If I Let You Go: The Heartbreaking, Shocking Richard and Judy Book Club Pick

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When Janet is offered the chance of redemption, she grasps it with both hands, graciously accepting her unexpected elevation from insignificance to celebrity in the wake of her heroic rescue of a little girl in a train crash. But things are not quite what they seem, and she finds herself having to develop a courage and resolution that seemed lost for ever, to break out of the chains of her own making. But when Janet is involved in a train crash and saves the life of a little girl, it seems like fate has come full circle to offer Janet another chance at both life and redemption.

She acts as our narrator, walking us thoughtfully through everything that happens with occasional glimpses into the darkest moments of the past, showing us little pieces of a much larger puzzle. A gripping, darkly comic tale of searing loss, coercive control and the consequences of taking the wrong path. Her writing is fabulous, full of emotion, and her descriptions are on point, and there is always that mix of humour combined within the chapters.I really enjoyed this one and ended up reading it in one sitting as I just couldn’t put it down, the plot really kept me hooked throughout. I really wanted to like this book because I read If I Can't Have You and absolutely loved it, it was one of the best books I've read.

Swept along in the media storm, as Janet’s memories come back, she realises that she didn’t save Lizzie. As news spreads of Janet's actions, her story inspires everyone around her, and for the first time her life has purpose and the future is filled with hope. She dreams of freedom, but also believes she doesn’t deserve it because her daughter Claire’s death was her fault. For a while events really transform her in a chrysalis to a butterfly way but then things change and become a bit mysterious.If I Let You Go is as scrumptious as it gets: lusciously lyrical prose wrapped around an irresistible protagonist, amid alternating layers of intrigue and humor. It’s a poignant and very moving novel as via the short focused chapters we get clarity on how the couple arrive at the destination which kicks off the events and view the stasis of a life. Despite Colin's control, she manages to go out on a night out to celebrate a colleagues leaving party.

After yet another argument when Colin does something horrendous, Janet disappears out the back of their house, which backs onto a train track.I love Charlotte Levins writing as she draws you in to the story and she's definitely made a fan out of me. This was an extremely emotional and suspenseful read , I was genuinely fearful at times , I did also shed tears during this .