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Before You Say Goodbye

By: Sarah Gate
Narrated by: Freya Parker
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Before You Say Goodbye by Sarah Gate has been recognised as the second-place winner in the Romance category of Feathered Quill’s 2025 Book Awards!

Autumn has found the love of her life.

Now she has to say goodbye.

When lonely author Autumn meets shy musician Bowie in New York, they fall head over heels and into their forever.

But not everyone gets their happily ever after.

Bowie has just six months left to live. And just like that, Autumn’s entire life has been rewritten.

Embraced by his loving, unconventional family, Autumn returns with Bowie to England to live out the rest of his life by his side. But over the course of that summer, the decisions Autumn makes will help her move on, even after love and loss.

Decisions, it emerges, that were orchestrated by Bowie before they said goodbye.

©2024 Sarah Gate (P)2025 Audible Ltd. Contemporary Friendship Genre Fiction
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Such a bittersweet story that had me hooked in , loved the characters and the narration was perfect ..

Captivating

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Great narration, the story has some lovely happy elements and surrounds you with the family and characters but it is sad.

Sad but gripping

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Finished this in 1 day and I haven't cried so much at a book in a long time. The story is beautiful and the writing is impeccable. I feel in love with with every character. Can't get over the fact that this is a debut novel and can't wait to read the authors next book.

Beautiful

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I loved this story - such likable characters. Loved the story line, but a warning, it is very sad. I couldn't stop listening, I finished in two afternoons! brilliant story.

Absolutely brilliant (and emotional!)

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incredible characters, that you live with through their ups and downs, with both tears and happiness, A wonderful book.

Emotional+++

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This is one of those story's that you never want to end. The love, pain, and sorrow all rolled into one, well worth a listen excellent narrator.

Brilliant writing

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Loved this story not the typical happy ending but an even better one ! What a great read

Loved it

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After 2 chapters I was totally gripped and couldn’t stop listening. You won’t be disappointed

Gripping read

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Beautiful story about life, in all it's heartbreaking messy and beautiful moments. dealing with difficult but necessary themes. I did struggle with the pronunciation of the male character's name bu thats the only criticism l. t

Heartbreakingly Beautiful

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If you have ever lost someone, and even if you haven’t, this is great story

Worth a listen

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