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The Family Next Door
- The Heartbreaking Imprisonment of the 13 Turpin Siblings and Their Extraordinary Rescue
- Narrated by: Shaun Grindell
- Length: 8 hrs and 1 min
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Summary
From New York Times best-selling true crime author John Glatt comes the devastating story of the Turpins: a seemingly normal family whose dark secrets would shock and captivate the world.
On January 14, 2018, a 17-year-old girl climbed out of the window of her Perris, California home and dialed 911 with shaking fingers. Struggling to stay calm, she told the operator that she and her 12 siblings - ranging in age from two to 29 - were being abused by their parents. When the dispatcher asked for her address, the girl hesitated. "I've never been out," she stammered.
To their family, neighbors, and online friends, Louise and David Turpin presented a picture of domestic bliss: dressing their 13 children in matching outfits and buying them expensive gifts. But what police discovered when they entered the Turpin family home would eclipse the most shocking child abuse cases in history.
In the first major account of the case, investigative journalist and author John Glatt delves into the disturbing details and recounts the bravery of the 13 siblings in the face of unimaginable horror.
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- Lucy
- 27-09-22
This story is extremely difficult
This story is extremely heartbreaking and I don’t think much comes close to it. TW for violence, SA, domestic violence and more.
This is a very detailed and very factual account of the lives of Louise and David Turpin, as well as their 13 children.
Due to this, I felt it was a bit emotional detached.
Obviously, it is hard to rate a book that covers such a deep and tragic story but I think it is important to connect emotionally, it is why I always lean towards a memoir.
All in all, a great and well researched book.
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- Lauren
- 05-03-22
Good but also not
The information in this book is very good, it gives a lot and it gives it a very informative way, however it’s very repetitive, I think every piece of information was delivered in the same way twice, so , overall I would recommend this book , I read til the end
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- Alan J.
- 13-11-22
Shocking story....expressionless delivery
This sad true story is very thoroughly explored.
It looks at the influence of the parents own families and their own disturbed childhoods. This gives some insight into how their neglect, abuse and indoctrination of the 13 children evolved .
It is a fascinating yet distressing story.
However, I found the narration almost intolerably monotonous.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
- Victoria
- 05-04-21
Good book, bad voice
struggled to finish it , just couldn't listen to the voice, shame really. the story is good but not the voice.
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- Amazon Customer
- 24-08-23
Agree with others - same story twice
Excellent narration (for me). Fascinating, if heartbreaking story, but all the key details are delivered twice, almost word for word. Would still recommend, particularly as a cautionary tale to remind people that if things don’t seem right with children, concerns should be reported.
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- Sharon
- 10-11-20
Could have been better
Although the story was good it was extremely annoying listening to the narrator. sounded like a robot. Was hard to get into and keep listening.
This would have been a 5 star listen but needs someone else to read and perform.
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7 people found this helpful
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- caroline erskine
- 14-10-20
monotone
interesting story . narrator very difficult to listen too very monotone not a good voice for listening to when driving.
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- alison
- 06-10-20
I remember this story
it was well read and kept me going. Well worth a read. Such a tragic sad story.
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- Shiv
- 23-04-20
Interesting & Heartbreaking
The story is well-written and thought out. However, the narration is very difficult to listen to for 8hours. The narrator's tone of voice is strong and well-spoken. The negative is he fluctuates at the end of every sentence. EVERY SENTENCE. Small or large. It's the same pattern. It was incredibly distracting and hard to concentrate on what he was saying, instead only noticing the way he was speaking. Again, I cannot fault the story or way it was written. I highly recommend reading this book and avoiding this audiobook.
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13 people found this helpful
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- Tracey Maher
- 17-01-20
not that easy to follow
takes a while to get used to this mans voice and odd style hard work
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