Two POVs: headmistress Buckfast and teacher Straitley. She tells her story to a teacher Roy Straitley. Although Buckfast wasn’t a student here, a history ties her to this place. Now for the first year, girls attend it too. Until now, this was a school for boys only.

Rebecca Buckfast is a new headmistress, the first woman headmaster of St. If you’re looking for an action-packed, fast-paced, and gripping thriller, you might not like it. It is a medium-paced psychological mystery that has some slower parts. Overall, this was an enjoyable listen.Ī Narrow Door is out and available for purchase now! Thank you to Orange Sky Audio and NetGalley for the ARC of this Audiobook in exchange for my honest review.Īuthor: Joanne Harris ~ Title: A Narrow Door ~ Narrators: Alex Kingston, Steven PaceyĪ Narrow Door is a third book in the Malbry series, but you can easily read it as a standalone. There's also a strong feminist agenda for the main character. We have a sense throughout the novel that there's a blurring between reality and falsehoods, and you begin to question what's really going on. The story jumps between narrators and time lines. They are clear, concise, and pace themselves well, all while drawing you into the story itself with their natural ability to create suspense and emotion. The audiobook version of A Narrow Door is just splendid! The narrators, Alex Kingston and Steven Pacey are extremely pleasant to listen to. This is part of a Trilogy (you can buy the other two books here and here), but was great as a standalone. An explosive psychological thriller about one woman who, having carved out her own path to power, is now intent on tearing apart the elite world that tried to hold her back. All we need is a narrow door, and when we have crept in unseen, like a spider through a keyhole, we spin ourselves an empire of silk and fill you with astonishment.' - Book

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