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The Sanctuary Paperback – June 7, 2022
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Four pregnant women. Three nights of pampering at an exclusive yoga retreat. One too many deadly secrets...
On a remote farm in the deepest Devonshire countryside, four pregnant women arrive at an exclusive yoga retreat for a five-star weekend of prenatal pampering. The location is idyllic.
Their host, Selina, is eager to teach them all she knows about pregnancy and motherhood. But, like Selina, each of the women has a secret.
And secrets can be deadly . . .
Praise for Charlotte Duckworth:
:The perfect read" LESLEY KARA on The Perfect Father
"A taut, chilling read with a killer twist" THE SUN on The Rival
"Masterful" HARRIET TYCE on The Perfect Father
"A real thrill ride" HEAT on The Perfect Father
"Chilling, complex and unnerving" PHOEBE MORGAN on The Rival
"A brilliant read" CLAIRE McGOWAN on Unfollow Me
- Print length368 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherMobius
- Publication dateJune 7, 2022
- Dimensions5 x 1 x 7.75 inches
- ISBN-101529418666
- ISBN-13978-1529418668
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- Publisher : Mobius
- Publication date : June 7, 2022
- Language : English
- Print length : 368 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1529418666
- ISBN-13 : 978-1529418668
- Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
- Dimensions : 5 x 1 x 7.75 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #4,755,349 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #17,333 in Psychological Thrillers (Books)
- #21,854 in Women's Domestic Life Fiction
- #74,020 in Suspense Thrillers
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About the author

Charlotte Duckworth is the USA Today bestselling author of The Rival, Unfollow Me, The Perfect Father and The Sanctuary. Her fifth psychological suspense, The Wrong Mother, was published by Quercus in early 2023.
She also writes contemporary bookclub fiction under the pen name Charlotte Rixon.
Charlotte lives in Surrey with her partner and their daughter.
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Customers find this thriller to be a great page turner with believable characters. They appreciate the book's twists, with one customer noting it kept them guessing from start to finish.
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Customers find the book enjoyable, describing it as a great page turner.
"...You will not be sorry. The ending you do not see coming. ENJOY!!!!!" Read more
"It wasn't the yoga retreat I was expecting but a great page turner...." Read more
"This kept me guessing from page one to the end. My favorite kind of book ... read like a runaway freight train. On to her next one!" Read more
"Really enjoyed this novel. Very interesting premise with enigmatic characters...." Read more
Customers find the characters in the book believable and like the cast, describing them as enigmatic.
"I liked the cast of characters. Each with different problems that can create problematic futures...." Read more
"...Lots of interesting characters and the author had a great way of writing the characters brilliantly." Read more
"...The twist of the book was great. The stories of the characters were believable but some things in the book were tragic to me." Read more
"Really enjoyed this novel. Very interesting premise with enigmatic characters...." Read more
Customers enjoy the twists in the book, with one mentioning it kept them guessing from start to finish.
"...So many simmering plots." Read more
"The plot and characters were believable. The book kept me interested. The twist of the book was great...." Read more
"This kept me guessing from page one to the end. My favorite kind of book ... read like a runaway freight train. On to her next one!" Read more
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- Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2023What a weekend, you would think all would be fine, wouldn't you?? Well first you have 4 different women with lies and secrets. Than you have something creepy going on at "The Sanctuary". How do you think it will go??? Twists and turns I know you will enjoy!!!! Take the time to read this one. You will not be sorry. The ending you do not see coming. ENJOY!!!!!
- Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2022I liked the cast of characters. Each with different problems that can create problematic futures. Selina the birth guru struggling to begin a luxurious sanctuary. So many simmering plots.
- Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2022I couldn't wait for this book to be over.
- Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2022It wasn't the yoga retreat I was expecting but a great page turner. Lots of interesting characters and the author had a great way of writing the characters brilliantly.
- Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2022The plot and characters were believable. The book kept me interested. The twist of the book was great. The stories of the characters were believable but some things in the book were tragic to me.
- Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2022Four women have registered and paid a high fee to spend a weekend being pampered at a pregnant women's yoga retreat. Selina and her partner Will own and operate the retreat, and Selina has worked very hard to make everything perfect. Each of the pregnant women come to the treat with dark secrets, but no one has as dark a secret as Selina herself. Each character in The Sanctuary is unique, and I found the characters written in the background far more interesting. Each woman's tale is told a bit painfully slow, and I found the three-day retreat feeling more like a week. This book kept my interest to the especially intense conclusion, but I grew weary of the women's thoughts and naive actions.
- Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2022This kept me guessing from page one to the end. My favorite kind of book ... read like a runaway freight train. On to her next one!
- Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2022Really enjoyed this novel. Very interesting premise with enigmatic characters. It’s a fast, read with a twist I should have seen coming, but I didn’t!
Top reviews from other countries
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ZiegenglückReviewed in Germany on January 28, 2022
5.0 out of 5 stars Sehr spannend
Wenn man gerne psychologische Thriller liest, in denen es so richtig intrigant und hinterlistig zugeht, dann unbedingt lesen.
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LeireReviewed in Spain on November 22, 2022
4.0 out of 5 stars El típico para leer de vacaciones
Entretenido pero no único.
- Amazon CustomerReviewed in the United Kingdom on July 12, 2022
5.0 out of 5 stars Addictive and compelling
A thoroughly addictive thriller which will keep you hooked from the first to the last page. Very skilfully written so that what begins as a wonderful retreat for pregnant women spirals quickly into the dark and sinister as secrets begin to emerge, and strange events occur. The complexity of characters adds depth and intrigue. Loved it!
- Patricia DumasReviewed in Canada on March 7, 2022
4.0 out of 5 stars Great book
This was a great book. Filled with suspense. All her books are great.
- Mrs V J ChamberlainReviewed in the United Kingdom on December 16, 2021
4.0 out of 5 stars Competently written, tense thriller
This is a competently written, tense psychological thriller about a group of pregnant women attending a yoga retreat for some prenatal luxury. Which doesn’t exactly sound immediately suspenseful, but believe me it is!
As well as the usual nerves and pre-baby worries, each of the women appears to be concealing a secret. As the weekend progresses, sinister events begin to occur. Everyone has something to hide and no one is who they seem.
The story is told from multiple viewpoints, which really helps define the individual personalities here. The author has created some really engaging, believable characters and the idyllic retreat with it’s lavish bell tents and well tended grounds is cleverly and atmospherically portrayed.
The book is full of twists and unexpected reveals, which I loved and certainly kept me turning the pages late into the night.
I definitely recommend this book and eagerly await Charlotte’s next novel.
Thanks to the author, publishers Quercus Books and Net Galley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.