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    The Girl He Left Behind: A Novel
    The Girl He Left Behind: A Novel
    The Girl He Left Behind: A Novel
    Audiobook6 hours

    The Girl He Left Behind: A Novel

    Written by Beatrice MacNeil

    Narrated by Caroline McLaughlin

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    • Love & Relationships

    • Grief & Loss

    • Self-Discovery

    • Family

    • Small Town Life

    • Star-Crossed Lovers

    • Prodigal Son

    • Forbidden Love

    • Second Chance Romance

    • Second Chances

    • Haunted Past

    • Haunted House

    • Healing Power of Love

    • Secret Pregnancy

    • Power of Memory

    • Love

    • Personal Growth & Self-Discovery

    • Friendship

    • Family Relationships

    • Personal Growth

    About this audiobook

    Fifteen years ago, Willow Alexander was jilted at the altar by her high school sweetheart, Graham Currie, who left their wedding rehearsal the night before knowing he would not be returning the next day. 

    Confused and devastated, Willow remains in the small town of Glenmor in Cape Breton, caring for her ailing parents and nursing her heartache. What no one knows is that Willow lost more than her marriage on that shocking day, which is why she remains on her family’s expansive property, in the shadow of Christy’s Mountain, unable to let go of the secret she has kept hidden for more than a decade. 

    Soon after her fortieth birthday, Willow finds out that Graham is returning to town, without his new wife, after years of working as a doctor in New York City. As Willow grapples with her emotions, wondering how she will deal with Graham’s arrival, tragedy strikes again: her dear friend, Kathleen, and her husband, local doctor James Millhouse, are found dead. Willow was the last one to see the couple on the night they died and fears that she may have accidently had a hand in their deaths. 

    Fearing both Graham’s return and her own imminent arrest, Willow holes up in her family home, reflecting on her past and bracing for her uncertain future. The Girl He Left Behind is a moving story about how confronting life’s greatest uncertainties is often the only way forward. 

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateMay 12, 2020
    ISBN9781443462457
    Author

    Beatrice MacNeil

    BEATRICE MACNEIL is the bestselling author of Where White Horses Gallop, which was longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award; Butterflies Dance in the Dark; Keeper of Tides; The Geranium Window; and her short story collection, The Moonlight Skater. She received the Tic Butler Award for outstanding contribution to Cape Breton writing and culture, and has won the Dartmouth Book Award on three occasions. The Girl He Left Behind is her fifth novel. Beatrice MacNeil lives in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. >

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    • 1/5
      Not the story but the audio. This is just disappointing. No emotion, no proper tone or just the pauses. She sounds like google or something.