Close My Eyes
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Close My Eyes
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Narrated by:
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Candida Gubbins
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By:
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Sophie McKenzie
About this listen
It's been eight years since Gen Loxley lost her daughter, Beth: eight years of grief in which nothing's really moved forward, for all that her husband, Art, wills it to. Gen, once a writer of novels, has settled in to a life of half-hearted teaching, while Art makes his name and their fortune - and pressures her into trying IVF once again. For Gen, it seems a cruel act of replacement; life without Beth is unthinkable, unbearable - but still it goes on.
And then a woman arrives on Gen's doorstep, saying the very thing she longs to hear: that her daughter was not stillborn, but was spirited away as a healthy child, and is out there, waiting to be found...
So why is Art reluctant to get involved? To save his wife from further hurt? Or something much more sinister? What is the truth about Beth Loxley?
©2013 Sophie McKenzie (P)2014 Audible, Inc.Listeners also enjoyed...
So disappointing
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Amazing story!
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no don't waste credit. ridiculous unbelievable non
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I work in the Obstetric field so reading this in so many places makes me cringe with disbelief. However if you wish a light summer read where you abandon all that could possibly happen and substitute it with all that could not then this story will work. I think Ms McKenzie should listen to her characters who said several times that this whole thing was too far fetched. They were so right.
I am going to ring Audible to give this one back.
Really?? Far fetched and then some!
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Ridiculous premise
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Silly and annoying
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What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?
a better storyHas Close My Eyes put you off other books in this genre?
noHave you listened to any of Candida Gubbins’s other performances? How does this one compare?
Yes and she is always excellentIf you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Close My Eyes?
I would cut parts of most scenes. The scenes are dragged out and this doesn't add to the suspense, it's just irritating.Any additional comments?
The story is far fetched and doesn't suspend reality.far fetched
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If this book wasn’t for you, who do you think might enjoy it more?
This book is probably more for a fantasist rather than a realist. The storyline is very far fetched with a fair few holes within, as if the scenario that happened could ever actually realistically come about.What could Sophie McKenzie have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?
The concept of a baby being stolen at birth could be believable if the storyline had been toned down slightly. It felt very much more of a detective novel whereas I think some of the elaborate scenes needn't have arisen.What didn’t you like about Candida Gubbins’s performance?
The narrator was good, although the child's voice was a bit creepy, I suppose it was meant to be.You didn’t love this book--but did it have any redeeming qualities?
The beginning was good and I enjoyed the relationship between Lorcan and Gen.Far fetched and over rated
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