Before I Let You Go Lib/E

Product Description

The 2:00 a.m. call is the first time Lexie Vidler has heard her sister's voice in years. Annie is a drug addict, a thief, a liar-and in trouble, again. Lexie has always bailed Annie out, given her money, a place to sleep, sent her to every kind of rehab. But this time, she's not just strung out-she's pregnant and in premature labor. If she goes to the hospital, she'll lose custody of her baby-maybe even go to prison. But the alternative is unthinkable. As weeks unfold, Lexie finds herself caring for her fragile newborn niece while her carefully ordered life is collapsing around her. She's in danger of losing her job, and her fiance only has so much patience for Annie's drama. In court-ordered rehab, Annie attempts to halt her downward spiral by confronting long-buried secrets from the sisters' childhood, ghosts that Lexie doesn't want to face. But will the journey heal Annie, or lead her down a darker path? Both candid and compassionate, Before I Let You Go explores a hotly divisive topic and asks how far the ties of family love can be stretched before they finally break.

Review

A deeply emotional and thought-provoking read. It was impossible to not be moved by this beautifully written book.-- "Vanessa Carnevale, author of The Florentine Bridge"

A heartbreaking book about an impossible decision. Kelly Rimmer writes with wisdom and compassion about the relationships between sisters, mother and daughter, aunt and niece. She captures the anguish of addiction, the agonizing conflict between an addict's best and worst selves. Above all, this is a novel about the deepest love possible.-- "Luanne Rice, New York Times bestselling author"

A heartwrenching story about the love between sisters, the complexities of women, and the lengths we'll go for those closest to us. Thought provoking and deeply affecting, I couldn't put this one down until it was finished.-- "Karma Brown, author of In This Moment"

Get ready for fireworks in your book club when you read Kelly Rimmer's Before I Let You Go! One of the best books for discussion that I've read in years.-- "Diane Chamberlain, New York Times bestselling author"

Heartbreaking, soul-searching but ultimately uplifting, this thought-provoking book challenges the judgments society makes and weaves a heartwarming story around the bonds we forge as sister, mother and partner.-- "Zara Stoneley, author of The Holiday Swap"

Rimmer alternates between Lexie's and Annie's voices and delivers an engrossing novel about sisters, families, and addiction...Their flaws make them realistic, and their struggles will engage and touch readers. -- "Library Journal"

Rimmer delivers a heartrending tale of dysfunctional horror as two sisters wrestle with the consequences of unjust laws...Rimmer's timely novel captures the unbreakable bond of two sisters and humanizes the difficult intersection of the opioid epidemic and the justice system.-- "Publishers Weekly"

The honest language elicits a range of emotions in the best ways...Guaranteed to appeal to fans of JoJo Moyes, Liza Palmer, and anyone who loves to read with hankie in hand.-- "Booklist"

About the Author

Kelly Rimmer is a USA Today bestselling author of five novels, including Me without You and The Secret Daughter. She lives in rural Australia with her husband, two children, and fantastically naughty dogs Sully and Basil. Her novels have been translated into more than twenty languages.

Vanessa Johansson, Earphones Award-winning narrator, is a film and theater actress and voice-over artist who graduated from Carnegie Mellon and later trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York.

Amy Landon, Earphones Award-winning narrator, is a voice artist and classically trained actress with numerous film, television, and off-Broadway stage credits. Her voice can also be heard on many television and radio commercials. She has an easy facility with dialects, which she also coaches and teaches, and she is happy to