Never Closer

Name: Never Closer
Brand: Findaway Voices
Availability: InStock
Author: Margot Shepherd
ISBN: 9781739519827

Author: Margot Shepherd

Narrator: Elizabeth Bower

Unabridged: 8 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Umbel Press

Published: 06/01/2025

Categories: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Family Life

Synopsis

When your life changes in a moment, how do you rewrite your story?In 1940s Britain, with the Second World War raging, Alice is working in a laboratory developing a new miracle medicine. Made to leave school at sixteen and abandon her aspiration to be a teacher, she learns instead how curing people may be her destiny.In the present day, Jo, already in a failing marriage, is devastated when she hears her daughter’s life is on a knife edge. At her bedside Jo starts to read Alice’s diary, found the previous day in a vintage handbag.A door opens onto the past, revealing a young woman’s fierce determination to succeed against all odds. Past and present overlap and merge as life-changing events resonate across the gulf of time.This is a story of a mother whose life is blown apart. Now she must find a way to put it back together. Can Alice show her the way? “I devoured this book. The characters are rich and their stories compelling.” – Goodreads reviewer“This is a tale that will wring your heart and feed your soul. Don’t pass it up!” – I’m a Voracious Reader“Timeless themes, beautifully packaged.” – Something by Jane

Reviews

Goodreads review by Helen on May 09, 2024

I love blog tours as they take me out of my comfort zone and they allow me to read different genres that I wouldn’t normally consider. When I got sent the description of this book I knew it would be something that I would enjoy reading. On an ordinary day in 2017, Jo receives a phone call about her 18......more

Goodreads review by Sharon on May 06, 2024

A dual timeline novel that takes the reader on a journey so seamlessly. Set in 1940 and 2017, we are introduced to Jo, who has received terrible news about her daughter. She discovers a diary that belonged to a young woman in 1940. Alice is one of the 'penicillin girls' of the time who worked on the......more

Goodreads review by Lauren on May 15, 2024

Good but not great The story was inspiring due to the context. The information is pertinent as well as informative. However, I feel that the layout of the story missed a beat. It could have been better because the plot had everything needed it was just the delivery that lacked luster.......more

Goodreads review by Carol (Reading Ladies) on April 20, 2024

4.5 Stars......more

Goodreads review by Rachael on January 24, 2025

I devoured this book. The characters are rich and their stories compelling. I loved the undertone lessons of the book, namely, self-actualisation, the importance of forgiveness and most importantly the issues we face as a world towards antibiotic resistance. I feel the best way to inform people of s......more