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Secrets We Left Behind

By: Susan Elliot Wright
Narrated by: Ellen Archer
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It was a summer of love and a summer of secrets.

She has built a good life: a husband who adores her, a daughter she is fiercely proud of, a home with warmth and love at its heart. But things were not always so good, and the truth is that she has done things she can never admit.

Then one evening a phone call comes out of the blue. It is a voice from long ago, a man from a past that she has tried so hard to hide. He knows who she really is and what she has done. Now he is dying, and he gives her an ultimatum: either she tells the truth, or he will.

And so we are taken back to that long, hot summer of 1976, to a house by the sea on the southern coast of England, where her story begins and where the truth will be revealed....

Told in dual narratives that jump back and forth in time, Elliot Wright has crafted a story with secrets that unfold through the very last minute. Compelling, immersive, and thoroughly surprising, The Secrets We Left Behind is a stunning follow-up to the author's acclaimed UK debut The Things We Never Said.

©2014 Susan Elliot Wright (P)2015 Audible, Inc.

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Clever

Grabs your attention as you try to figure out the story following the prologue. Great performance by Ellen Archer! Each character comes across so clearly. I recommend!!

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Loved story

Great story. Loved this story. Love the voice of the narrator, soothing. I total recommend this book.

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Beautiful

Very good story. Wonderfully written and beautifully read. I do love Ellen Archer! Thank you

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Love the Narration!

It was quite an enjoyable book! There were a few slow chapters but overall, I recommend it!

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Easy Listen

The narration was calming. The story took you on a journey. Very nice listen and it eas not predictable.

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I liked it very much.

It took me back to my younger days of free love and poor decisions. We thought we were so grown up. We lived with the decisions we made, even after we became parents and grandparents.

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Absolutely beautiful story.

I can't believe this book was free on Audible. I could hardly stop listening. Such a compelling story about the love of a mother. So honest and raw. I can't think of anything wrong with it. Truly a must read.

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Not great ending

I wanted to like this story, but so many hours in of not revealing what this big “secret” was, was very annoying. Then once they start revealing it, it’s totally predictable. Uneventful ending with strings still unresolved. Now even more annoyed.

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A really great free title!!!!

This book had great characters and had a unique storyline. I’ll have to see if this author has written anything else!

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Excellent writing, loved it, kept me intrigued .

it kelp my interest, a perfect ending to the book. starts out slow but give it a chance.

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