If Only I Could Tell You, Hannah Beckerman
If Only I Could Tell You, Hannah Beckerman
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If Only I Could Tell You
A Novel

Author: Hannah Beckerman

Narrator: Nicky Diss

Unabridged: 9 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Avon

Published: 10/15/2019

Synopsis

Hannah Beckerman pens a life-affirming novel that tells the story of a family divided and the secret that  can possibly unite them—a must for fans of This Is Us.“I loved it (even though it made me cry).”—Jojo Moyes A secret between two sisters.
A lifetime of lies unraveling.
Can one broken family find their way back to each other?Audrey’s dream as a mother had been for her daughters, Jess and Lily, to be as close as only sisters can be. But now, as adults, they no longer speak to each other, and Audrey’s two teenage granddaughters have never met. Audrey just can’t help feeling like she’s been dealt more than her fair share as she’s watched her family come undone over the years, and she has no idea how to fix her family as she wonders if they will ever be whole again.If only Audrey had known three decades ago that a secret could have the power to split her family in two, and yet, also keep them linked. And when hostilities threaten to spiral out of control, a devastating choice that was made so many years ago is about to be revealed, testing this family once and for all.Once the truth is revealed, will it be enough to put her family back together again or break them apart forever? “Utterly compelling and completely heartbreaking. I couldn’t put it down.”
   — Ruth Hogan

“Totally engrossing, achingly sad and so perceptive about the corrosive legacy of family secrets.”—Kate Eberlen, author of Miss You

About Hannah Beckerman

Hannah Beckerman studied English at King's College (London) for her undergraduate degree, and at Queen Mary  and Westfield (London) for her master's degree. She spent twelve years working in television, first as a producer for the BBC and subsequently as a commissioning editor for arts and documentaries at Channel 4 and the Discovery Channel USA. She lived in Bangladesh for two years, working for the BBC World Service Trust. She is now a full-time author and journalist as well as a book critic and features writer for the Observer, the FT Weekend Magazine and the Sunday Express. She is also a regular chair at literary festivals and events and has been a judge for numerous book prizes including the Costa Book Awards. If Only I Could Tell You is Hannah's second novel. She lives in London with her husband and daughter. 

Reviews

Goodreads review by Nilufer on October 05, 2021

5 stars to the writing, story development, pacing 3 stars to the characters Lily and Jess So final decision: 4 heart-breaking, tear jerker, emotionally heavy, poignant, memorable, dysfunctional stars! As a start trying to read this book and facing with my own skeletons in the closet were the toughest t......more

Goodreads review by Irena BookDustMagic on March 09, 2021

Trigger warning: this book talks about serious illness, miscarriage, suicide… If Only I Could Tell You is a book everyone talked about still in 2018, even though it officially came out few days ago. Many bloggers said it will be on most people favourite lists for 2019, how emotional and touching it wa......more

Goodreads review by Berit☀️✨ on October 27, 2019

Hannah Beckerman has written a supremely emotional story, seriously this book should come with a box of Kleenex! This book did not break my heart it tore it out of my chest, chewed it up, spit it out, stomped on it a couple times and then slammed it against the wall! When I finish the book I dried m......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer ~ TarHeelReader on October 29, 2019

Oh, how I love an emotional story of family. Audrey’s Family is a mess. Her daughters, Jess and Lily, no longer speak to each other, and her granddaughters have never met. There’s a secret that divides the family, but it’s also a loosely-tied tether that connects them. Will this broken family ever rec......more

Goodreads review by Gabby on March 25, 2022

This is one of the saddest books I’ve ever read. It actually made me feel psychically depressed at times while reading this. This is a contemporary story that follows this mother Audrey, and her adult daughters Jess and Lily don’t speak to each other and their teenage daughters have never met, all b......more

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