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The Goodbye Gift
- Author
- Amanda Brooke
- Narrator
- Julie Maisey
- Publisher
- Embla Books
- Publish Date
- 29 January 2026
- Run Time
- 10 hours 40 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
What to expect
Lucy has been desperate for a new heart for as long as she can remember. So when the call finally comes that a donor has been found, it should be a moment of joy. But for Lucy to live, someone else must die.
Julia, Helen, and Phoebe have been inseparable for years, through Helen's unplanned pregnancy, the sudden death of Phoebe's mother, and Julia's struggle to conceive with her much younger husband. Yet beneath their close friendship lie secrets, resentments, and unspoken truths that threaten to surface at the worst possible moment.
One tragic accident will bring their lives crashing together. Lucy will get her new heart, but at what cost? Who has made the ultimate sacrifice?
A deeply emotional story of love and sacrifice for fans of Jojo Moyes, Jodi Picoult and Nicole Trope.
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Details
- Author
- Amanda Brooke
- Narrator
- Julie Maisey
- Duration
- 10 hours 40 minutes
- Release Date
- 29 January 2026
- ISBN
- 9781471421150
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- Embla Books
- Genre
- Contemporary lifestyle fiction, Classic fiction: literary and general
Synopsis
Three best friends. One tragic accident.Lucy has been desperate for a new heart for as long as she can remember. So when the call finally comes that a donor has been found, it should be a moment of joy. But for Lucy to live, someone else must die.Julia, Helen, and Phoebe have been inseparable for years, through Helen's unplanned pregnancy, the sudden death of Phoebe's mother, and Julia's struggle to conceive with her much younger husband. Yet beneath their close friendship lie secrets, resentments, and unspoken truths that threaten to surface at the worst possible moment.One tragic accident will bring their lives crashing together. Lucy will get her new heart, but at what cost? Who has made the ultimate sacrifice?A deeply emotional story of love and sacrifice for fans of Jojo Moyes, Jodi Picoult and Nicole Trope.
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