The Parents

Written by Claire Seeber

Narrated by Katherine Press and Rebecca Travers

It seems like they have it all. But we all have something to hide…

Moving to this village was supposed to be a fresh start for me and my thirteen-year-old son Harry. After the tragic death of my husband, it was a chance to leave everything bad behind and make better memories at Primrose Cottage, the postcard-perfect house with honeysuckle around the door.

However, things haven't exactly been easy since we arrived, and after what we've been though, I'm scared of letting anyone new into our lives.

But when one of the local dads asks Harry to join the weekend sports club, I find myself saying yes. The smile on my son's face gives me hope that I might have made the right decision in uprooting our lives.

All the other parents seem so kind in welcoming me into the fold. At least, they are to begin with… Until someone begins anonymously exposing secrets about everyone in the group.

As betrayals surface and the claws come out, I see how imperfect these people really are; and how far they'll go to hide the truth. Then when one of the parents ends up dead at the end of a party, I realise that it's not just lies and scandal they're covering up.

Too late, I realise that I should have stayed away…

Fans of Big Little Lies, Lisa Jewell and Louise Candlish will be absolutely hooked by this pacey listen with a jaw-dropping twist you just won't see coming.

• Language: English
• Publisher: W. F. Howes Ltd
• Release date: Oct 25, 2021
• ISBN: 9781004057252

Claire Seeber

Born in London with a love of all things dramatic, Claire began her career as an actress. Soon deciding she'd rather pull strings safely behind the scenes, Claire forged a successful career in documentary television, enabling her to travel the world, glimpsing into lives otherwise unseen. Also a feature-writer for newspapers such as The Guardian, Independent on Sunday and The Telegraph, Claire now combines (furious) scribbling with keeping a beady eye on her toddler and her brand-new baby.