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    When She Returned
    When She Returned
    When She Returned
    Audiobook8 hours

    When She Returned

    Written by Lucinda Berry

    Narrated by Coleen Marlo, Lauren Ezzo and Amy McFadden

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    About this audiobook

    One woman’s reappearance throws her family into turmoil, exposing dark secrets and the hidden, often devastating truth of family relationships.

    Kate Bennett vanished from a parking lot eleven years ago, leaving behind her husband and young daughter. When she shows up at a Montana gas station, clutching an infant and screaming for help, investigators believe she may have been abducted by a cult.

    Kate’s return flips her family’s world upside down—her husband is remarried, and her daughter barely remembers her. Kate herself doesn’t look or act like she did before.

    While the family tries to help Kate reintegrate into society, they discover truths they’ve been hiding from each other about their own relationships. But they aren’t the only ones with secrets. As the family unravels what happened to Kate, a series of shocking revelations shows that Kate’s return is more sinister than any of them could have imagined.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateOct 15, 2019
    ISBN9781799748762
    When She Returned
    Author

    Lucinda Berry

    Dr. Lucinda Berry is a former psychologist and leading researcher in childhood trauma. Now, she spends her time writing full-time where she uses her clinical experience to blur the line between fiction and nonfiction. She enjoys taking her readers on a journey through the dark recesses of the human psyche. If Berry isn’t chasing after her son, you can find her running through Los Angeles, prepping for her next marathon. To hear about her upcoming releases, visit her on Facebook or sign up for her newsletter at https://lucindaberryauthor.com.

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    • 2/5
      The story itself was insanely predictable that I just found it boring. The voices were also so cringe to listen to, every single sentence was like they were about to burst into tears even if it wasn't a sad point in the book.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 2/5
      I found the characters and narrators in this book extremely irritating. The characters were not relatable, they made dumb decisions and instead of feeling empathy, I was just annoyed. The storyline had good potential, but ended abruptly and didn’t make a lot of sense with the rest of the book.

      The narrators were also extremely hard to listen to. I couldn’t stand the voices that played Abby or Kate. Unfortunately, this is not a book I can recommend.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 3/5
      The voices of Kate and the new wife were grating. It was difficult to listen to. The story was interesting..

      1 person found this helpful

    • 2/5
      Not great, annoying narrators, namely Meridith, and only a few great passages where the writer really showed emotional ties to her characters. Meh. Disappointed to be honest, but I listened all the way through, so that's on me.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      The recording of the book skips a lot towards the end the recording was not copied well and skips. Very upsetting

      1 person found this helpful

    • 3/5
      meridiths entire character GRATED on me i was so willing in the beginning to overlook some very selfish comments with everything else going on but she wouldn’t stop i wish someone would’ve said it’s not all about you!!! as if she has so much pain and ptsd from the trauma of it all no she doesn’t the dad and daughter were trying their best. this character just really really annoyed me and especially the narrators voice when she was speaking it was such a strange accent. other than that it was a decent plot line but not happy at the ending no real closure.
    • 5/5
      Intense!!!!! So well written, It was like a roller coaster ride. I was doubtful about downloading because some people had criticised the narration, but It was fine and the right amount of emotion for the subject Matter.

      You are along for the ride every step of the way and It is shocking to read/listen how people are captivated by cults.

    • 5/5
      This book was so good I wanted to google the cult afterwards to look up the people
    • 2/5
      One dimensional characters so irredeemable that they had me grinding my teeth. There was no one to be invested in.
    • 1/5
      I thought there would be some amount of mystery, but I found this dull and cringeworthy. All the cult stuff is unbelievable and boring.
    • 5/5
      Couldn't put it down!!! Awesome twist at the end. Highly recommend!
    • 5/5
      I am so glad I didn’t listen to the reviews! This was such a great book!!
    • 5/5
      I could not stop listening! This is a great book.
    • 5/5
      This has been the best audio book I have heard in a really long time!! I didn't want it to end!! I would love to read a part 2...and hear what happens to Ray and Kate. I wish this book was made into a movie!
    • 5/5
      The twist at the end was SO unexpected! I liked how they changed perspectives by changing the character telling the story. Loved it! Sad it was over.
    • 5/5
      I really liked this book. I couldn’t wait to finish it and now I am sad that I did.
    • 5/5
      Great book, the story was engaging and the narrators did a wonderful job! I highly recommend a listen!
    • 5/5
      I really enjoyed this. It really kept my interest till the end. The different points of view of the 2nd wife and daughter were interesting. I kind of liked the ending.
    • 2/5
      Second book by LB where minor things don’t add up. I find that annoying. Not a complete waste of time, but not great, or even good.
    • 4/5
      Very engaging story. Not the usual pablum. Will look for more by author
    • 5/5
      My first book by her. It was amazing. So good. Right up to the end!
    • 5/5
      So good! I never knew what was coming next. The narration was excellent.
    • 2/5
      I found it Boring. I Couldn't finish it. Just my opinion.
    • 1/5
      The premise had so much potential but I hated the twist at the end.
    • 4/5
      To see from different view points was great!
      The narration was not the best.
    • 4/5
      The ending was predictable however the it was still a good book. The motive of the mother had me guessing until the end. I am glad a read this one.
    • 4/5
      Great book, would definitely recommend. The ending was a bit unexpected being a mother and all. I for sure didn't see it coming.
    • 2/5
      I enjoyed the story as a whole, but the narration was terrible, rife with mispronounciations and grating, nasal tones. This would have been a much more pleasant listening experience if quality narrators had been used. It was a chore to trudge through this one because of it.
    • 3/5
      I didn’t care too much for this book. Took a while to get to the point. I believe around chapter 15 when I start to see where the book is going. I read books with these twist.

      HUGE SPOILER BELOW!!!!!!!

      I did not need 58 chapters to get the point. The point being at the very last chapter was just to much
    • 2/5
      It was an amazing book and I loved every bit of it but the ending was absolute garbage. Not what I was thinking would happen at all. I guess it makes sense logically with how it would work in real life but, idk man I didn’t want it to go down like that.