“Jess is dead, and it’s my fault.”Anna Macbeth has spent her whole life trying to escape from her past. She left the rural Yorkshire village where she grew up for life as a family lawyer in London, but what secrets did she take with her?When a familiar voice telephones her with tragic news, Anna knows that running away is no longer an option, and that she has to return to face her demons.What led … her demons.
What led Anna to flee from her home, and what is it that causes her to return?
“Charcoal” unfolds a dramatic sequence of events that demonstrate the consequences of desires.
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Two best friends. A young and broken pact to not date a boy ever and stay together. And big secret keep hidden between them that will bring them sadness and tragedy. Great audiobook
I am a fan of “feel good” stories. This is NOT one. This is a “this is what happens,” a “true to life” story. Domestic abuse has far reaching effects. This story is…..Friendship. Promises. Choices. Bad decisions. Cheating. Lies. Life.
I was gifted an Audible version of this book from the author through Story Origin at my request. I enjoyed the narrator’s reading, but it did take some getting use to. She has a strong accent and I couldn’t understand some words. She read in almost a cadence, almost sing song voice. But I was able to fully feel the characters in the story. So it worked for me.
This my honest, voluntary review.
The story starts out with the heartbreaking outcome. Then we learn the complete story starting from when Anna and Jess are just young girls all the way through adulthood. A very realistic story that could hit very close to home for some people.
I was surprised at how well J.E. Rowney was able to bring out the full range of emotions with her writing. I knew from the opening paragraphs that there wasn’t going to be a happy ending, but I had a much stronger emotional response than I expected. Such a tragic story.
Teresa-May Whittaker did this story justice with her narration. I was so drawn into the performance, it was like I was watching the events unfold around me.
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and I have voluntarily left this review.
A beautifully written story of mistakes and bad decisions. Full of heartbreaking moments, this read follows the lives of Anna and Jess from childhood to adulthood. Secrets, lies, deception and deceit around eve egg y turn and selfish wants make for poor decisions. This is such a good read/listen is the most tragic of ways. Narration was well done, smooth and consistent.
I received a free copy of this book at my request and I provided this voluntary review.
*this review is based on the audio version of this read
Anna, Jess and Tim are forever locked in a devastating saga.
Anna came from a broken home. Her course in life was permanently altered from the beginning. She was a broken mess who wanted to protect herself from the home life she had known first.
Enter Jess. Jess is sweet, loving and full of life. Her family had become a safe haven for Anna. The girls were inseparable in everything and had even become blood sisters, though not with the big knife Anna had lead with.
As they grew, they began to change into their own women. One day, Tim enters the picture. Anna is on guard and has no trust for his “games”. Jess is loves him, despite Anna’s preconceptions.
Life goes it’s own way and they all grew apart. Then they begin to grow together, in all the wrong ways. Some roads are easy to go down, but are impossible to reverse.
The story starts at the end and seamlessly wraps around to the to finish where it began. The devastation is beautifully craft and rends the heart in twain effortlessly.
I will never forget this book, it’s details etched into my memory forever. It is a beautiful story and is a definite one to read.
I received a free copy from the author in return for an honest review.