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I Let You Go

By: Clare Mackintosh
Narrated by: David Thorpe,Julia Barrie
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Sunday Times best-selling I Let You Go is the debut novel written by Clare Mackintosh and is masterful in its creation, enormously talented in its writing and is an expertly narrated audiobook by voice actors David Thorpe and Julie Barrie. The very deepest of emotions surrounding the shock of a tragic accident are examined in this flawlessly constructed story. Listeners are absorbed entirely into the plot and are stunned with a twist at the end that could never have been predicted. Clare Mackintosh has taken the contemporary fiction genre by storm with this new release. Available now from Audible.

Publisher's Summary

A tragic accident. It all happened so quickly. She couldn't have prevented it. Could she?

In a split second, Jenna Gray's world descends into a nightmare. Her only hope of moving on is to walk away from everything she knows to start afresh. Desperate to escape, Jenna moves to a remote cottage on the Welsh coast, but she is haunted by her fears, her grief, and her memories of a cruel November night that changed her life forever.

Slowly Jenna begins to glimpse the potential for happiness in her future. But her past is about to catch up with her, and the consequences will be devastating....

©2014 Clare Mackintosh (P)2015 Isis Audiobooks

Critic Reviews

"A hugely assured and gripping debut and a twist that made me green with envy." (Mark Billingham)
"Absolutely brilliant - I ripped through it." (Jenny Colgan)
"A superb debut, Clare Mackintosh writes eloquently about grief, guilt and fear and delivers some shocking twists." (Cath Staincliffe)
"A terrific, compelling read with an astonishing twist that floored me. I loved it and did not want it to end." (Peter James)

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Not quite what the synopsis leads you to believe

After a few twists the story turns out to be a very detailed and disturbing account of domestic violence. No warning given .... please be warned

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trigger warning re violence and dragged on

some good bits but the last 3rd went on far too long, graphic descriptions of violence

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Great story with a few unexpected twists

I really enjoyed this book, from the 1st chapter you already know what this book is about, but the story unfolds like a flower with layers upon layers, the characters are interesting and the narration was very good and I got to the stage where I couldn't put this book down and a few days later I was still digesting the story line. I am looking forward to read more of Clare's books

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slower than 'I see you', but still great

I had read this one was a bit slow. it's not as fast paced as 'I see you', but it all comes together towards the end. i found it interesting, well written and beautifully performed.

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Takes a while but then I couldn't put it down

The beginning was very slow, the character seemed boring and I was only taking this as a light read. I kept listening and surprisingly got really into it and now I would say it was one of my favorite books so far!!

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Loved it

The twists are very well executed. The domestic violence was well portrayed and felt eerily realistic. The narrators are excellent and really add pathos and drama at the appropriate points in the plot. Will now begin Clare Mackintosh's second best seller, 'I see you' with a sense of foreboding and excitement.

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A must must must read

A brilliant portrayal of narcissism. A true representation of the mentality of a fb survivor. Great plot twist. I was hooked!

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So so

It will be hard to write a review without giving any of the story away so don't expect too much from me on this one! I found it hard to listen to for multiple reasons; I didn't warm to any of the characters, the pace was slow, I felt a bit cheated about the big twist in the middle and the ending was just not credible. After reading other reviews, I am outnumbered as most people seem to have enjoyed it far more than me. I hope you are one of them too!

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Clever, but not fully satisfying

The narration is key here, and hearing it read out loud makes it a very interesting story. The two narrators do a great job - Julie Barrie in particular brings a lot of emotion and depth to the story that wouldn't be there otherwise. This feels like a book written with the idea of being an audiobook in mind, as this device is used very cleverly and works well. The story is interesting, and whilst some aspects were a little clichéd, Clare has brought her own individual approach and keeps it an engaging and compelling story. The ending was fine; maybe just not quite as satisfying and fully developed as it could have been.

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great listening

loved this. great story. narrators spoke well made the story come to life xx xx

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