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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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great listening

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

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A completely gripping page turner...

A thrilling listen, very hard to stay away from. Clare Mackintosh has created a real masterpiece with twists and turns and real depth of subject matter. Both narrators are also excellent. Treat yourself to a book that will carry you away and allow you to experience the whole gamut of emotions...

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Didn't see that coming!!

Bit of a slow start, and not the best of endings. But overall a great read. A big twist in the story half way, so bare with it.
Look forward to reading more from Claire.

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Enthralling story

This was a most enjoyable story. The narrators were both excellent and the story has very interesting and unexpected twists and turns that keep you listening for more. An "unputdownable" book to listen to. Highly recommended for those who like great character development from a psychological perspective. Clare Mackintosh captures the nuances of human nature so well, warts and all. Loved it.

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Excellent

Well plotted. I had to listen to it every chance I had until the end. Definitely a page-turner. I will look for more by this author.

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Great in every way.

The narrators got right into the characters so there was never any doubt as to who was speaking. The characters were real and the story moved ahead at a good rate
I'll read more from this author.

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Read it!

The simple blurb doesn’t do this book justice but I am grateful it didn’t. So much depth to this story it keeps you enthralled to the end.

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What a great book!!

Just loved this. What a fantastic writer. Grips you to the very end. Would highly recommend

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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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The narrators are AMAZING

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Personally, I did not love the storyline as much as a lot of other people did, even though it did have a few major twists (the twist at the end of part one was the only one that left me amazed and awed).

The domestic violence description in this book was just so vivid, thanks to the amazing narrators, I genuinely felt horrified for the character and had to look over my shoulder when I was listening to it in the middle of the night.

Just be aware the domestic violence part can cause discomfort, and I almost give it up in the middle because of it.

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