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How to Save a Life

By: Eva Carter
Narrated by: Joshua Akehurst, Thomas Judd, Yolanda Kettle
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About this listen

In Eva Carter's How to Save a Life, saving a life is only the start of the story . . .

'A sweeping, brave, epic love story. I was hooked from the very first page' – Josie Silver, author of One Day in December

'I couldn't put it down until I reached the final page' – Beth O'Leary, author of The Flatshare

It’s nearly midnight on the eve of the millennium when eighteen-year-old Joel’s heart stops. A school friend, Kerry, performs CPR for almost twenty exhausting minutes, ultimately saving Joel’s life, while her best friend Tim freezes, unable to help.

That moment of life and death changes the course of all three lives over the next two decades: each time Kerry, Joel and Tim believe they’ve found love, discovered their vocation, or simply moved on, their lives collide again.

. . . Because bravery isn’t just about life or death decisions; it’s also about how to keep on living afterwards.

 Contemporary Contemporary Romance Family Life Fiction Friendship Genre Fiction Romance Women's Fiction Heartfelt

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Critic reviews

How to Save a Life is so rich and fully-rounded – a sweeping, brave, epic love story. I was hooked from the very first page. I loved it. All the stars (Josie Silver, author of One Day in December and The Two Lives of Lydia Bird)
A gripping love story that doesn't shy away from the mess and complexity of real life. I couldn't put it down until I reached the final page (Beth O'Leary, author of The Flatshare and The Switch)
We fell head over heels for this sweeping love story
Couldn't put it down. Gripping, unflinching, honest and dramatic (Jill Mansell, author of And Now You're Back)
An enthralling epic that swept me along through the highs and lows. I feel I’ve lived three different but tightly intertwined lives (Katie Fforde, author of A Springtime Affair and Highland Fling)
A sliding-doors tale of life and loss
I was completely swept away by How To Save A Life which truly is a salve for the soul. It’s a beautiful book, full of drama, passion and truth: you’ll remember Joel, Kerry and Tim long after you finish reading their story (Rowan Coleman, author of The Memory Book and The Girl At the Window)
A heart-stopping, heart-wrenching and heart-warming story that kept me reading well into the night. I loved it (Clare Pooley, author of The Authenticity Project)
A beautiful love story
How To Save A Life is an epic novel that starts with one life-or-death event and then follows the lives of three complex people to show how that moment changed everything. And this novel will change you. It’s extraordinary — a very, very special book indeed (Julie Cohen, author of Together and Spirited)

Impossible to put down, I adored it. How to Save a Life is heartrending and uplifting, tragic and triumphant.
It pulses with pain, passion and exquisite pleasure: I don’t think I've read a love triangle which has been so addictive

(Cathy Bramley, author of The Lemon Tree Cafe and My Kind of Happy)
A heartwarming page-turner
A fabulous story of the strength and fragility of life, love and friendships (Milly Johnson, author of My One True North)

Moving, gripping, with unforgettable characters, How to Save A Life is a beautiful page-turner with a very big heart. I just loved it

(Eve Chase author of The Glass House)
I fell in love with the characters from page one. Eva captured perfectly the impact of a life-changing event when young; how it impacts how we live and love going forwards. How to Save a Life is the very epitome of a life-affirming novel. I absolutely loved it (Katy Regan, author of Little Big Love and How To Find Your Way Home)
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Loved this, the characters were so well written you could really empathise with them and just kept wanting to keep listening!

Absolutely loved this!!!!

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Gripping yet gentle and beautifully written. A real detour from my usual genre, I’m more of a thriller and mystery reader, but i’m so glad I purchased this book, I devoured it over 5 days. As other reviewers have commented I really felt invested in the characters and cared about what happened to them. I look forward to other titles from this author.

An epic tale!

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I listened to this book in 2 days! The performances were spot on and I genuinely wanted to know what was going to happen to the characters. Highly recommend!

Fun addictive listen

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An easy read which more than satisfied my need for a holiday story with a dash of romance.

easy (& informative!) holiday read!

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A love story with a good dose of medicine/hospitals and missed chances..
I loved this story and the narrator's where impeccable and believable characters who you rooted for and wanted to succeed.

loved it beautifully written

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