Marriage, Betrayal, and Secrets
ABOUT THE BOOK
There’s a cottage on a cliff. Gabe and Pippa’s dream home in a sleepy coastal town. But their perfect house hides something sinister. The tall cliffs have become a popular spot for people to end their lives. Night after night Gabe comes to their rescue, literally talking them off the ledge. Until he doesn’t.
When Pippa discovers Gabe knew the victim, the questions spiral…Did the victim jump? Was she pushed?
And would Gabe, the love of Pippa’s life, her soulmate…lie? As the perfect facade of their marriage begins to crack, the deepest and darkest secrets begin to unravel.
| Listening Time | 7 hours and 44 minutes |
|---|---|
| Author | Sally Hepworth |
| Narrators | Barrie Kreinik, Jessica Douglas-Henry |
| Audible.com Release Date | April 04, 2023 |
| Publisher | Macmillan Audio |
Audiobooks make it possible for me to cook, drive, clean the house, and do a myriad of other things while enjoying a story. One thing I have discovered, though, is that I have far more tolerance for a slow audiobook than when I actually read a book.
In this case, the narration was very good, and most of the story moved along. Pippa and Gabe live in a beautiful seaside home that is located on a cliff. What they didn’t realize when they moved there is that their cliffside location was infamous for jumpers wanting to commit suicide.
Gabe is a stay-at-home dad who has been able to talk several out of jumping. One particular jumper appears when his wife, Pippa, a lawyer, is home. In this case, the jumper does end up going off the cliff and dying, but had Pippa glimpsed her husband reaching for the lady or pushing?
The point of view uniquely goes back and forth between Amanda, the jumper, and Pippa. That may not feel necessarily unusual, but the viewpoints go before and after the jump occurs. So that means, at times, the perspective is from the dead jumper.
My Concerns
To a large degree, thriller and suspense didn’t apply. Plus, the flow of the story felt slightly off.
Final Thoughts
The narration and the story had no trouble holding my interest until the middle, where it felt a bit repetitive and slowed it down.
This is still a thumbs-up. However, one of my favorite books by this author is The Good Sister.
Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for providing me with an ALC.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Sally Hepworth is the New York Times bestselling author of eight novels, most recently The Soulmate. Her novel, The Mother-In-Law (2019), has been optioned for a TV series by Hollywood actress and producer, Amy Poehler.
Drawing on the good, the bad and the downright odd of human behaviour, Sally writes incisively about family, relationships and identity. Her domestic thriller novels are laced with quirky humour, sass and a darkly charming tone.
Sally’s novels are available around the globe in English and have been translated into 20 languages. She has sold more than one million books worldwide.
Sally lives in Melbourne, Australia with her husband and three children.
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