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More Than Sorrow: A Mystery Audiobook
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Hannah Manning was once an internationally renowned journalist and war correspondent; today she’s a woman suffering from a traumatic brain injury. Unable to read, unable to concentrate, full of pain, lost and confused, and haunted by her memories, Hannah goes to Ontario to her sister’s small-scale vegetable farm to recover.
As summer settles on the farm, she finds comfort in the soft rolling hills and neat fields as well as friendship in the company of Hila Popalzai, an Afghan woman also traumatized by war.
But Hannah experiences strange visions of a woman emerging from the icy-cold mist. Is the woman real or the product of her damaged brain? Which would be worse? Then Hila disappears. And when Hannah cannot account for her time—not even to herself—old enemies begin to circle.
In this modern Gothic novel of heart-wrenching suspense, past and present merge into a terrifying threat to the only thing Hannah still holds dear: her ten-year-old niece, Lily.
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"This is a good story! Set in Canada in the present time, it's a well-written mystery with a ghost in it. The main characters are believable and the Canadian history that shapes the family's interests and personalities showed me a fresh perspective as a New Yorker."
— Barbm1020 (4 out of 5 stars)
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“This clever mystery mingles past and present in an atmosphere as chilling as the subtle roll of mist across a field.”
— Susanna Kearsley, New York Times bestselling author -
“Delany has written a splendid gothic thriller with a theme of strong women throughout history. Readers will be captivated.”
— Library Journal (starred review)
More Than Sorrow Listener Reviews
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" Vicki Delany is one of my favourite crime writers. She's one of the few people whose stand-alone books I enjoy just as much as her series (Constable Molly Smith). A brilliant example of a modern gothic thriller, More than Sorrow hits all the right notes. "
— Violette, 12/27/2013 -
" I thought the author did a very good job of integrating a traumatic injury with the core message in this story. Very well done and leaves me wanting to try out some of her other work. "
— Leslie, 10/21/2013 -
" Wow! Very interesting weaving together of 2 women's stories, with basic similarities. Doesnt really become a mystery until at least halfway through. Hard to put down "
— Jan, 3/11/2013 -
" I don't believe I've read Vicki Delaney before, but I really enjoyed this mystery, which combined story lines from the American Revolution, the Afghan war, brain trauma and modern day farming in Canada. A strange assortment, but it worked. "
— Ladymath, 11/20/2012 -
" Interesting look at what can happen with TBI. Good plot, too. "
— Cindy, 9/21/2012
About Vicki Delany
Vicki Delany is one of Canada’s most prolific and varied crime writers and a national bestselling author in the United States. She writes novels in four cozy mystery series: the Tea by the Sea mysteries, the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop series, the Year-Round Christmas mysteries and, as Eva Gates, the Lighthouse Library series. She is the recipient of the 2019 Derrick Murdoch Award for contributions to Canadian crime writing, and her work has been nominated for the Derringer, the Bony Blithe, the Ontario Library Association Golden Oak, and the Arthur Ellis awards. She is a past president of Crime Writers of Canada and a co-organizer of Women Killing It, a crime writing festival.
About Carrington MacDuffie
Carrington MacDuffie is a voice actor and recording artist who has narrated over two hundred audiobooks, received numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards, and has been a frequent finalist for the Audie Award, including for her original audiobook, Many Things Invisible. Alongside her narration work, she has released a new album of original songs, Only an Angel.