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  • All That’s Bright and Gone

  • A Novel
  • By: Eliza Nellums
  • Narrated by: Jesse Vilinsky
  • Length: 9 hrs and 16 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (41 ratings)
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All That’s Bright and Gone

By: Eliza Nellums
Narrated by: Jesse Vilinsky
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Summary

Fans of Jodi Picoult and Fredrik Backman will fall for this tenderhearted debut mystery following a young girl on a quest to save her family.

I know my brother is dead. But sometimes Mama gets confused.

There’s plenty about the grownup world that six-year-old Aoife doesn’t understand. Like what happened to her big brother Theo and why her mama is in the hospital instead of home where she belongs. Uncle Donny says she just needs to be patient, but Aoife’s sure her mama won’t be able to come home until Aoife learns what really happened to her brother. The trouble is no one wants to talk about Theo because he was murdered. But by whom? 

With her imaginary friend Teddy by her side and the detecting skills of her nosy next door neighbor, Aoife sets out to uncover the truth about her family. But as her search takes her from the banks of Theo’s secret hideout by the river to the rooftops overlooking Detroit, Aoife will learn that some secrets can’t stay hidden forever and sometimes the pain we bury is the biggest secret of them all. 

Driven by Aoife’s childlike sincerity and colored by her vivid imagination, All That’s Bright and Gone illuminates the unshakable bond between families - and the lengths we’ll go to bring our loved ones home.

©2019 Eliza Nellums (P)2019 Blackstone Publishing

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Good story for a book, but it didn't quite work as an audiobook. This is mainly because it's written from the perspective of a 6-year-old. Even though the narrators voice fits the job perfectly, it becomes really annoying after a short time. Nevertheless, the story caused enough anticipation for me wanting to know how it ends. Overall, it's a good story to read but hard to listen to.

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The readers voice

I nearly gave up on this book because the reader doing a child’s voice was SO irritating. It was unnecessary. However the subject was interesting. Would not recommend.

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Superb

Superbly narrated and a beautiful story.
Probably my favourite audio book of all time.
I really loved the innocent, imaginative and insightful perspective of the 6yr old who tells the story, and I didn’t want the book to end

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Beautiful!

Not my usual type of listen but was absolutely captivated. Just beautiful and great narration.

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Loved it

This is quite different to the type of books I usually listen to so I wondered if I would really enjoy it, I found it captivating!
Beautifully written, relatable characters and situations and narrated perfectly. FABULOUS book.

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Beautiful story

I wasn’t sure initially if I was going to enjoy this book but it was truly beautiful and sad at the same time. The narration is superb bringing the writing to life. Well written and accurate in terms of how small children think and speak. Definitely recommend and hope the author produces more like this.

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Had me gripped - never saw the ending!

Well written and narrated. This was a freebie, but I would happily buy another book by this author.

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What a lovely surprise

I really enjoyed the narration - from that of the child, Aoife. What a dear,sweet little girl. I didn’t have high hopes for this book and I was so pleasantly surprised. Delightful. Despite the heavy themes, it was a quick easy read.

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fabulous book

thoroughly enjoyed this book - loved the narration also couldn't put the book down

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Didn’t finish

The Story was probably ok but the voice of the reader grated. Couldn’t listen anymore

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