No Time for Goodbye - Linwood Barclay
I have just finished reading this book, and what a read it was, I just absolutely loved it. I've been trying to think of a word or two that sums it up but I just can't. It's spine chilling in places which made me want to stop reading when I was on ... Read review
On the morning she will never forget suburban teenager Cynthia Archer awakes with a nasty ... more
hangover and a feeling she is going to have an even nastier confrontation with her mom and dad. But when she leaves her bedroom she discovers the house is empty with no sign of her parents or younger brother Todd. In the blink of an eye without any explanation her family has simply disappeared. Twenty-five years later Cynthia is still haunted by unanswered questions. Were her family murdered? If so why was she spared? And if they're alive why did they abandon her in such a cruel way? Now married with a daughter of her own Cynthia fears that her new family will be taken from her just as her first one was. And so she agrees to take part in a TV documentary revisiting the case in the hope that somebody somewhere will remember something - or even that her father mother or brother might finally reach out to her...Then a letter arrives which makes no sense and yet chills Cynthia to the core. And soon she begins to realise that stirring up the past could be the worst mistake she has ever made...
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On the morning she will never forget suburban teenager Cynthia Archer awakes with a nasty ... more
hangover and a feeling she is going to have an even nastier confrontation with her mom and dad. She isn't. Instead the house is empty with no sign of her parents or younger brother Todd. At first she just thinks it's weird then more and more scary until finally the terrfiying reality hits her: in the blink of an eye without any explanation her family has simply disappeared.Twenty-five years later the mystery is no nearer to being solved and Cynthia is still haunted by unanswered questions. Were her family murdered? If so why was she spared? And if they're alive why did they abandon her in such a cruel way?Now married with a daughter of her own Cynthia knows that without answers - however shocking they might prove to be - she will never be emotionally or psychologically whole living in daily fear that her new family will be taken from her just as her first one was. And so she agrees to take part in a TV documentary revisiting the case in the hope that somebody somewhere will remember something - or even that her father mother or brother might finally reach out to her...First nothing. Then just a few crackpots and scam artists coming out of the woodwork. And then the letter a letter which makes no sense and yet chills Cynthia to the core. And soon she begins to realize that stirring up the past could be the worst mistake she has ever made.
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Advantages: Gripping, Intense, Emotional, Brilliant Book Disadvantages: You won't get anything done until you've finished reading
No Time for Goodbye - Linwood Barclay
I have just finished reading this book, and what a read it was, I just absolutely loved it. I've been trying to think of a word or two that sums it up but I just can't. It's spine chilling in places which made me want to stop reading when I was on my own. It's gripping and intense making you just want to read on and on until you find out what's going on and reveal the mystery that starts on the ... ...answers are, and so there's no alternative but to just keep on reading until you find out the truth.
As you read through the book, you feel like you are actually taking the emotional ride with Cynthia, Terry and Grace as they go through ups and downs and uncover the mystery of her family's disappearance. The last few chapters are so intense & have so many plot twists and turns that you just will not be able to put it down, I don't ... more
No Time for Goodbye - Linwood Barclay
I have just finished reading this book, and what a read it was, I just absolutely loved it. I've been trying to think of a word or two that sums it up but I just can't. It's spine chilling in places which made me want to stop reading when I was on my own. It's gripping and intense making you just want to read on and on until you find out what's going on and reveal the mystery that starts on the first page. It's emotionally moving as you share the family's trauma as they go through various upsets when they try and uncover what actually happened all those years ago.
If you're reading this review you probably already have an idea what the book is about, but I'll set the scene anyway.
It starts off in 1983 (25 years ago) with the main character, Cynthia (14 at the time), waking up to an empty house - her family (Mum, Dad & brother) have completely vanished, didn't even leave a note. It slowly dawns on her that they aren't coming back and nobody knows where they are.
Then we are brought to the present day, and from here it is narrated from Cynthia's husband's point of view - Terry (something which I found strange at first, but then I thought he is like the reader in that he wasn't around when it happened and he isn't inside Cynthia's head, so it is like an outsider's more objective version of events). They also have a daughter called Grace. It's 25 years later and they are taking part in a TV show in the hope that someone will come forward with some new information.
I don't want to give too much of the storyline away…
The TV show didn't seem to alert anyone from the past and make them come forward with information, nevertheless strange things start to happen anyway, and things from 25 years ago start turning up, little tit bits of information start appearing from Cynthia's past to form the missing pieces of the jigsaw puzzle, but this just throws more unanswered questions into the pot, making the characters feel like they are going on a wild goose chase, but urging you to read on. At various points the author makes you wonder whether Cynthia is going mad & making things up, such as the things she sees, or various happenings. This just makes you, the reader, start guessing what the answers are, and so there's no alternative but to just keep on reading until you find out the truth.
