Tell Me How This Ends

A BBC Radio 2 Book Club Pick

By: Jo Leevers

Narrated by: Ell Potter

'[T]his promising, poignant debut concludes with that vital ingredient: a well-crafted twist' THE OBSERVER

Can Henrietta find out what happened to Annie’s sister—before it’s too late?

Haunted by the past, Henrietta throws herself into a new job transcribing other people’s life stories, vowing to stick to the facts and keep emotions at arm’s length. But when she meets the eccentric and terminally ill Annie, she finds herself inextricably drawn in. And when Annie reveals that her sister drowned in unexplained circumstances in 1974, Henrietta’s methodical mind can’t help following the story’s loose ends…

Unlike Henrietta, Annie is brimming with confidence—but even she has limits when it comes to opening up. Ever since that terrible night when her sister left a pile of clothes beside the canal and vanished, Annie has been afraid to look too closely into the murky depths of her memories. When her attempts to glide over the past come up against Henrietta’s determination to fill in the gaps, both women find themselves confronting truths they’d thought were buried forever—especially when Henrietta’s digging unearths a surprising emotional connection between them.

Could unlocking Annie’s story help Henrietta rewrite the most devastating passages in her own life? And, in return, can she offer Annie a final twist in the tale, before it’s too late?

©2023 Jo Leevers (P)2022 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Critic reviews

“A fabulous book…Really moving.” —Zoe Ball, BBC Radio 2

“A pleasingly complex narrative, flecked with reflections on the healing properties of storytelling…this promising, poignant debut concludes with that vital ingredient: a well-crafted twist.” —Hephzibah Anderson, The Observer

Heart warming mystery

The reading performances were genius.
I thought the storyline would be predictable, but it was anything, but! I am not good at giving reviews, but I would encourage you most heartily to get this book, a listen, or a read

Beautiful

Engaging, funny, sad, frustrating, heartbreaking, and everything that makes up life. The characters are so flawed but so real. I couldn’t put it down.

Great Story

Really enjoyed this book. It resonates with me because it has a Cancer Center as it's main setting. I like the idea of a life story book. It really does end well.

A good read.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It had a great story line and interesting characters.

Great narrator and story

As a person who captures personal stories, I loved the accuracy in depicting the field. Beyond that, the story had me riveted.