The Alone Time

By: Elle Marr

Narrated by: Jennifer Aquino, Christina Ho, Naomi Mayo, Kenneth Lee

Length: 10 hrs and 14 mins

Publisher's summary

For two sisters, confronting the past could come at a terrible price in a riveting novel about a family tragedy—and family secrets—by the #1 Amazon Charts bestselling author Elle Marr.

Fiona and Violet Seng were just children when their family’s Cessna crash-landed in the Washington wilderness, claiming the lives of their parents. For twelve harrowing weeks, the girls fended for themselves before being rescued.

Twenty-five years later, they’re still trying to move on from the trauma. Fiona repurposes it into controversial works of art. Violet has battled addiction and failed relationships to finally progress toward normalcy as a writer. The estranged sisters never speak about what they call their Alone Time in the wild. They wouldn’t dare—until they become the subject of a documentary that renews public fascination with the “girl survivors” and questions their version of the events.

When disturbing details about the Seng family are exposed, a strange woman claims to know the crash was deliberate. Fiona and Violet must come together to face the horrifying truth of what happened out there and what they learned about their parents and themselves. Before any other secrets emerge from the woods.

©2024 Elle Marr (P)2024 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Critic reviews

“Twisted, cleverly red herring-littered plotting. Readers will gladly follow [Marr’s] lead to the final page.”—Booklist

“A steady build-up that questions the origins of a tragedy and the motives of the survivors and pits survival, ambition, and perhaps the truth against each other, leading to a finale that will surprise even the most perceptive readers. Will appeal to fans of Jennifer Hillier, Jordan Harper, and Michelle Sacks.”—Library Journal

“Absolutely chilling, The Alone Time delves into the lives of sisters Fiona and Violet as they navigate life after surviving the plane crash that killed their parents. Each layer of the story is expertly revealed, leaving you in shock as you wonder what is the truth and what is only imagined.”—Lyn Liao Butler, Amazon bestselling author of Someone Else’s Life

Great cast of performers

The Alone Time is about sisters Fiona and Violet who survived a plane crash in the woods for twelve weeks without sharing their story with anyone until twenty-five tears later when a woman claiming to be there fathers girlfriend before the crash decides to share her story. As readers delve into the story of Violet and Fiona there’s this built in mystery about what really happened in after the crash. As Elle Marr explains to readers in chapters designated from both Henry and Janet’s points of view you get sense for the type of marriage they had as well as the types of individuals they were before getting married.
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I wasn’t expecting points of views from Henry and Janet especially when the description stated the parents died during impact. When chapters are included from characters who are supposed to be gone it leads me to believe the author has plans for them in other ways.
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Fiona has been working on art pieces for her exhibition which include pieces from the accident. These pieces are reminders of how she and her sister survived. Fiona needs the recognition of this art show.
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Violet has been struggling with life. She’s tried and failed at attending college. She even had a drinking problem. Dating was also an issue for her. Her relationship with her sister was strained for a few years. All that was put aside when this woman entered their lives bringing with her accusations that labeled their father in poor character.
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I tried to see the story from the mindset of Elle Marr which didn’t work out very well. Her writing voice isn’t quite what I expected to get deep into these pages. There was one point in the story where she shared a twisted truth that I thought was quite interesting, but then she created one too many twists taking away the one interesting thing and destroying my ability to make any sense of this. I struggled to stay focused on this story. I hear the words, yet they don’t penetrate my mind. That was one confusing ending all the switching back and forth of twisted facts had my mind spinning. I think Elle Marr’s ability to create a creative and impactive psychological twist went too far. It became far fetched as a result.
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I’m an eyes and ears person who enjoys listening to the audiobook and following along with the ebook. Had it not been for the wonderful work of these narrators I would’ve skim read this book. I listened using the audible app which provides a great listening experience.