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  • Suffer the Children

  • Written by: John Saul
  • Narrated by: Paul Woodson
  • Length: 10 hrs and 31 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (13 ratings)

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Suffer the Children

Written by: John Saul
Narrated by: Paul Woodson
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Publisher's Summary

Innocence dies so easily. Evil lives again...and again...and again.

One hundred years ago in Port Arbello a pretty little girl began to scream. And struggle. And die. No one heard. No one saw. Just one man whose guilty heart burst in pain as he dashed himself to death in the sea.

Now something peculiar is happening in Port Arbello. The children are disappearing, one by one. An evil history is repeating itself. And one strange, terrified child has ended her silence with a scream that began 100 years ago.

©1977 John Saul (P)2020 Tantor
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Excellent story!

I really enjoyed this book. I read it years ago but honestly couldn’t remember the story line so I was able to enjoy it all over again.

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Fantastic for a freebie

I love John Saul and this book was great! I love a freebie that’s actually good! I listen on 1.7 speed and the performance was still fantastic

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Hell yeah

Great audiobook! Awesome performance and wicked story! John Saul is my favourite horror author. Take care of your kids, folks…

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Another banger from John Saul, great voice actor

Book & voice on point Another banger from John Saul, great voice actor. I guess the ending could have been better??…

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Great but extremely disturbing

It’s a fabulous story, extremely well crafted. But so deeply disturbing. But I definitely recommend it.

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Mixed feelings

Overall I liked this book. It kept my attention and I wanted to keep reading. There are some things about the storyline that don’t add up for me. The portrayal of mental health in this book is weird. Diagnosing a traumatized child with schizophrenia? You can’t even have schizophrenia as a child. Also, trigger warning for anyone who has past trauma from child abuse

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