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Before I Let You Go

A gripping novel about the unbreakable bond between sisters

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Before I Let You Go

By: Kelly Rimmer
Narrated by: Amy Landon, Vanessa Johansson
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 Your sister needs you. But her child needs you more... A moving page-turner with a heart-pounding dilemma: Your sister or her baby. Who do you choose? Fans of Jodi Picoult and Jojo Moyes will love Australia's Kelly Rimmer.

As children, Lexie and Annie were incredibly close. Bonded by the death of their beloved father, they weathered the storms of life together. When Lexie leaves home to follow her dream, Annie is forced to turn to her leather-bound journal as the only place she can confide her deepest secrets and fears...

As adults, sisters Lexie and Annie could not be more different. Lexie is a successful doctor and happily engaged. Annie is an addict - a thief, a liar and unable to remain clean. When Annie's newborn baby is in danger of being placed in foster care, Annie picks up the phone to beg her sister for help. Will Lexie agree to take in her young niece? And how will Annie survive, losing the only thing in her life worth living for?

What do you do when your sister, an addict, tells you she's pregnant and needs your help? BEFORE I LET YOU GO is the stunning new novel from Kelly Rimmer, internationally bestselling Australian author of THE SECRET DAUGHTER, ME WITHOUT YOU, WHEN I LOST YOU and A MOTHER'S CONFESSION.

What readers are saying about BEFORE I LET YOU GO...

'Get ready for fireworks in your book club when you read Kelly Rimmer's Before I Let You Go! One of the best books for discussion that I've read in years.' DIANE CHAMBERLAIN, New York Times bestselling author of The Stolen Marriage

'A heartbreaking story about families and how far they will go to save the ones they love. Kelly Rimmer's characters are captivating' DAILY TELEGRAPH

'Bestselling Australian author, Kelly Rimmer, serves up a heart-pounding dilemma' MARIE CLAIRE

'A deeply emotional and thought-provoking read. It was impossible to not be moved by this beautifully written book' VANESSA CARNEVALE, author of The Florentine Bridge

'This book takes you through a myriad of emotions, whilst opening your eyes to some very important issues for women. I read this in one sitting, because I had to. So will you. A magnificent read I can't praise or recommend highly enough' HEATHER HILL, author of The New Mrs D

'Heartbreaking and life-affirming. Before I Let You Go captures the bittersweet nature of existence and turns it into something truly beautiful' author TILLY TENNANT

'Heartbreaking, soul-searching but ultimately uplifting, this thought-provoking book challenges the judgements society makes and weaves a heartwarming story around the bonds we forge as sister, mother and partner' author ZARA STONELEY

'Being a mother means you are open to criticism from every angle, but if you are a pregnant addict, what then? Kelly Rimmer writes from the heart and soul. Be prepared to lose and gain a little of each as you read her stories' author RACHEL DOVE

'Thanks to Kelly Rimmer's authentic voice, BEFORE I LET YOU GO is a heart-wrenching story about the love between sisters, the complexities of women, and the lengths we'll go for those closest to us. Thought provoking and deeply affecting, I couldn't put this one down until it was finished' KARMA BROWN, bestselling author of In this Moment Family Life Genre Fiction Small Town & Rural Women's Fiction Fiction Heartfelt

Critic Reviews

Thanks to Kelly Rimmer's authentic voice, BEFORE I LET YOU GO is a heart-wrenching story about the love between sisters, the complexities of women, and the lengths we'll go for those closest to us. Thought-provoking and deeply affecting, I couldn't put this one down until it was finished.
Being a mother means you are open to criticism from every angle, but if you are a pregnant addict, what then? Kelly Rimmer writes from the heart and soul. Be prepared to lose and gain a little of each as you read her stories.
Heartbreaking, soul-searching but ultimately uplifting, this thought-provoking book challenges the judgements society makes and weaves a heartwarming story around the bonds we forge as sister, mother and partner.
With compassion and insight, Kelly Rimmer takes us deep inside a world where love must make choices that logic cannot. Rimmer skillfully follows the divergent paths of two sisters as they come together to navigate the intricate world of addiction recovery, motherhood and love affairs. Ripped from the headlines and from the heart, BEFORE I LET YOU GO is an unforgettable novel that will amaze and startle you with its impact and heart.
Heartbreaking and life-affirming. BEFORE I LET YOU GO captures the bittersweet nature of existence and turns it into something truly beautiful.
This book takes you through a myriad of emotions, whilst opening your eyes to some very important issues for women. I read this in one sitting, because I had to. So will you. A magnificent read I can't praise or recommend highly enough.
A deeply emotional and thought-provoking read. It was impossible not to be moved by this beautifully written book.
I believe this book is important to many in how it addresses drug addiction, pregnancy and the way the justice system can impact and inhibit individuals such as pregnant women dealing with addiction. (Zohal Arbabzada)
What a beautiful story of sisters living such different lives who keep coming back to each other. Kelly Rimmer has captured the complex relationships between sisters, fiancés and mothers and the way our pasts impact our presents. (Adrienne Best)
this is the type of book that will resonate with a lot of people (Susan Amiri)
A classic family drama that had heart. (Laura Lidden)
This book makes you realise that although this is a fiction book, things like this do happen every day in reality.
A heartbreaking read makes you realize how badly life events can effect you later in life. (Lillian Cummings)
This is another one of those stories which left me breathless, it is such a powerful story that it's taken me more than a few days to just really process everything that was going on!
Get your copy from Collins Booksellers now; you don't want to miss out.
This is going to be one of my best reads if not my best read for 2018. Thank you for the privilege of reading this masterpiece, I am truly humbled
This book felt very real. Believable. It does a very good job at neither demonising nor glorifying addiction.
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Enjoyed this.. keep writing more please kelly rimmer .. will always listen or read. I relaxed I to it and didn't try to predict the plot which is unlike me!

If you like jodie picoult ..

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I loved this story and the dynamics and issues between the two sisters. However the narrator for Lexi was bad. It felt like I was listening to my Iphone's Siri robotically reading text when Lexi and sometimes Sam spoke. However I ignored it as I was more interested in the great storyline.

Great story but wrong narrator for this book

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loved the realness of the book . loved that just when I thought I knew what would happen it did not.

really enjoyed this novel

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I really liked the story but the women who narrated 'Lexie' literally sounds like iPhone's Siri. Or when you were younger and you'd type words into the old Mac computers for the female voice to read back to you. The story is good but the writing is high school quality. So many descriptive words are repeated over and over again, such as 'incredulous'. It gets a bit boring when the writer runs out of descriptive words. Also, Lexie is so unbearably annoying, narrator aside, the character herself is so frustrating. Despite the annoying robot narrator I finished the book and did enjoy most of it.

Narrator for Lexie sounds like iPhone's Siri

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This was an honest and spot on portrayal of the relationship between two sisters. One is the responsible one who tries to fix everything even when she cant. But she is also an enabler. The other is the dependent sister. You could substitute parent / child in this all too common story of the tragedy of drug abuse where the supporting one will never give up on the other. Buts its not all sad! Kelly writes so beautifully. I will be reading her other books for sure!

Brilliant book. You must read this.

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