Linda's Reviews > I Let You Go

I received a copy of I Let You Go through NetGalley. Thank you to NetGalley, Sphere Books, and to Clare Mackintosh for the opportunity.

In a matter of seconds lives will change forever.

A distracted mother follows behind her five year old son after picking him up from school on a rainy afternoon. Jacob is joyful upon the promise of a fun afternoon with his mom. He leaps one foot in front of the other chasing that promise into the street and into an oncoming car. The impact has tragic results. Gone is a young life and gone are the hope-filled days of a young mother.

In the aftermath, Jenna struggles with the pressing desire to leave the city as quickly as possible and boards a bus to wherever the rolling of the wheels may take her. Perhaps Wales is far enough away from the heartache. In a final motion, she drops her cell phone into a puddle cutting ties with the strings of her past life. Jenna walks away from her days as a successful sculptor and her career as an artist.

The seashore beckons Jenna with its blustery winds as she comes upon a tiny rental cabin not far from the shore. Jenna makes friends with Iestyn, the owner of a small store within the town. Iestyn keeps a special eye on Jenna and senses a deep sorrow.

In time, Jenna retrieves her camera from her backpack and begins to photograph the beauty of the tide. Her talent is noticed by the local vet, Patrick Mathews, and they become friends. Is life finally returning to Jenna in small stages?

But the calm and the peacefulness are short-lived. Someone is searching for Jenna. Someone who hardly has her best interest in mind. The clues are only recognizable to Jenna herself. She is no longer safe within this once distant sanctuary.

And there are mind games and a twist that may tie you up into a cramped knot. This is a very well written book by Clare Mackintosh who knows how to snap out a good ol' "gotcha" from the darkness underneath those stairs of your guarded mind.