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The After Wife

By: Melanie Summers
Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert
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Summary

After losing her husband, writer Abigail Carson has all but given up on life. Having spent the last year cocooned in her Manhattan apartment, Abigail is suddenly forced to find a new home where she can stretch her dwindling savings. Intent on isolation, she moves to a tiny village in Nova Scotia where she'll have no one to interrupt her solitude.

Little does Abigail realize that small-town life offers far less privacy than the big city. With neighbors knocking on the door bearing homemade treats and invitations, Abby soon finds herself immersed in the lives of the people of South Haven. She forms an unlikely friendship with Liam Wright, the handyman renovating her dilapidated cottage, and his daughter, seven-year-old Olive.

As the dark cloud engulfing Abigail lifts, she starts to think she may have found love again. But just as Abigail is ready to leap, she discovers Liam carries with him a shocking secret that will ultimately cause everything to unravel. Abigail must decide if she will turn away from his pain or open her heart in the most hopeless of circumstances.

Contains mature themes.

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Life altering story

+ Tavia Gilbert has done a terrific well narration. Her angry voice, child voice perfect
+ Melanie Summer thank you for this beautiful story, maybe a part 2 with some of the side characters?
+ No smut which is fine with me
+ A adorable cat, daughter and townfolks
+ Every chapter start with a interesting quote
+ No tropes any at all feels so natural

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WOW, just beautiful

what a fabulous story, I fell for it all, I loved all the main characters, and with superb narration. xx

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some passages resonated with my life story

slow to get going. But once it gets up and running. it's keeps the Listener riveted

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Poignant moments but wonderful humour throughout

Loved this story. Didn’t want it to end. Thought it was wonderful to listen to and kept sneaking extra time to hear more

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Sweet and addictive

Lovely story
Addictive
Easy listen
Perfect for holidays when you don’t want to think
Love Olives voice!

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Amazing!

Great story and narration. Had me sobbing in parts as the narrator spoke with such emotion.

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Performance impeccable

Good story good narration. Will look for my re both by author and narrator

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JUST WOW! 5🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

I RARELY give 5 Stars!

I have listened to 6 other Melanie Summers Books and they have been funny and lighthearted but this one is in a league of its own.

It had all of the human emotions, I was worried It would be depressing but it wasn't.
Melanie has outdone herself writing such raw realism with humour. The main character ABI doesn't even realise that she was soul searching as it masked itself as a stage of grief.

I loved that every chapter starts with a great timeless quite ~ which is very me😀

I never seen the twist coming in the last few chapters. The narrator Tavia Gilbert did great at her job, voicing all the different characters very well. As the book is left, it is open to a sequel which I hope Melanie writes.

I definitely recommend this listen because every so often you hear a book that you won't forget, for example 'The Gift' and 'The Flatshare' etc, this book is the same ~ it will stay with me!

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just lovely

Absolutely loved all the characters in this book. A real emotional roller coaster. loved it.

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A really lovely listen

This was a thoroughly enjoyable listen.
It was a very good storyline, with likeable characters- especially Olive, who an absolute sweetheart🥰 The characters were well thought with good backstories. The narration was very good, which brought the characters to life, and made listening easy. .
Very enjoyable and I would definitely recommend. 👍

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