Magpie by Elizabeth Day

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Magpie by Elizabeth Day: Episode 4 - An Attack

Episode 4 - An Attack

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Danger lies in wait for Kate on her return home from work.

Danger lies in wait for Kate on her return work and finds the house in darkness.

In Magpie the psychological novel takes an unexpected turn when Kate returns home from work to find the house in darkness. 

Magpie by Elizabeth Day is an exhilarating story about jealousy, motherhood and power.  A happy couple are trying for a baby when a young woman enters their lives. It isn’t long before her presence upends everything and their lives implode.

Elizabeth Day is an award-winning novelist, journalist and podcaster. Her memoir How To Fail was a best-seller, and her podcast, How to Fail With Elizabeth Day is a chart-topping podcast.


Abridged by Rowan Routh
Produced by Elizabeth Allard

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In Elizabeth Day's psychological thriller, a happy couple's lives are upended when a young woman comes into their orbit. Soon they will implode. Pippa Nixon reads.

From the novelist, podcaster and journalist Elizabeth Day comes Magpie, an exhilarating psychological story about jealousy, motherhood and power. A happy couple are trying for a baby when a young woman enters their lives. It isn't long before her presence upends everything and their dreams unravel. Elizabeth Day is an award-winning novelist, journalist and podcaster. Her memoir How To Fail was a best-seller, and her podcast, How to Fail With Elizabeth Day, is a chart-topping podcast. Abridged by Rowan Routh Produced by Elizabeth Allard

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