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When You Disappeared

By: John Marrs
Narrated by: Simon Mattacks, Elizabeth Knowelden
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All she wanted was the truth, but she'll wish she never found out.

When Catherine wakes up alone one morning, she thinks her husband has gone for a run before work. But Simon never makes it to the office. His running shoes are by the front door. Nothing is missing - except him.

Catherine knows Simon must be in trouble. He wouldn't just leave her. He wouldn't leave the children.

But Simon knows the truth - about why he left and what he's done. He knows things about his marriage that it would kill Catherine to find out. The memories she holds onto are lies.

While Catherine faces a dark new reality at home, Simon's halfway around the world, alive and thriving. He's doing whatever it takes to stay one step ahead of the truth.

But he can't hide forever, and when he reappears twenty-five years later, Catherine will finally learn who he is.

And wish she'd stayed in the dark.

©2017 John Marrs (P)2017 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

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could not put down!

a great read, could not put down! amazing twists and turns to you wanting more...

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After his mysterious disappearance 25 years before, he returns to unburden himself on his former wife

Firstly, I found this story depressing as hell...very English.
This man returns after having run away from his family 25 years before to tell his former wife, whom he blames, why he left.
What he ends up with is a revelation to his stupidity.

Very well written, this is not just his story, but the story of those he left behind.

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Riveting story

That was a compelling read and kept me interested till the very end. Glad I bought it.

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Different

A very interesting book. It was unusual and different. I enjoyed it. A most well thought out story. What a horrible person.

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Amazing!

Absolutely amazing storytelling! My goodness it sure kept me guessing. Lots of twists and turns!

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Nothing special

The book was a little diificult to follow at times as it jumped around to so many different times and locations. I found the ending very unsatisfying too.

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Disappointed!

Would you consider the audio edition of When You Disappeared to be better than the print version?

Unlikely - see comments below on the narrators.

What did you like best about this story?

The parallel accounts.

Who might you have cast as narrator instead of Elizabeth Knowelden and Simon Mattacks ?

I don't know but the male had the accent so, SO wrong it really ruined my enjoyment of what might have been a more enjoyable listen. The female narrator, with a ‘neutral’ accent was better but still wrong for the region of the setting, Northampton!

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

There were some unnecessary coincidences that moved me to despair! For example, that Catherine happened to have a bottle of Simon’s wine and the friendship of the half brothers – both unnecessary for the story.

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I loved this book

A really well written twisty turning tale that is told from two voices back and forward in time. It is easy to follow and there is good character detail which gives reason for why certain characters behaved the way they did.

An absolutely devastating catalist to the reason why he left his family.

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excellent book

really enjoyed this book. lots of twists and unexpected turns. great characters and storyline. recommended

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editor needed

a good story with a twist that became more inevitable the closer i got to the end. a clever story spoiled by the lack of some good editing and by appalling grammar. The use of 'simon and i's ' for 'our' or 'simon's and my' at least three rimea made my hair stand on end.

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