children to Africa for a year for a research placement it seems like the opportunity of a lifetime. It's going to be an experience they'll never forget.

But for all the wrong reasons.

When Emma arrives home one night to the sickening sight of an empty cot, their family's dream adventure turns into their worst nightmare.

Thousands of miles from home and from anyone who can help, they must discover the truth. Is this a random abduction, a tragic accident or something far more sinister?
  • Published: 24 September 2015
  • ISBN: 9781405923491
  • Imprint: Penguin Audio
  • Format: Audio Download
  • RRP: $19.99
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About the author

Jane Shemilt

While working as a GP, Jane Shemilt completed a post graduate diploma in Creative Writing at Bristol university and went on to study for the M.A in Creative writing at Bath Spa, gaining both with distinction. She was shortlisted for the Janklow and Nesbitt award and the Lucy Cavendish fiction prize for Daughter, which is her first novel. She and her husband, a Professor of Neurosurgery, have five children and live in Bristol.

Also by Jane Shemilt

Little Friends
How Far We Fall
Daughter
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Praise for The Drowning Lesson

A dark twisty tale

Heat

Gripping tale

Telegraph, Pick of the Week

A gripping read about a family whose hopeful adventure turns into a nightmare

You Magazine

Suspenseful, brooding, and with touches of witchcraft - it makes for a perfect blend of horror and thriller

Sunday Mirror

Shemilt specialises in the fictionalisation of parental nightmares . . . well written, taut and tense

Wendy Holden, Daily Mail

I enjoyed this book from the first page . . . this book comes with a very enthusiastic recommendation . . . The story is all encompassing and I felt itchy with anticipation as I savoured every page

The Book Bag

The parent's despair is so brilliantly written, you feel every stab of grief. The thrilling ending does not disappoint. A must-read!

Woman Magazine

Praise for Daughter

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Utterly gripping. A tautly coiled spring of suspicion and suspense which builds to a devastating ending

Mail On Sunday

Taut and thought-provoking

Sunday Mirror
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