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Then She Was Gone

By: Lisa Jewell
Narrated by: Gabrielle Glaister
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Summary

Brought to you by Penguin.

Best-selling psychological suspense and a top Richard & Judy selection.

She was 15, her mother's golden girl.

She had her whole life ahead of her.

And then, in the blink of an eye, Ellie was gone.

Ten years on, Laurel has never given up hope of finding Ellie. And then she meets a charming and charismatic stranger who sweeps her off her feet.

But what really takes her breath away is when she meets his nine-year-old daughter.

Because his daughter is the image of Ellie.

Now all those unanswered questions that have haunted Laurel come flooding back.

What really happened to Ellie? And who still has secrets to hide?

©2017 Lisa Jewell (P)2017 Penguin Audio

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"Packs a huge emotional punch that will leave you winded." (CL Taylor, author of The Missing)

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Excellent

Fantastic characters, gripping story and emotional ending I loved it! Great recording quality and brilliantly read characters.

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Gripping story and great writing

The writing is top notch, really good. I would say it’s one of the best written stories I’ve listened to. Some stories can drag in places but this kept my interest up all the way through. Some of it is horrific, hard to listen to really cause it’s so life like. Narration really good too, there’s nothing worse than narrators not pulling different accents off, but this worked well!

I thought I’d twigged the ending about half way through, I was along the right lines but the unexpected twists mean I was far enough from guessing it all! I would recommend for anyone that likes this genre.

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Super story and performance

Had me hooked from the start, I did more or less guess what was going on, but I thoroughly enjoyed hearing it all unravel. Great performance, perfect holiday listen for me.

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Lesson: I must avoid Sunday Times Bestsellers

Skipped most of this book and would only add there is no need to skip to end, there are no surprises. Sending this back.

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Gripping from star to finish

This book was both well written and well read. Lisa Jewell captured every character beautifully and of course Gabrielle’s different accents and voices completely brought the story to life.
This is one of those books that you just hate to finish because it was so good

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Listened in one sitting !!!!!!

Clever, twisty, emotional with some exceptionally beautiful prose. Lisa Jewell has defied the trend and much like whiskey has matured beautifully. I feel I have grown up with her, if you were to read her earlier work then her last four/five novels its like looking at a picture of a sweet gap tooth kid and then meeting the beautiful wise woman she has become. The narrator is wonderful too ... I still remember her as Patricia Farnham in brookside :) buy this, keep it and relisten

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Good but too easy to guess!

Good story but if you like a sophisticated thriller that keeps you guessing until the end you will not get that with this book. All in all though still a good story.

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interesting story

interesting enough to keep you listening but no tension and dull ending. lacked something Imo.

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Brilliant

Brilliant gripping story couldn't stop listening!
Lisa is a truly a fantastic writer.
Narrator was really good and clear made very easy listening.

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Great read

Lovely tragic story that has left me in tears. Good narration, I truly recommend this audio book,

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