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After the Lie

By: Kerry Fisher
Narrated by: Emma Spurgin-Hussey
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When Lydia was a teenager, she made a decision that ruined her family's life. They've spent the last 30 years living with the consequences and doing their best to pretend it never happened.

Lydia's husband, the gorgeous and reliable Mark, and her two teenage children know nothing about that summer back in 1982. And that's the way Lydia wants it to stay. The opportunity to come clean is long gone, and now it's not the lie that matters; it's the betrayal of hiding the truth for so long.

When someone from the past turns up as a parent at the school gates, Lydia feels the life she has worked so hard to build slipping through her fingers. The more desperate she becomes to safeguard her family, the more erratic her behaviour becomes. But when the happiness of her own teenage son, Jamie, hangs in the balance, Lydia is forced to make some impossible decisions. Can she protect him and still keep her own secret - and if she doesn't, will her marriage and family survive?

©2016 Kerry Fisher (P)2017 Audible, Ltd Suspense Thriller & Suspense Women's Fiction Marriage Fiction
Compelling Character Development • Witty Writing Style • Relatable Family Dynamics • Thought-provoking Themes
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I absolutely loved listening to this book. The narrator’s voice was perfect. Kerry’s witty way of writing made me laugh many times and her motherly worries about her children’s exposure to today’s social media is equal to my own.

I’m on to her next book!

Captivating & relatable!

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I love this author. She always seems to articulate complex family issues in such a way that I find so interesting. The story has some complex elements and was woven together beautifully. There was unexpected turns. I really liked it.

Complex issues

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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I'd definitely recommend this book. The characters were sympathetic but also realistically flawed. The secret that is the essential part of the story seemed believable and I could relate to the character's fear of "coming clean". This was in sharp contrast to many of the recent books that have characters keeping secrets in an attempt to create conflict and tension.. Those secrets just annoy me. These secrets were psychologically astute and might even help people explore their own issues of secrecy vs honesty.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Because the author drew in depth characters I find it hard to describe who my favorite character was. No good guy -- bad guy.

Have you listened to any of Emma Spurgin-Hussey’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I have not read this narrator before but she did an excellent job.

If you could rename After the Lie, what would you call it?

After the Lie is a fine name but a more descriptive title would be "Before the Lie - During the Lie - and After the Lie"

Excellent from beginning to end

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I could feel lydia's lie and how it took a lot of strengto carry it. It became very stressful and put up a wall between and everyone.

Is truth the best way to go

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i always need a good dog walking book to keep me going. i found this to be an easy listen like a soap opera. l liked the performance very much, i love british accents.
good listen, i recommend.

engaging

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Narrator speaks in a monotone. She makes it difficult to keep focus on the story. The monotone narration takes away from the story.

bad narration

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I would say that this was a great book, but I HATE extramarital affairs. That being said, the dialogue was well done, the story tight and cohesive, and the wonderful reader did not give everyone weird, fake voices. I love Lydia’s dry wit. I will definitely look for Kerry Fisher and Emma Spurgin-Hussey in future titles.

Very well written and narrated

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Every Parent w/ teenagers and social media need to read this or at least the Mothers.

Eye Opening

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I love her style of writing and all the twists and turns that she so gracefully brings back together. Great listen!

Loved this!

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I have listened to several of Ms Fishers books, all narrated by the same reader. I have to say that these two women, writer and reader, make these characters come alive. They are so relatable with every day people and I think that is why I have fallen in love with every one of them. I look forward to more great listening!

Another great read from Kerry Fisher!

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