Before I Saw You, Emily Houghton
Before I Saw You, Emily Houghton
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Before I Saw You

Author: Emily Houghton

Narrator: Nathalie Buscombe, Daniel Ings

Unabridged: 9 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/04/2021


Synopsis

“A charming page-turner” (Laura Jane Williams, author of Our Stop) for fans of Close Enough to Touch and Me Before You about two patients who fall in love as they recover from traumatic injuries in the same hospital ward…all without seeing each other.

Alice Gunnersley and Alfie Mack sleep just a few feet apart from one another. They talk for hours every day. And they’ve never seen each other face-to-face.

After being in devastating accidents, the two now share the same ward as long-term residents of St. Francis’s Hospital. Although they don’t get off to the best start, the close quarters (and Alfie’s persistence to befriend everyone he meets) brings them closer together. Pretty soon no one can make Alice laugh as hard as Alfie does, and Alfie feels like he’s finally found a true confidante in Alice. Between their late night talks and inside jokes, something more than friendship begins to slowly blossom between them.

But as their conditions improve and the end of their stay draws closer, Alfie and Alice are forced to decide whether it’s worth continuing a relationship with someone who’s seen all of the worst parts of you, but never seen your actual face.

“Equally humorous and tender, this tale of triumph over adversity is a moving celebration of the bravery it takes to show oneself to another” (Publishers Weekly).

About Emily Houghton

Emily Houghton is an ex-digital specialist and full-time creative writer. She originally comes from Essex but has been living in London for the past eight years. Emily is a trained yoga and spin teacher, completely obsessed with dogs, and has dreamt of being an author ever since she could hold a pen.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Nilufer on May 04, 2021

Wonderful characters, effective synopsis but unfortunately sudden and dissatisfying ending! I always keen on reading bittersweet emotional stories take place at hospitals! Five feet apart was the greatest example and I enjoyed both movie and the book based on the movie script ( that was the first, n......more

Goodreads review by Ceecee on October 09, 2020

3.5 Alice Gunnersley has been badly injured in an office fire. She’s in the Moira Gladstone Ward at St Francis Hospital for rehabilitation. In the next bed is Alfie Mack who has had a leg amputated following a dreadful car crash. The story is told in alternating points of view which works really wel......more

Goodreads review by Debra on May 01, 2021

"Our scars are simply the marks of our stories. They show we've lived a great life, and most of all that we have survived it. Don't hide your story away in the shadows." Alice Gunnersley and Alfie Mack have both been horribly injured and are long term residents of St. Francis’s Hospital. They are......more

Goodreads review by Lauren on October 04, 2020

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this advanced readers copy. "Our scars are simply the marks of our stories. They show we've lived our life, and most of all that we have survived it. Don't hide your story away in the shadows" If I am being honest this book is pretty slow. After an fi......more

Goodreads review by Pikolina on November 03, 2022

3.5* Esperaba una historia más romántica, algo más parecido a lo que estoy acostumbrada a leer, pero no ha sido así ... no obstante, me ha gustado. Se lee super bien, es sencillita, y engancha, tanto, que no me ha durado ni 24h. Es una historia con sus dramas, una historia de superación, de amistad y d......more