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Anatomy of a Scandal: A Novel Audiobook
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“A nuanced story line perfectly in tune with our #metoo times.” —People, Book of the Week
“One of the season’s most buzzed-about thrillers.” —Bookish
“A strong choice for book clubs. Former political correspondent Vaughan makes an impressive debut with this savvy, propulsive courtroom drama.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“Vaughan offers gripping insight into a political scandal’s hidden machinations and the tension between justice and privilege…Absorbing, polished.” —Booklist (starred review)
“Skillfully interweaving the story of the unfolding scandal, Vaughan gradually reveals just how shockingly high the stakes are…Sinewy…engrossing, twist-filled.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Some people’s secrets are darker than others.
Sophie Whitehouse has a lovely home, two adorable children, and a handsome, successful husband. In other words, she has the “perfect” life. But everything changes the night her husband James comes home and confesses an indiscretion. Suddenly, her neat, ordered world is turned upside down. Did she ever really know the man she married?
And, as it turns out, James’s revelation is just the tip of the iceberg. He stands accused of a terrible crime. But, the truth is even more shocking than anyone ever could have thought. Is James the guilty perpetrator or an innocent victim of a toxic agenda?
In this riveting story of love, revenge, and deception, no one’s motives are pure, but some people’s secrets are much darker than others.
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"It's hard to describe the plot without spoilers, but I found myself quite gripped by what would happen next - it's got a fair bit of betrayal, revenge, and hubris in it. The characters were Oxford undergraduates, now in middle age, with some flashbacks to student days, where events occurred that set off a train of issues years later. It's cleverly done and the insights into lives of the wealthy political and legal classes seemed believable (at least from UK perspective). The chapters focused on different characters - my only disappointment was that I had hoped we might get the same story from their different perspectives, but it's really told from the viewpoint of the central character, Kate. I didn't find her all that sympathetic, but I did find her believable. Lots of rich description to set the scence, but the plot moves along at a decent pace. It ended more abruptly than I expected, but was satisfying all the same. "
— deevybee (5 out of 5 stars)
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“The courtroom yields high drama, but Vaughan also dives deep into the characters’ backstories—especially the entitled lives of powerful men—creating a nuanced story line perfectly in tune with our #metoo times.”
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“[A] savvy, propulsive courtroom drama.”
— Kirkus Reviews (starred review) -
“[A] gripping insight into a political scandal’s hidden machinations and the tension between justice and privilege…Absorbing, polished.”
— Booklist (starred review) -
“Skillfully interweaving the story of the unfolding scandal, Vaughan gradually reveals just how shockingly high the stakes are.”
— Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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About Sarah Vaughan
Sarah Vaughan read English at Oxford and spent eleven years at the Guardian as a news reporter, health correspondent, and political correspondent. She left to freelance and began writing fiction the week, and her debut novel, The Art of Baking Blind, published by Hodder & Stoughton, St. Martin’s Press, and in seven other languages, was the result.
About the Narrators
Julie Teal is an actress who has appeared in such films and television shows as Doctors, Midsomer Murders, EastEnders, Waking the Dead, and The Bill, among others.
Helen Fisher spent her early life in America but grew up mainly in Suffolk, England, where she now lives. She studied psychology at Westminster University and ergonomics at University College London, and she worked as a senior evaluator in research at the Royal National Institute of Blind People.
Esther Wane is a British actor and voice-over artist. After a career in finance, she fulfilled a childhood dream of going to drama school in London, and her life as an actor began at age forty. She has a lifelong passion for literature and can often be found browsing bookshops during any spare moments. Wane enjoys taking her listeners on a journeys in time and space and bringing the characters on the page to life in their imagination. She lives with her family and collection of books in Hertfordshire, just outside London.
Esther Wane is a British actor and voice-over artist. After a career in finance, she fulfilled a childhood dream of going to drama school in London, and her life as an actor began at age forty. She has a lifelong passion for literature and can often be found browsing bookshops during any spare moments. Wane enjoys taking her listeners on a journeys in time and space and bringing the characters on the page to life in their imagination. She lives with her family and collection of books in Hertfordshire, just outside London.
Aden Hakimi is a voice-over actor based in Brooklyn. He studied theater performance at Northeastern University in Boston, with adjunct studies at Cambridge University in England and the Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin. For over a decade, he has done voice work for audiobooks, commercials, animation, and corporate videos.