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Title: Don't Be Afraid

Subtitle: Glen Avich, Book 4

Author: Daniela Sacerdoti

Narrator: Helen McAlpine

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 17 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-08-16

Publisher: Audible Studios

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

From the number-one best-selling author of Watch Over Me, Take Me Home and Set Me Free. Daniela Sacerdoti returns to Glen Avich for her fourth book set in the magical and atmospheric Scottish Highlands.

When you've forgotten how to live, help can arrive in mysterious ways....

Successful artist Isabel Ramsay has never come to terms with the tragic death of her mother. Haunted by what happened, Isabel finds her own life spiraling out of control until, one winter's day, she gives up, unable to bear the pain of living any longer. Yet somehow she wakes up, remembering a vision of a mysterious woman who has saved her. But alone in a locked house, surely that's impossible.

Don't Be Afraid is a beautiful, life-affirming story of how even the most difficult struggles can be overcome and how help can arrive in mysterious ways.

Members Reviews:

not the best of the bunch

not the best in the series by far. I didn't care for the female lead and her depression just continues to go on and on and on and on and on

A Candle in a Dark Night!

This is a book that I wouldnât usually pick up.

I can tell you, Iâm glad I did read it, and this is a great advert for âdonât judge a book by its coverâ

It is a very different read from what I am used to, but I was totally drawn into the characters lives. I think because there werenât that many characters in the book, it was easier for us to get right into the characters heads. Heart warming and heart wrenching, this is a story of a womanâs journey to recovery with help from some very special people. We hear from Bell (Isabel) about how she feels and what is going on in her head, then we hear how her Husband Angus feels and how he interprets Bellâs behaviour. It was really interesting to read the two different perspectives, the one who has the mental illness and the one who is watching and caring. The Author did a great job of portraying this and I can totally imagine that people who are in either situation would really be able to relate to how the Author wrote it.

I wouldnât describe this as a happy enjoyable read, but a thought provoking story that draws you into the characters and makes you really root for them and feel for them. Sacerdoti gives great insight into depression, anxiety and agoraphobia, we could really feel Isobelâs pain, and Angusâs pain as he has to watch it.

The lady that comes to help Bell and Angus is Clara. What an amazing person Clara was written to be. She is the kind of person you would wish to be there if your mental health was suffering. She is described by Bell as :

âlike a candle in the darkest of nightsâ

The writing is beautiful, Glen Avich is described so very serenely and a place that would be delightful to live. It is based in a small lochside village in Scotland.

â.our whitewashed cottage on the loch shore..â

I liked how the Author seemed to really know Scotland. How typical is this!!:

âRight. Iâll put the kettle onâ Angus conceeded in perfect Scottish style â when overwhelmed with emotion, either make a cup of tea or have a stiff drink.â

There is a wonderful epilogue that would be worth reading even if you didnât read the rest of the book. I think this Author is a very sensitive, caring and very talented lady.