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After the Lie
- Narrated by: Emma Spurgin-Hussey
- Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins
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Summary
When Lydia was a teenager, she made a decision that ruined her family's life. They've spent the last 30 years living with the consequences and doing their best to pretend it never happened.
Lydia's husband, the gorgeous and reliable Mark, and her two teenage children know nothing about that summer back in 1982. And that's the way Lydia wants it to stay. The opportunity to come clean is long gone, and now it's not the lie that matters; it's the betrayal of hiding the truth for so long.
When someone from the past turns up as a parent at the school gates, Lydia feels the life she has worked so hard to build slipping through her fingers. The more desperate she becomes to safeguard her family, the more erratic her behaviour becomes. But when the happiness of her own teenage son, Jamie, hangs in the balance, Lydia is forced to make some impossible decisions. Can she protect him and still keep her own secret - and if she doesn't, will her marriage and family survive?
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- Ann D
- 28-08-17
The secret is too tame!
The quality of the writing here is rather good. Kerry Fisher demonstrates a real talent for elegant and lively prose. However, I gave-up at chapter 13, as I could no longer suspend my disbelief. The main protagonist's secret, though embarrassing and hurtful to her, could not justify her actions. The voice in my head shouting 'Oh, for Heaven's sake', became louder and louder until I could no longer enjoy the story at all.
The narration, whilst okay, was a little fast and did not differentiate between characters.
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- Rose
- 08-12-17
Obsessive, possessive, protective and pathetic Lydia
Well now what can one say about this book? A good story, essentially a domestic drama about the most pathetic weak and obsessive character I have ever read about. Yet the likes of Lydia does exist. She has about as much spine as a jellyfish and Kerry fisher has done a great job of creating her. A guilty secret from the past and an exzggerated reaction to it. Lydia couldn’t boil an egg without making a drama out of it but she’s real. The book itself is interesting. It basically tells the story of one woman’s struggle to deal with life and most of it is of ehr own making. You could seriously learn to hate her because Lydia has absolutely no redeeming characteristics but that aside it’s well told and thought out though the narator sounds as if there are a million things she’d rather be doing than reading this title.
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- Mrs K S Warne
- 14-06-17
Clever modern storyline
Really enjoyed this clever, modern storyline and found it hard to stop listening.
Witty, fast paced, interesting characters and eloquently written it's a very real, plausible story, but still with plenty of twists.
The narrated reads very quickly, which took me a while to settle into, but her voice seemed to suit the key character.
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- Judi G
- 12-07-17
fantastic book. I really loved this book.
the relationships are so real, but her writing is unforgettable. just read, listen to it. narration impeccable.
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- scatty
- 30-05-17
i loved it
I laughed, cried, gasped and a few emotions in between
It was amazingly well written, it will be remembered by me for a long time
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- Karen
- 27-06-17
Gets you thinking!
Loved the narrator, story ticked all the boxes. Had my emotions shooting up and down right to the end.
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- Carrie
- 20-11-17
Very good story
The book had me gripped from page 2. Always good to have a brilliant page turner
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- Mrs J Hamilton
- 15-09-17
Thoroughly reccomended
Thoroughly enjoyed this book. It shows how complicated being a teenager, wife and mother is. We all make mistakes, some bigger than others. Totally empathised with Lydia throughout this well told story.
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- Echo
- 27-06-17
Boring
Well this book was disappointing. The storyline was just plain dull to be honest. Don't really understand why others seem to be loving it.
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- Anna Fern
- 22-08-17
Good read
Good read and held me in the grip! Nice story but could have been a more dramatic end!!
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