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Written by lauren beukes, audiobook narrated by khristine hvam, peter ganim, jay snyder, joshua boone, dani cervone, jenna hellmuth. Jun 04, 20 kirby mazrachi is the last shining girl, one of the bright young women whose lives harper curtis is destined to snuff out after he stumbles on a house in depressionera chicago that opens on to other times. Listen to unlimited audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Lauren beukess new novel the shining girls is a very big deal in the world of south african publishing. The shining girls audiobook by lauren beukes 9780007524853. The shining girls is available on audible for you audio book listeners, as well as amazon in both paperback and kindle. As a war raged across the world, young american women flocked to work, painting watches, clocks and military dials with a special luminous substance made from radium. Lauren beukes new thriller the shining girls traces a timetraveling serial killer as he jumps through the decades, pursued by the only one of. Download the shining girls audiobook by lauren beukes. Jan 14, 2014 the book bounces between the 1930s and the 1990s, there are a few characters and each chapter has their name at the top so you know who it is about. The jawdropping, pageturning, criticallyacclaimed book of the year. Kirby is the last shining girl, one of the bright young women burning with potential whose lives harper is destined to snuff out after he stumbles on a house in depressionera chicago that opens onto other.
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Harper, the timetraveling serial killer, spends most of his chapters in the great. The hotel will certainly soon shut for the wintertime, but can not be left unattended. The future is not as loud as war, but it is relentless. This book has split opinion and i think that it mainly due to some of its fantastical elements.
Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free. Her new book is called the shining girls, a summer thriller about a timetraveling serial killer and the victim who escapes to hunt him down. He stalks them through their lives across different eras, leaving anachronistic clues on their bodies, until, in 1989, one of his victims, kirby mazrachi, survives and turns the hunt around. At the urging of the house, harper inserts himself into the lives of the shining girls, waiting for the perfect moment to strike. The book bounces between the 1930s and the 1990s, there are a few characters and each chapter has their name at the top so you know who it is about. The shining starts with jack torrance being talked to for the caretakers task at the overlook hotel.