Before I Let You Go

A Novel

By: Kelly Rimmer

Narrated by: Vanessa Johansson, Amy Landon

Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins

Publisher's summary

From the author of The Things We Cannot Say, Before I Let You Go explores a hotly divisive topic and asks how far the ties of family love can be stretched before they finally break.

“Kelly Rimmer skillfully takes us deep inside a world where love must make choices that logic cannot. Ripped from the headlines and from the heart, Before I Let You Go is an unforgettable novel that will amaze and startle you with its impact and insight.” ( (Patti Callahan Henry, New York Times best-selling author of The Bookshop at Water’s End)

“Before I Let You Go is a heartbreaking book about an impossible decision. Kelly Rimmer writes with wisdom and compassion about the relationships between sisters, mother and daughter....She captures the anguish of addiction, the agonizing conflict between an addict’s best and worst selves. Above all, this is a novel about the deepest love possible.” (Luanne Rice, New York Times best-selling author)

The 2:00 a.m. call is the first time Lexie Vidler has heard her sister’s voice in years. Annie is a drug addict, a thief, a liar - and in trouble, again. Lexie has always bailed Annie out, given her money, a place to sleep, sent her to every kind of rehab. But this time, she’s not just strung out - she’s pregnant and in premature labor. If she goes to the hospital, she’ll lose custody of her baby - maybe even go to prison. But the alternative is unthinkable.

As the weeks unfold, Lexie finds herself caring for her fragile newborn niece while her carefully ordered life is collapsing around her. She’s in danger of losing her job, and her fiancé only has so much patience for Annie’s drama. In court-ordered rehab, Annie attempts to halt her downward spiral by confronting long-buried secrets from the sisters’ childhoods, ghosts that Lexie doesn’t want to face. But will the journey heal Annie, or lead her down a darker path?

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Powerful story

The story really moved me, but the Lexie narrator was really unfortunate. Just really, really bad. I almost quit listening to this book after a few chapters because of the narration. Why, oh why did you let this happen to this beautiful story?

Good story bad narrator

I really liked this book but the one narrator is hard to listen to. If you can get past it worth listening to.

Absolutely LOVE!

At first you find the main character, Alex, so pitiful...you feel sorry for her and find her habits so destructive...but then you begin to root for her and will her to get better. I loved this story fully. Excellent character development - down to Fiona too...whom you will find very annoying! A must read/listen. Real people in a real world...a bit of drama to the scenario but overall wonderfully written.

The bond between sisters

Interesting treatment of the damage drug addiction , grief and unreported rape and ridicule dies to family members. A little long in the tooth and repetitive, but the dual voices and the performances are stunning.

Amazing

This story is gut wrenching, beautiful and realistic! It pulled me in and I couldn’t stop listening!

A must read!

When I started this book it ran a little slow for me and I began to have doubts as to whether I would continue. Am I glad I pushed through to the end. A book that can illicit such emotion is always a well worth read. I’m still weepy but joyful. ❤️

Good inside view of addiction

Realistic inside view of addiction and some of the life events that can set it in motion. Very true to life.

I could not put it down!

I was sucked in the story The Moment I listened to Just the preview. I will be searching for more of this author's books.

Great story. Awful voiceovers

The voiceover for Lexi especially, and some of the others, was annoying as heck. Good book.

Really good!

Would have been 5 stars except for the main narrator. Her voice really bothered me. If the story hadn't been so good, I would have given up early on. But leave it to Kelly Rimmer to write another great book. Enjoy!