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The Life I Left Behind
- Narrated by: Imogen Church
- Length: 13 hrs and 25 mins
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The Life I Left Behind
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Summary
Everyone tells her she's a survivor. No one knows she's dead inside.
Six years ago Melody Pieterson was attacked and left for dead. She coped by locking away her memories, burying herself. The man responsible was caught and convicted. Even his release from jail won't derail her new life. She's a survivor after all.
Then the body of another woman is discovered in identical circumstances. Like Melody, she has blond hair and green eyes. Like Melody she is found holding a gold bird cage chain. Her name is Eve Elliot.
The women were strangers, so Melody thinks. But Eve knew all about Melody's life. She'd been talking to her friends, she knew their secrets. She knew the man who attacked them had never been caught. Eve has left behind her story, the clues that will force Melody to confront her own lies and the lies she's been told. The clues that will put her life in danger all over again.
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- Graham
- 02-06-15
Part good, part riddiculous, part boring
What did you like most about The Life I Left Behind?
It is well written, and you do get into the head of the main charecter
What was one of the most memorable moments of The Life I Left Behind?
When she realises that she has been lied to
Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
I got a bit bored at times, so many of these so called psychological thrillers lapse into chick lit, all about emotions, feelings, relationships. Whatever happened to actions?
Any additional comments?
The whole ghost thing didn't work for me.
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- Anonymous User
- 30-05-21
Entertaining, not excellent
This one is difficult to review for me..there were elements that i loved (the different perspectives where I felt like I was listening to three different people, some of the detail of thoughts of the characters) and bits i didn't enjoy and found annoying (one of the characters i found very difficult to associate with, some of the story is pretty unlikely, some detail on particular elements is given which isn't necessary and makes the story loose momentum and even stall). Sadly i think the narrator gets a few points and intonations wrong making one of the characters more pathetic than is necessary and somewhat frustrating to listen to. Some of the different voices are also pretty off for me...but that could be opinion.
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- Kirstie
- 20-07-15
Gripping
What did you like most about The Life I Left Behind?
I think I enjoyed this book more for listening to it through audible - the voices that the narrators allotted to each character were exactly how I would have expected. The concept is a great story, especially the telling of her own story and death by Eve.
Who was your favorite character and why?
Eve was definitely my favourite character as I loved her fiesty nature. Her determination to get to the truth made the character in my mind more steely and focussed and I really didn't want her to succumb to the killer.
Have you listened to any of Imogen Church’s other performances? How does this one compare?
No
Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
No
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- Caroline W.
- 30-04-15
Couldn't stop listening!!
Gripping, compelling and brilliant!
I enjoyed this book so much. So many different twists and the ending, the biggest twist!
Highly recommended.
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- sharon
- 08-02-15
Great Read
I greatly enjoyed the book and thought the reader was excellent I would like to have other books by this author
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- maureen mcintosh
- 05-02-15
Different
Slow start. Bit too much self analysis central character but enjoyed it. Became engrossed in it. Unusual. After all the early preamble, felt it ended abruptly with little follow through.
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- Maggie
- 22-06-16
The Truth about Best Friends
Would you listen to The Life I Left Behind again? Why?
I don't think so as I realised who the perpetrator was from practically the beginning.
What other book might you compare The Life I Left Behind to, and why?
I don't compare books!
What about Imogen Church’s performance did you like?
Not a lot! Her male voices made all the men seem ridiculous and her pronunciation ("garridge", "guard-den" and "wander" for "wonder") really irritated.
If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
Your Truly Best Friend
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- J.J & G Robson
- 30-06-18
Fantastic read
Couldn’t stop reading but didn’t want it to end - great concept - narrator brilliant as ever.
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- Karen
- 30-05-15
gripping
loved it gripping from the beginning interesting until the end!
narrated brilliantly. the voices were believable and consistent.
Very impressed at how clever the story was written and the use of words describing things in such detail you could imagine yourself there!
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- Bex
- 29-03-15
Loved it!
Really great story. The author manages to use a postmortem voice which is effective rather than the schmaltz of The Lovely Bones. Unusual mood to the story too.
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