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The lady of the basement flat
By Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
Length8h 40m
About this audiobook
A mysterious woman with a hidden past seeks refuge in the cramped, shadowy confines of a London basement flat, desperate to remain unnoticed. However, her quiet existence is shattered when she becomes inadvertently entangled in the lives and secrets of her chaotic upstairs neighbors. As fragments of her former life begin to surface, the fragile sanctuary she built threatens to collapse entirely. Uncover a suspenseful, character-driven mystery where past mistakes collide with present dangers in claustrophobic quarters. Will her desperate bid for anonymity be her salvation or her ultimate undoing?
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 3.9 (75)
Includes Goodreads
GenreGeneral Fiction
Length8 hrs 40 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateApr 8, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Chapter One.
2Why Not?
3Chapter Two.: Aunt Eliza Speaks.
4Chapter Three.: Charmion Fane Intervenes.
5Chapter Four.: A Talk in London.
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6Chapter Five.: Pastimes—And Mr Maplestone.
7Chapter Six.: Hunting the Flat.
8Chapter Seven.: Hostilities?
9Chapter Eight.: The Vicarage Calls.
10Chapter Nine.: An Encounter in Force.
11Chapter Ten.: Mrs Merrivale Confesses.
12Chapter Eleven.: The Garden Fête.
13Chapter Twelve.: A Revelation.
14Chapter Thirteen.: More Bitter than Death.
15Chapter Fourteen.: A Young Wife’s Dilemma.
16Chapter Fifteen.: A Startling Proposal of Marriage.
17Chapter Sixteen.: A Glorious Thing.
18Chapter Seventeen.: Neighbours—and Real Work.
19Chapter Eighteen.: A Struggle for a Life.
20Chapter Nineteen.: A Double Excitement.
21Chapter Twenty.: Strange Conversations.
22Chapter Twenty One.: Mr Maplestone is pleased.
23Chapter Twenty Two.: Mrs Merrivale’s Appeal.
24Chapter Twenty Three.: A Brute—and a Revelation.
25Chapter Twenty Four.: It’s a Queer World.
26Chapter Twenty Five.: Two Glorified Beings.
27Chapter Twenty Six.: Love’s a New Life.
28IMPRINT | DISCLAIMER
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