The Engagement

Chloe Hooper

Mar 2013 · Bolinda · Narrated by Jane Nolan

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6 hr 48 min

Unabridged

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About this audiobook

Two people. How many deceptions? Liese Campbell has an engagement for the weekend: to stay with Alexander Colquhoun, the well-mannered heir of a pastoral dynasty, at his property in western Victoria. Liese, an English architect in flight from the financial crisis, now works at her uncle’s real-estate business in Melbourne. Alexander has been looking for a place in the city. The luxury apartments Liese shows him have become sets for a relationship that satisfies their fantasies – and helps pay her debts. It’s a game. Both players understand the rules. Or so she thinks. Across the ancient landscape they drive at dusk to his grand decaying mansion. Here Liese senses a change in Alexander, and realises a different game has begun. Content warning: Contains some violence and/or strong language.

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About the author

Chloe Hooper's most recent book is the bestselling The Arsonist: A Mind on Fire. The Tall Man: Death and Life on Palm Island won the Victorian, New South Wales, West Australian and Queensland Premiers’ Literary Awards, as well as the John Button Prize for Political Writing, and a Ned Kelly Award for crime writing. She is also the author of two acclaimed novels, A Child’s Book of True Crime and The Engagement.

Jane Nolan is a gifted actor who has worked extensively in theatre and audiobook narration. She received the Green Room Award for Best Actress for her performance in Faith Healer and was an Award nominee for her role in The Winter's Tale (Eleventh Hour). She is a graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts, and has a Bachelor of Arts Honours degree in English literature from Sydney University.

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