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I Survived
- I Married a Charming Man. Then He Tried to Kill Me. A True Story.
- Narrated by: Sophie Roberts
- Length: 7 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Biographies & Memoirs, True Crime
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- Sandy
- 07-08-20
Beware sky diving Birthday gift from your husbands, ladies
Narrator’s voice a bit grating. Really wish author had have been able to explain why she thought her husband ‘still loved her’ despite him stealing from her, having multiple affairs, lying to her and just generally being a smuck. I understand about domestic abuse and all it’s forms, but this poor ladies take on it makes you want to scream out loud. She kept saying he would not have wanted to hurt the children! All of the above and killing their Mother, would have certainly hurt them. This book tells her story but doesn’t really explain things properly. I’m left frustrated!!!!!
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- Si
- 10-02-21
If in doubt, hire a pro
'This book is missing something,' I pondered internally. I scratched my head and the expression on my face became puzzled. 'What could it be?' I quizzed aloud.
Then it came to me. The ends of my mouth turned upwards and I beamed. 'That's it!' I barked happily. 'This book is missing a decent ghost writer and instead we're forced to accept a narrative reminiscent of a year 8 pupil's English Language essay.'
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- Khadeisha
- 16-09-20
What, Why and How?
Its quite distressing to hear how long the abuse went on for in this story and the fact this intelligent person put up with it and blamed herself for so long. I felt aggrieved she even visited him in prison. What a hold one human being can have over another and to what lengths they can be tested before they wake up. A survivors story indeed .
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- Amazon Customer
- 08-02-21
I Survived
She certainly did survive - not just the fall but the most manipulative awful marriage. I had heard about this on the news but had not realised the awfulness of it. What a brave and strong woman! Do not hesitate to listen to this story - really made me realise what an absolute gem of a husband I have!
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- MKMcD
- 04-02-21
Interesting listen
Found myself throughout the story shaking my head in frustration as the story was told, lots and lots of signs that Emile was selfish, self absorbed etc especially even before they married when Victoria miscarried and he decided to go on to a planned event and he gave her the car keys to drive home herself, to me personally massive red flag.
What she endured with him she has survived thankfully and hopefully now in 2021 she and her two children are living a great life x
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- Aimee Storey
- 10-12-21
Shame about the narrator….
An incredible story, not very well written, and unfortunately terribly narrated by someone with a saccharine tone and AWFUL attempts at accents. Please don’t let this person narrate anything else on this app!
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- Jackie
- 24-10-20
Many lessons...especially young women
Hindsight is exactly that.. and learning how many challenges and how many career climbs Victoria made, a reaction could be about the blinders and denials so many think they would have dealt with...but this book is also a lesson in how far women...and men...have not come. Too many children are not raised to be self-sufficient, secure in the fact it is okay to get a founndation in their own life and to find the love we need and want through family and friends without the false belief that your life is not comlplete wiithout a partner. It is not that 1/2 + 1/2 = 1 but that 1 +1 = 2. So many of us find that out so late....children need this understanding as much as math and science. We cant all be rich or own homes or travel the world but we can be happy in who we are. Thanks, Victoria, for being brave enough to share your life and inner growth.. i wish you all you certainly are deserving of.
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- L. BETTLES
- 10-08-20
I Survived!
This book is a triumph in survival...I loved this book I had followed the case when the story broke and I was pleased to get the facts from someone who was there and as a result the book is a record of dark domestic abuse which at times is so uncomfortable to read. Many times during the book your left thinking how could you not know???? But the reality is his abuse had such an acidic hold all she believed was his warped reality.
The narration was excellent and a pleasure to listen to. This book is testaments I the human spirit and I wish the author every success you deserve to be happy.
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- flowertoes
- 28-04-22
One Overwhelmed.
I like some other people,had my thoughts swerving in two directions over this true story...One minuit I felt very sorry for Victoria, and another timei wanted to say. Bloody hell get a back bone..before the accident of course.....I suppose knowing I could never be manipulated like she was...all the same I do hope she is happy and contented now,and hope she has a good life.
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- Olivia Rytwinski
- 12-04-22
A horrifying and gripping real life story.
Cannot recommend this highly enough. A balanced but gripping story of a woman's horrific nightmare with a sociopathic husband.