The Diary Audiobook By Eileen Goudge cover art

The Diary

 Preview
LIMITED TIME OFFER

3 months free
Try for $0.00
Offer ends July 31, 2025 at 11:59PM PT.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Premium Plus auto-renews for $14.95/mo after 3 months. Cancel anytime.

The Diary

By: Eileen Goudge
Narrated by: Susan Ericksen
Try for $0.00

$0.00/mo. after 3 months. Offer ends July 31, 2025 at 11:59PM PT. Cancel anytime.

Buy for $17.16

Buy for $17.16

Confirm purchase
Pay using card ending in
Switch payment method
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use, License, and Amazon's Privacy Notice. Taxes where applicable.
Cancel
When the two grown daughters of Elizabeth Marshall discover an old diary of their mother's in the attic, it comes as a shock to learn that the true love of Elizabeth's life was not their father. But is all as it seems?

That's the mystery the two daughters must unravel as they stay up late reading the words penned by Elizabeth so long ago. Their mother can't provide the answers: After a massive stroke, she lies mute and near death in a nursing home. Only the pages of her diary can provide clues to what really happened.

©2009 Eileen Goudge (P)2009 BBC Audio Family Life Genre Fiction Women's Fiction Feel-Good
Heartwarming Love Story • Unexpected Twists • Superb Narration • Emotional Journey • Great Performance • Calming Voice
Highly rated for:
All stars
Most relevant  
I enjoyed the story very much. Loved the ending. It’s a wonderful story of love and passion and family politics.

Slow to start but worth continuing

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Great story, times that everyone loves to reflect upon. Brought back some of my own memories. The twist was so exciting.

Just when you thought you had it figured out!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
This story started out a bit slow. But it kept my attention. It brought smiles and tears and memories of my own past. A good story.

Heart felt and nostalgic. A good read.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I was a bit unsure in the beginning, but this story drew me in until I couldn't stop listening! Loved the narration as well.

Captivating

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
It's always hard to imagine our parents as young and in love because we only know as our parents, people to love, to respect, to rebel against, to think they are old and set in their ways and how can they even know our lives. The mom in this tale is dying and the dad died a year ago. The two daughters read their mom's diary from the year before she married and are surprised to discover their father was not her first love as the mysterious AJ comes to life in her moms writing. A beautiful story, well told.

Parents had a life before children

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Loved this book. Tear jerker (for me at least).
Great story line.
Highly recommend this book.

True love story

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
At first I didn’t think I’d like the book and then towards the end I thought it was wonderful.

Surprised

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Such a wonderful use of time spent Thank you. So much for sharing. Wonderfully composed and read.

Heartfelt Story

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Good ending! would recommend. enjoyed listening to narrator. first time listening to
this author. read it.

Good read

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
This is a story about relationships: Family relationships and romantic relationships. The diary is intriguing but quite confusing to the daughters reading it. The mystery of the diary it’s finally revealed at the end and is likely to make you cry because it is so touching.

Have Kleenex close by

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
See more reviews