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When I Was Invisible
- Author
- Dorothy Koomson
- Narrator
- Sara Powell, Susy Kane
- Publisher
- Random House
- Publish Date
- 14 July 2016
- Run Time
- 14 hours 18 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
‘Do you ever wonder if you’ve lived the life you were meant to?’ I ask her.
She sighs, and dips her head. ‘Even if I do, what difference will it make?’
In 1988, two eight-year-old girls with almost identical names and the same love of ballet meet for the first time. They seem destined to be best friends forever and to become professional dancers. Years later, however, they have both been dealt so many cruel blows that they walk away from each other into very different futures – one enters a convent, the other becomes a minor celebrity. Will these new, ‘invisible’ lives be the ones they were meant to live, or will they only find that kind of salvation when they are reunited twenty years later?
Critics Review
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Powerful and haunting, the book tackles difficult topics and makes you realise how easily you can lose your whole world
Woman
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A powerful story about friendship and forgiveness, and fans of Dorothy Koomson will enjoy the clever twists and unexpected turns, which keep the reader enthralled and eager to discover just what happened to two little girls destined for greatness.
Candis
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Gritty and emotional, with lots of satisfying twists and turns. A compulsively readable book about empowering women. I couldn't put it down; I think this is one of her best.
Julie Cohen
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A thought-provoking and suspense-filled tale of friendship.
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A great read.
Bella
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A powerful tale of friendship.
Prima
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Koomson brilliantly captures the fraught friendship between the two girls in this gripping tale.
Closer
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Full of heart and sympathy.
Dail Mail
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An absolute page-turner of a novel…powerful and oh so compelling When I Was Invisible left me with a tear in my eye and touched my heart
www.lovereading.co.uk
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A thought-provoking, emotional drama.
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Details
- Author
- Dorothy Koomson
- Narrator
- Sara Powell, Susy Kane
- Duration
- 14 hours 18 minutes
- Release Date
- 14 July 2016
- ISBN
- 9781473536456
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Random House
- Genre
- Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general
Synopsis
‘Do you ever wonder if you’ve lived the life you were meant to?’ I ask her. She sighs, and dips her head. ‘Even if I do, what difference will it make?’ In 1988, two eight-year-old girls with almost identical names and the same love of ballet meet for the first time. They seem destined to be best friends forever and to become professional dancers. Years later, however, they have both been dealt so many cruel blows that they walk away from each other into very different futures – one enters a convent, the other becomes a minor celebrity. Will these new, ‘invisible’ lives be the ones they were meant to live, or will they only find that kind of salvation when they are reunited twenty years later?
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