• Final Act

  • By: Sarah Bailey
  • Narrated by: Ian Bliss
  • Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (5,051 ratings)

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Final Act

By: Sarah Bailey
Narrated by: Ian Bliss
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Pauly Johnson is a successful surgeon at a Melbourne hospital with a beautiful wife, a loving family and a memory he wishes he could erase.

One night, he takes a drive on a lonely road above a steep drop, determined to end it all, but before he can put his plan into action, a woman steps out of the darkness and into the path of his car. In an instant, her life is ended and his is saved.

Shattered by the experience, Pauly becomes obsessed with finding out who she was and why she wanted to kill herself. But he soon finds that the answers lie shockingly close to home....

Please note: contains references to suicide and listener discretion is advised.

©2021 Sarah Bailey (P)2021 Audible Australia Pty Ltd.

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Not my favorite

It was one of those stories you just wanted to see where it was going to go. It went all over the place and was rather depressing. I am glad I finished it!

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Story was captivating!

I liked the story, narration and flow.

Also I loved the inner-talk. What is seen on the exterior of any person, is most often not real. What goes on inside a person is far more intense and REAL.

The end though, was dramatic with bit of ‘too much movie-like’ perfection.

Overall, great book and FREE!

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Fantastic book

This book has so many twists that you never see what it coming at the end.

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Loved it!!

I loved this book! It grabs you from the beginning and keeps you like that through the entire book. Love the plot twist. Highly recommend it!

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Great story without long boring parts

Fast paced story that skips long boring parts to instead bring a great dialog driven mystery throughout.

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The story was circuitous

It was interesting and cleverly told. The fight scene was well done and the montage after was unexpected.

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Keep Listening

I have to admit when I first started the book I wondered why I was listening to such a depressing book of a messed up person. I’m glad the ending was a bit more positive. The narration was very good.

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Meh

Sigh. Not bad. Not good. Just OK. I didn't hate it. Didn't love it. There you go.

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Life and its Many Struggles

There is a saying that comes to mind after listening to this book.
"My life flashed before my eyes"

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Bore

I don’t like to give bad reviews but this was soooo boring from start to finish. Would not recommend this book.

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