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The Children's Home: A Novel Audiobook
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A “disquieting” (The New York Times) and mesmerizing tale from an award-winning British author about a mysterious group of children who appear to a disfigured recluse and his country doctor—a tale that “[stirs] the imagination in the manner of Roald Dahl or C.S. Lewis” (Winnepeg Free Press).
In a sprawling estate lives Morgan Fletcher, the disfigured heir to a fortune of mysterious origins. Morgan spends his days in quiet study, avoiding his reflection in mirrors and the lake at the end of his garden. One day, two children, Moira and David, appear. Morgan takes them in, giving them free reign. Then more children begin to show up.
Dr. Crane, the town physician and Morgan’s lone tether to the outside world, is as taken with the children as Morgan, and begins to spend more time in Morgan’s library. But the children behave strangely. They show a prescient understanding of Morgan’s past, and their bizarre discoveries in the mansion attics grow increasingly disturbing. Every day the children seem to disappear into the hidden rooms of the estate, and perhaps, into the hidden corners of Morgan’s mind.
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“A thoroughly original entry into the tradition of ghost stories, eschewing convention…compulsively readable…A one of a kind literary horror story.”
— Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
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“Disquieting…surely one of the year’s most bizarre stories….Lambert’s subtle prose enhances the novel’s creepiness.”
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“Mesmerizing…The folkloric undertone and stylish prose, which is replete with gruesome and wondrous images, keep the reader turning the pages.”
— Publishers Weekly -
“A weird, poignant journey reminiscent of Calvino that explores fear, power, revenge and redemption…Lambert’s story is addictive.”
— BookPage
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A Kirkus Reviews Pick for Winter’s Best Bets
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A Bustle Pick for January 2016
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About Charles Lambert
Charles Lambert is the author of many novels, short stories, and the memoir, With a Zero at Its Heart, which was named one of the Guardian’s Ten Best Books of the Year in 2014. In 2007, he won an O. Henry Award for his short story, “The Scent of Cinnamon.” He has been shortlisted for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, the Lichfield Prize, and the Willesden Short Story Prize. He was born in Lichfield, England, and currently lives near Rome, Italy.
About Todd Haberkorn
Todd Haberkorn is an actor and winner of seven AudioFile Earphones Awards. He has created unique voices for a variety of characters for cartoons and video games. Add to this a healthy production life in front of and behind the camera as well as partaking in theater arts on stage, and he has had the pleasure of a wonderful career in the entertainment industry thus far. When he isn’t working on a production of some kind, he travels the globe talking about those productions.