Sometimes I Lie: A Novel

· Macmillan Audio · Narrated by Stephanie Racine
20 reviews
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"Despite the challenges--an unreliable narrator, an intricate plot, a shifting timeline, and myriad characters--Stephanie Racine gives a flawless narration of this audiobook...This intense thriller is made even better by her performance." — AudioFile Magazine

From renowned journalist Alice Feeney comes a riveting new audiobook, Sometimes I Lie.


My name is Amber Reynolds. There are three things you should know about me:
1. I’m in a coma.
2. My husband doesn’t love me anymore.
3. Sometimes I lie.

Amber wakes up in a hospital. She can’t move. She can’t speak. She can’t open her eyes. She can hear everyone around her, but they have no idea. Amber doesn’t remember what happened, but she has a suspicion her husband had something to do with it.

Alternating between her paralyzed present, the week before her accident, and a series of childhood diaries from twenty years ago, this brilliant psychological thriller audiobook asks: Is something really a lie if you believe it's the truth?

More praise for Sometimes I Lie:

"With tension comparable to 'Gone Girl' and 'The Girl on the Train,' plus the imaginative Now-Then-Before construction, Feeney unfolds just enough in each chapter to keep you page-turning for more, and her character development is excellent." — NJ.Com

"Despite the challenges--an unreliable narrator, an intricate plot, a shifting timeline, and myriad characters--Stephanie Racine gives a flawless narration of this audiobook...This intense thriller is made even better by her performance." — AudioFile Magazine From renowned journalist Alice Feen...

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20 reviews
Lenna nonyabusiness
June 19, 2026
I know about unreliable narrators and timelines of the past and present. I love the unpredictable twists in Alice Feenys books; but this ending was very confusing. I feel like the author wanted to keep you guessing and the books conclusion was too messy too keep straight. I went on TikTok to try and puzzle it out, and im not the only one who was confused. still a good read , but don't look for a neat tidy ending.
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Patti Lewis
September 10, 2021
Most books I read I can figure out the ending by the time I finish. However, once I read this the first time, I immediately read it again to see if I could pick up on the clues I missed, then I read it a 3rd time to watch for more things that I could/should have picked up on. I have NEVER read a book THREE times RIGHT IN A ROW- back-to-back. This is one of the BEST books I have ever read. I'm always trying to get my friends to read it so I have someone to talk to about it! READ IT - You will not be disappointed!
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Eileen Boylen
June 26, 2022
Sometimes I Lie (Awake When I can't put a book down). This audio book was exceptional. I listen to a lot of audiobooks and Stephanie Racine is AMAZING! I don't know how she managed to do all the different voices, even the voices of the lead characters as children. The plot was more than twisty and I did not see the ending coming. Really well-written with clever descriptions and word pictures. Things like the old woman who was so organized "even her wrinkles were nearly arranged." Filled with clever observations about people and life, it was thoroughly enjoyable. Dark, yes. But fascinating.
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About the author

Alice Feeney is a writer and journalist. She has spent fifteen years with BBC News where she worked as a reporter, news editor, arts and entertainment producer, and One O'Clock news producer. Alice is a recent graduate of the Faber Academy Writing a Novel course. She has lived in London and Sydney and has now settled in the Surrey countryside, where she lives with her husband and dog. Sometimes I Lie is her debut.
Alice Feeney is a writer and journalist. She has spent fifteen years with BBC News where she worked as a reporter, news editor, arts and entertainment producer, and One O'Clock news producer. Alice is a recent graduate of the Faber Academy Writing a Novel course. She has lived in London and Sydne...

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