Before You Say Goodbye

De: Sarah Gate

Narrado por: Freya Parker

Before You Say Goodbye by Sarah Gate has been recognised as the second-place winner in the Romance category of Feathered Quill’s 2025 Book Awards!

Autumn has found the love of her life.

Now she has to say goodbye.

When lonely author Autumn meets shy musician Bowie in New York, they fall head over heels and into their forever.

But not everyone gets their happily ever after.

Bowie has just six months left to live. And just like that, Autumn’s entire life has been rewritten.

Embraced by his loving, unconventional family, Autumn returns with Bowie to England to live out the rest of his life by his side. But over the course of that summer, the decisions Autumn makes will help her move on, even after love and loss.

Decisions, it emerges, that were orchestrated by Bowie before they said goodbye.

©2024 Sarah Gate (P)2025 Audible Ltd.

Beautifully written, excellent narration

I truly enjoyed this book. The story was tender and heartbreaking. I loved the complexity of the characters. The narrator was perfect, i will definitely be listening to some of her other content. I can’t wait for the sequel!

An emotional roller coaster

This was not my usual read. I loved the intimate depiction of family dynamics. The love triangle. End of life choices. So emotional. So good!

Such a stunning book

What a glorious, quirky, super sad and absolutely poignant story. Wonderfully written, directed, acted ... stunning. Thank you Audible!

A good cry

Loved the depth of characters. Felt all the feels of what they were experiencing. Enjoyed the voice actor too

Great listen!

I felt sucked into this story. The characters & storytelling were perfect. If you’re looking for a heartfelt story, this is the one.

Fault in Our Stars for grownups meets Jerry Springer

I almost wrote this book off as another writer self-insert fantasy. The FMC is boring, mild, and a writer in the first chapter when she meets a rich, manic pixie girl at a coffee shop. Then in chapter two, the FMC has a sudden personality change, she’s now confident, knows she’s beautiful, and very s*x positive… while the characterizations don’t fit together very well and almost feel like a new character, I’m here for the chapter 2 FMC. Though I could have done without the scared of commitment because she’s been burned trope. Not sure if the writer suddenly realized she was writing a self-insert and decided to change things up or the writer herself got a life after COVID, either way, big improvement. Predictably storyline, but well-written, nice narrative voice. The spice is lacking but unlike other writer who drone on and on taking their characters through uns*xy and physically impossible acts during these scenes, this writer doesn’t make those scenes painfully long and the scenes are pasted in, they actually serve a refreshingly rare narrative point.

Unfortunately, I hated the ending. It was unnecessarily dramatic and silly. I would have rather seen the the two characters come together after they’d healed from grief, maybe years later.

Love story with twists

Story of love. Love of family, friends, partners. Fighting through all obstacles and life’s challenges and letting love overcome.

Beautifully crafted and thoughtfully designed

What a heartbreakingly yet warmly enjoyable story. Many kudos to the writer who created this story and the actors who shared it with us through voice. picked up this book by chance and I am so glad that I did. even though the whole premise of the story is super sad, it ends on a courageous and heartfelt note.

Great story just lacking a smidge of heart

Compelling and interesting storyline. I just felt it needed more emotion to fully resonate with audience.

Amazing story

I loved everything about this and would love to hear more like it! Narration was fantastic.