The Last Goodbye, Samantha Grosser
The Last Goodbye, Samantha Grosser
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The Last Goodbye
A World War 2 Novella

Author: Samantha Grosser

Narrator: Samantha Grosser

Unabridged: 3 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/07/2023


Synopsis

She was in love with an American airman. Decades later, her secret will change another woman's life.
1944. Isobel Landon is desperate to do her bit for the war. With just a few months left of school she is eager to join the Women's Auxiliary Airforce. But when she meets an American airman from the nearby base, all her plans are thrown into jeopardy.
2014. Emma Moss is a long way from home. After breaking up with her Australian boyfriend, she no longer has any reason to stay. So when she inherits a house in England from a mysterious benefactor, she is eager to discover the truth. Returning to England to delve into the history, she is astonished by what she finds.
As Emma slowly uncovers long-held family secrets, she begins to reckon with the losses of her own past. And when the truth comes to light at last, she realises that sometimes goodbye heralds a new beginning.
An unforgettable and heart-wrenching dual timeline novella, perfect for fans of Julia Kelly's The Light over London and Kristin Harmel's The House on Rue Amelie. 

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bruce on August 04, 2023

Orthopaedic surgeon Rebekah Murphy flies in from New York to London to hire missing persons investigator David Raker to discover what happened to her mother Fiona, who left the family home in Cambridge on Boxing Day 1985, never to return. Over the years Rebekah has received condolence cards claiming......more

Goodreads review by Iain on August 30, 2024

Jumping in to the Raker series with book 12. Well written and enough back story given that could be understood without any previous knowledge of the series. Lots of twists and turns to keep the reader guessing and for me only let down slightly at the very end, where there is a big slice of coinciden......more

Goodreads review by Annette on April 29, 2023

I’m a big David Raker fan and have read all of this authors previous books about as well as a stand alone which introduced Rebekah as a character. In this novel Rebekah and David come together as she hires him to look into her mother’s disappearance. Fiona Murphy walked out on Rebekah, her father an......more

Goodreads review by Peggy on July 09, 2023

I love this series that features David Raker. You always know that this author will bring something special to each of his books in this series. His latest The Last Goodbye just blew me away. Richly descriptive and characters you feel as if you really know. Another MUST READ from this very talented......more

Goodreads review by Fran on May 26, 2023

Another ridiculously clever and twisty outing for Raker and I absolutely loved it.  Expertly plotted and executed this book, as with the rest in the series, grabs you from the start and doesn’t let you go.  This time Raker is asked to solve a very cold missing case that dates back almost 40 years. The......more