Since She's Been Gone by Sagit Schwartz.
Thank you to Netgalley and Crooked Lane Books for sharing the Audiobook ALC (advanced listening copy) with me for my review. I listened to this audiobook with the Netgally Shelf App in 6 hours and 29 minutes at 1.75 x listening speed.
Book Synopsis
An emotionally charged, dual-timeline suspense set between L. A. and NYC, this debut novel is perfect for fans of The Last Thing He Told Me and Luckiest Girl Alive.
A clinical psychologist is thrown into her dark past as she races to uncover the truth about her mother's death while struggling with her own mental health.
Can we ever truly know the people we love?
Losing her mother to a hit-and-run at age 15 threw Beatrice “Beans” Bennett’s life into turmoil. Bereft, she developed a life-threatening eating disorder, and went through a challenging recovery process which paved the way for her work as a clinical psychologist decades later.
When a new patient arrives at her office and insists that Beans’s mother is still alive—and in danger—Beans is forced to revisit her past in order to uncover the truth. She learns the “patient” is a member of a notorious family that owns a drug company largely responsible for the national opioid epidemic, and that her mother was once tangled in their web. In a race against time—and her mother’s assailants—while once again facing the disorder she thought she’d put behind her, Beans discovers that, like herself, her mother had a devastating secret.
With its fast-moving, edge-of-your-seat action and intimate look at mental health, Since She’s Been Gone will keep readers in its grasp long after the last page.
My Review
This book explores some really touch subjects and is darker than I was expecting. I didn't know going in that this book involved some difficult subjects including eating disorders and miscarriage. These topics weren't of concern to read about (or listen to) for me, but these topics may be a sensitive area for some readers, so I suggest you consult trigger warnings for this book before reading. The author handles the topics with respect and with the gentleness needed in this book.
Since She's Been Gone is a bingeable audiobook to listen to and I also enjoyed the narrator. This is a book about family, mental health, secrets, and much more. There are many ups and downs and twists and turns in this novel and you are right there with the main character. This an emotional and suspenseful thriller novel. This book shifts between past and present. I found that with the short chapters, this made the time jumps and the switch back and forth in time to be a bit of a choppy transition.
This book ends on a hopeful note with an epilogue and a glimpse into the future for Beatrice and her relationship with Eddie and his daughter.
My Rating: 3.5/5
Book Details
Author: Sagit Schwartz
Narrator: Ann Sprinkle
Publisher: Crooked Lane Books
Format: Audiobook
Listening Time: 6 hours and 29 minutes
Publication Date: Febuary 6, 2024
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