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Take It Back

Written by: Kia Abdullah
Narrated by: Tania Rodrigues, Sophie Bentinck, Sartaj Garewal
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‘A superb legal thriller…crackles with tension’ Guardian

‘A topical and gritty story’ Observer

'A thought-provoking and sparklingly intelligent novel, with the welcome bonus of an unguessable ending’ Daily Telegraph

‘Razor-sharp…Much more than a courtroom thriller’ Christina Dalcher, Sunday Times bestselling author of VOX

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IT’S TIME TO TAKE YOUR PLACE ON THE JURY.

The victim: A sixteen-year-old girl with facial deformities, neglected by an alcoholic mother. Who accuses the boys of something unthinkable.

The defendants: Four handsome teenage boys from hardworking immigrant families. All with corroborating stories.

WHOSE SIDE WOULD YOU TAKE?

©2019 Kia Abdullah (P)2019 HarperCollins Publishers Limited Crime Thrillers Domestic Thrillers Genre Fiction Legal Thriller & Suspense Women's Fiction

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What the critics say

"With razor-sharp insight into the lives of her characters, Kia Abdullah gives [listeners] much more than a courtroom thriller. A timely reminder that the tentacles of scandal are long - and they touch everyone." (Christina Dalcher, Sunday Times best-selling author of VOX)

"Taut, gritty and compelling. This book deserves to be huge." (Louise Jensen, million-copy best-selling author of The Sister)

"Intense, shocking and so real you can literally feel its heartbeat...." (Lisa Hall, author of Between You and Me and The Party)
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This book is many things, a commentary on race relations in contemporary UK, family ties and loyalty and the exploitation of a vulnerable young girl. This makes it sound dull and depressing, it is neither, it is a fast paced police procedural combined with a legal thriller by a very talented new writer. her insights on being Muslim in contemporary UK are valuable and the various twists, including the shattering one at the end make for a suspenseful, gripping ride.I bought this audiobook on impulse and listened to it almost non stop untill the end. One of the best books I've experienced in a long time. I'm watching out for the author's next book.

Amazing story about race, exploitation, family

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Hard to follow, didn’t enjoy the ending, felt there was areas of the story that were either not explored further or just not necessary.

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