The Day I Lost You
Written by Fionnuala Kearney
Narrated by Nadia Sawalha
4/5
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About this audiobook
‘Incredibly moving, it’s beautifully written and page-turning’ Susan Lewis
‘A heart-stopping read’ Anna McPartlin, author of Richard and Judy book club pick, The Last Days of Rabbit Hayes
THE DAY I LOST YOU WAS THE DAY I DISCOVERED I NEVER REALLY KNEW YOU
When Jess’s daughter, Anna, is reported lost in an avalanche, everything changes.
Jess’s first instinct is to protect Rose, Anna’s five-year-old daughter. But then she starts to uncover Anna’s other life - unearthing a secret that alters their whole world irrevocably . . .
THE DAY I LOST YOU WAS THE DAY YOU TORE OUR FAMILY APART
The perfect emotional and absorbing story for fans of Jojo Moyes and David Nicholls.
Fionnuala Kearney
Fionnuala Kearney lives in Ascot with her husband. They have two grown-up daughters (both with deliberately simple monosyllabic names). One of seven children, Fionnuala likes to write about the nuances and subtle layers of human relationships, peeling them away to see what’s really going on beneath.
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Reviews for The Day I Lost You
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I listened to The Book of Love, and You, Me and other People and liked them. Figured this one would be good as well. It is.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The story unravels slowly and it jumps through different characters and time lines. It keeps the story interesting, having a linear timeline would have been too predictable.
The untimely dead of a character creates more than heartbreak and leaves a path of destruction. How the rest of the characters decide to put the pieces back together and make sense of tragedy is what makes this story worthy - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This is a review of a free book I received via the Amazon Vine Programme.
I'm reviewing The Day I Lost You by Fionnuala Kearney. Here are my thoughts:
^^ I know this is an older book, (Sept 2016) but I'd heard so much about The Day I lost You, I just had to read it. What did I think? It's brilliant!
^^ When Jess's daughter Anna is reported as lost in an avalanche she is distraught, but puts on a brave face and takes it upon herself to look after her grandchild Rose -- never quite giving up hope that there's still a chance Anna may be found and return home safely. But something in the back of her mind feel s off kilter, (maybe a mother's refusal to believe her child is dead?), and as Jess traces her daughter's last few days she uncovers more than she bargained for. Piecing together more about Anna's private life than she had ever known before she begins to wonder just how little she knew her own daughter after all.
^^ The Day I Lost You highlights no one is perfect and life can get messy. We're only human and it takes a lot of us to make the world go around, some good, some bad.
^^ Losing a child is everyone's worst nightmare and this is an extremely moving novel. I found myself rooting for Jess as she tried to come to terms with what was happening as a parent playing detective, refusing to believe her daughter is dead.
^^ This story reminded me of 'Last Seen' by Lucy Clarke, both are very similar in theme and are also really quite emotional.
Overall: A cleverly written tale, which is both moving and harrowing as it uncovers the tru th behind what went on in Anna's other life. How well do you REALLY know your family and friends?