As you read through the book, you feel like you are actually taking the emotional ride with Cynthia, Terry and Grace as they go through ups and downs and uncover the mystery of her family's disappearance. The last few chapters are so intense & have so many plot twists and turns that you just will not be able to put it down, I don't think I spoke to my husband in the three days I read this book!! I also found the very last page very moving, and when I closed the book I just sat there with it in my lap, reflecting on what I had just read.
Imagine not knowing whether your family were alive or dead, and having to live with this since you were 14 years old. Did they leave? And why did they not take you with them? Were they kidnapped but still alive somewhere unable to get in touch? Or were they murdered and disposed of without a trace? So many possibilities, and so much heart ache for someone to live with.
I would recommend this book to anyone, even those who don't read very often, this would have them gripped from start to finish. I cannot praise it enough.
Advantages: Enthralling, great plot, great characters, well written Disadvantages: None
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No Time for Goodbye tells us the story of Cynthia Bigge, who was a normal 15 year old girl living with her parents and brother Todd until one day they just disappear. Cynthia wakes to find the house empty and with no trace of her family. Twenty Five years later, Cynthia still hasn't a clue about what happened to her family, now married to Terry with their daughter Grace. But suddenly Cynthia begins receiving strange letters and telephone ... ...Cynthia going to finally find out what happened to her family, or is she being led down a very dangerous road...?
To be honest, I did find the whole concept of the book quite intriguing, the idea of a missing family with just one left behind opened up all sorts of questions in my mind before I'd even read the first page which I think is a sign of a good book! I quickly did a little research on the author, Linwood Barclay, and found that he's quite ...
mummy2harry 02.08.2008
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Advantages: Great story, great characters, interesting, keeps you guessing Disadvantages: Made me tearful
...his wife and two children. No Time for Goodbye is Barclay's first stand-alone thriller and was published in 2007. The Story No Time for Goodbye tells the story of Cynthia Bigge, a normal 14 year old girl who lives with her parents and brother Todd - that is until one day, her parents and brother just disappear. The book opens in May 1983, the year in which Cynthia's family go missing. From the very first chapter, the reader is quickly drawn in to ... ...the house entirely empty with no trace whatsoever of her family. Twenty Five years later, Cynthia has not managed to find out any more information about the disappearance of her family. The story then jumps forward 25 years - Cynthia is now married to Terry and they have a daughter, Grace together. Cynthia begins receiving strange letters and also a telephone call, all of which seem to be related to her family's disappearance. Is Cynthia finally ...
daylehall 04.08.2009
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Advantages: A real page turner and an excellent read Disadvantages: A bit drawn out in places.
...disappeared without a trace leaving no note or any indication as to where they may have gone or what has happened to them; posing the question – are they dead or are they alive, were they the victims of a serial killer, or did they just want to punish their daughter for her behaviour. 25 years later and there are still no answers, Cynthia now Cynthia Archer is a grown woman with her own family, a loving husband Terry and a daughter Grace who she ... ...tragedy…abandoned by her family with no explanation, however you sometimes have to question her irrational behaviour, did she have something to do with her family’s disappearance, has she blocked out what really happened that fateful night in 1983, the emotional trauma leaving her somewhat guarded, paranoid and a little neurotic which is notable in her over-protectiveness where her 8 year old daughter Grace is concerned.
===Terry===
The story is ...
stillclueless 21.04.2009
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...the name of Zack Walker. No Time for Goodbye is his first stand-alone thriller and was published in 2007. Barclay was born in the United States and moved to Canada when he was a young child. He obtained an Honours B.A. in English at Trent University, in Peterborough, Ontario, and it was at Trent that he met the woman who would become his wife. He has two children and lives in Toronto.
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"The house was silent. No sound of her parents ... ...later and Cynthia still has no answers about what happened to her family the night they went missing. Were they murdered? Abducted? Why was she spared? If they weren't dead then why did they abandon her? One day, a letter arrives and it doesn't make any sense. "Soon Cynthia begins to realise that stirring up the past could be the worst mistake she has ever made..."
The book opens in May 1983, when Cynthia's family go missing. As Cynthia discovers ...
bluejules 15.07.2008
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Advantages: I couldn't put it down. Disadvantages: I couldn't put it down!
...a trace and for seemingly no good reason. Twenty five years later and with a family of her own she is still haunted by what happened and the pieces of the puzzle are about to be revealed. I won't ruin the book for anyone by revealing the twists that the plot take, as following them and wondering what is going on is part of the pleasure of reading this book. Cleverly, however, the narrator is Terry, Cynthia's husband rather than Cynthia who is the ... ...father and mother disappears for no reason? There is a whole cast of other characters to be revealed, from Grace the over-protected 8 year old daughter of Cynthia, to Vince the unsuitable boyfriend who Cynthia had been out with on the night of her family's disappearance, to her elderly aunt Tess. All of the characters hold different key pieces of the puzzle and none of them are superfluous or unbelievable. This book is extremely well crafted and ...
azana 26.02.2009
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