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Gracie's Secret

By: Jill Childs
Narrated by: Alison Campbell
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Publisher's summary

My dearest daughter, I will never forget the day I nearly lost you. The day you learned the secrets that would tear our lives apart....

Time stops for Jen when her beloved daughter, Gracie, is involved in a terrible car crash. Pronounced dead at the scene, it's a miracle when paramedics manage to then resuscitate the little girl. The relief Jen feels at Gracie's recovery is matched only by her fury at the driver of the car - her ex-husband's new girlfriend, Ella. Jen has never trusted Ella, and now her worst fears have been confirmed.

But then Gracie begins to tell strange stories about what she heard in the car that day and what she saw in those moments near death. It's clear that there's something shocking hidden in Ella's past, but exposing it could tear all their lives apart.

An emotional pause resister that will take your breath away. Perfect for fans of Jodi Picoult, Lisa Wingate, and Kerry Fisher.

©2018 Jill Childs (P)2018 Bookouture
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Good Story

I thought it was a good story. The narration was good except when she was speaking for the child. That voice was high pitched and like nails on a chalkboard. Fortunately, the child didn't spend any extended time speaking in the book so it was tolerable.

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Didn't see that ending coming

A great story from start to finish. A mother's love and how powerful it is. Highly recommend. Loved it!! 😀😀😀😀

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Entertaining

This was a very sweet story with a lot of family drama, but as the story was told it had a lot of uplifting moments as well as sad moments. It is worth the purchase.

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Tragedy in Loving a Child

I did not like the ending. I won't spoil it but the story has an ending that devastated me. All I can say is a mother's love will overcome any situation, no matter how hard.

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Gracie’s Secret is well kept...

Usually I can pick up foreshadowing hints that give the plot away thus making the story less than suspenseful , but not this excellent work of fiction! There are so many twists and turns all the way to the bittersweet end. One of my Audible favs, hands down!

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I enjoyed the story but the whining kids voice was sooooo irritating and totally distracting

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Great book. Enjoyed it, but...

It was a great listen I enjoyed it quite a bit. However...when the narrator would speak as if she were the child, it was a high pitched shriek. Terrible. Almost stopped listening for that reason alone. the story was good tho.

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WOW!!!! ALL I CAN SAY IS THAT!!!!

WHAT A GREAT STORY!!!! THIS ISN'T YOUR REGULAR PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER, BUT ABOUT LOVE, HOPE, AND THE POWER OF A MOTHER!!!! I CRIED AND CRIED. THIS WAS A GREAT BOOK!!!! LIKE I SAID, IT'S NOT A NORMAL THRILLER, YES THERE ARE SOME TWISTS AND TURNS, BUT THIS IS MOSTLY OF A MOTHER'S DEVOTION TO HER DAUGHTER..... LIES PEOPLE TELL, AND HOW DESPERATE PEOPLE CAN BECOME IN THIS LIFE.

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British humor at its best! But, you do not laugh until the end.

British humor at its best! But, you do not laugh until the end.

Gracie is a delightful, precocious three year old. Her mother wraps around her. But mother is a neurotic. She chronicles Gracie all her mother’s life in journal a journal. From whence comes the story.
Gracie’s mother has just been abandoned by her. The mother’s story continues. I won’t spoil the book. But let me say, that this book catches the reader up into the madness. Good story read by with excellence by Allison Campbell..

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Screeechy Narration

The plot was fair with enough intrigue to keep listening BUT there were times I had to turn it off or st least very low to avoid the screechy high pitched annoying reader!!!

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