Matilda Is Missing

By: Caroline Overington

Narrated by: Leinad Walker

Length: 8 hrs and 11 mins

Publisher's summary

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In the struggle between warring parents, who will protect the child?

Garry Hartshorn and Softie Monaghan were never love's young dream. Not even on their wedding day.

Softie was sophisticated, a career woman, who owned a nice apartment overlooking St Kilda Beach. Garry had a few rough edges, plus one failed marriage and an assortment of jobs under his belt. But Softie's body clock was ticking, and Garry wanted children....

So they got married and produced the only thing they ever had in common: Matilda.

Now, two years later, their golden-haired child is at the centre of a bitter divorce and custody battle. Both parents insist that her well-being is the only thing they care about. Yet, in truth, Matilda was always the one most likely to become lost.

©2011 Caroline Overington (P)2021 Audible Australia Pty Ltd.

Matilda is Missing

I took a while getting into this audiobook, but once I got into it, I was hooked. What an ending, totally unexpected. A lovely story, with many truths in it.

Loved It

I am a big fan of this author, some books of course are better than others. My favorite being “I came to say goodbye” this one is probably second. The narrator did a fabulous job, the storyline is so believable and depending on who you are, absolutely relatable.

What just happened?

There are 2 stories going on at the same time and the connection is not obvious. The main story is pretty straight forward but then the parallel story seems parallel but not connected. Then the ending just ends! No explanation or conclusion. I was left wanting a resolution to the secondary story which was much more compelling than the main story.
I love Overington's stories but I was disappointed with the conclusion of this one.

Good story overall, a little confusing at times

Very interesting, not what I expected. got a little confused about a l thr back and forth and some of the background that seemed somewhat unnecessary. There were unexpected twists eventually. Wish there had been more resolution in the end, although that isn't always how life works.

Dissatisfied

I hated the ending. There was no resolution to the main plot and the big why was not answered.

heartbreaking

This book hits close to home. Having recently gone through and still to some degree going through the same thing with my own grandchildren, I can see all sides of the story and how they relate to my own. As in who failed to?? It's just a really good lesson on communication.

excellent character development

The characters are revealed incrementally, drawn in richly nuanced detail. The relationship problems are portrayed as realistically subjective, most often the consequences of poor decisions made in response to circumstances that are perceived to be beyond their control (I had no choice). And while it’s not all tied up with a neat bow at the end—because life never is—there’s enough resolution to be satisfying and allow the reader to imagine a hopeful outcome.

Lots of dialog which can be good but ...

Nearly all dialog = lots of "He goes.....I go......he goes...she goes....I go..." The other dialog is. "He said.....I said....my lawyer said.....I said..." Back and forth.

give it a chance!! it's a great story!!!

Started out slow but got became very good. I even laughed a few times.

You really expect more

There during the storyline you get immersed and by the time you get to the end you are left wondering what happens, does it continue in another novel to follow... what's next, I need this storyline to continue, there is alot more that can happen in this storyline that needs to continue. Great read, just needing more.