The Life She Left Behind

De: Nicole Trope

Narrado por: Helen Walsh

When I wake up in the middle of the night, it’s not a sound that disturbs me. It’s a feeling. Silently, I creep to my daughter’s room, breathing a sigh of relief when I see her sleeping, her night-light twirling, butterfly shapes moving their pink wings. Quickly, I lock the door. I won’t let anything happen to my little girl.

You tell him everything. The husband you adore, the father of your child, your best friend.

He knows, just by looking at your sage green eyes, when something is wrong. The two of you can communicate with a glance or a touch of the hand.

Except what if you can’t?

What if your happy marriage has plastered over one huge lie? A lie you have even started to believe yourself in order to survive?

What if you have a secret, something you have hidden from your beloved husband and your strawberry-scented baby girl to keep them safe? What if the guilt has kept you up, night after night, for as long as you can remember?

What happens when suddenly, after 28 years, that secret refuses to stay buried? What will you do now that everyone you love, everything you cherish, is in harm’s way?

An emotional, thought-provoking, and beautifully written novel that examines the pieces of ourselves we are afraid of and the impossible decisions we make when we are desperate. Fans of Jodi Picoult, Kerry Fisher, and Liane Moriarty will be moved by this heartbreaking tale.

©2020 Nicole Trope (P)2020 Bookouture

Great book

I loved this book from the very beginning. Very sad story overall but the ending was good. Definitely recommend.

Another great read with many unexpected twists and turns

Nicole Trope takes on another difficult topic with aplomb! Most of the characters rich and deep. The narrator is able to bring alive so many different personalities.

easy to follow

Easy to follow read, simple characters , easy plot. Narration was great. The story kept my interest but was not life changing or thought provoking.

Worth 3 credits!!

Get your tissue ready for a story of the most horrendous domestic abuse I have ever read or even heard of.

Narrator was horrible

I had to stop listening. When the narrator spoke as the young girl in an overly sweet sing song voice it was nauseating. I have 14 grandchildren age 2-20 and trust me none of them spoke like that

Dreary and depressing

Wish I could return this as I didn’t finish it. It’s slow moving, repetitive and not particularly believable. If someone likes reading about child abuse you might enjoy it but all a bit boring.

The Life She Left Behind

I read this book as a Bookclub selection. Before I was halfway through I realized while it was well written that I did not get into the characters. I felt I irritation at Rachel and her “secrets” as well as disgust that after TWENTY-EIGHT years she was still stupidly keeping secrets and in fear. She had a life. She was well educated. She had a beautiful family. I could NOT fathom why she did NOT seek counseling! I don’t know why I felt this but I found it quite disturbing to the point I was rolling my eyes and thinking, “oh, give me a break!” I would not recommend this book simple because of that.