Written in the first person by the three main characters, one dead, one suffering from memory loss and the other trying to unravel the whole mess, this is a fast read where you will probably guess the villain of the piece quite early on. It harks back initially to 1987, then a murder some six years previous to the present action, then today.
A bit predictable, a bit familiar but a nice easy read. It is her second novel, her first was better (Precious Thing) and I look forward to her third. ~ Sarah Broadhurst
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About The Life I Left Behind
She's dead but she's the only one who knows what really happened; What your friends have said. What the police missed. Who attacked you.
'Colette McBeth delivers twists and shocks with superb timing. An impressive debut The Times
'An excellent storyteller... Precious Thing is more than deserving of a place on the modern thriller bookshelf' Sunday Express
'An interesting and original page-turner' Literary Review
'A cleverly crafted tale... If you're a fan of Gone Girl, you'll love this' Sunday Mirror
'Precious Thing is one of my top five books of 2013. Truthfully, I would go on for hours about what I loved about this psychologically disturbing, thoroughly readable, cleverly written book' Fabulousmag
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About Colette McBeth
Colette McBeth was a BBC TV New s Correspondent for ten years. She lives in West London with her husband and three young children. She attended the Faber Academy Novel Writing Course in 2011. Her first novel, Precious Thing, was published in 2013.
She's dead but she's the only one who knows what really happened; What your friends have said. What the police missed.
The Life I Left Behind features in the following genres: Thriller and Suspense, Books of the Month, Books with reviews by our Reader Review Panel, Crime and Mystery, eBooks of the Month, Fiction, Recommendations
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The Life I Left Behind was written by Colette McBeth and published by Headline Review an imprint of Headline Publishing Group
The Life I Left Behind has 380 pages
£9.89, reduced from £10.99. In Stock.
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