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Still Life Audio CD – Unabridged, March 1, 2009

by Joy Fielding (Author), Kymberly Dakin (Reader)

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Beautiful, happily married, and the owner of a successful interior design business, Casey Marshall couldn’t be more content with her life, until a car slams into her at almost fifty miles an hour, breaking nearly every bone in her body and plunging her into a coma. Lying in her hospital bed, Casey realizes that although she is unable to see or communicate, she can hear everything. She quickly discovers that her friends aren’t necessarily the people she thought them to be—and that her accident might not have been an accident at all. As she struggles to break free from her living death, she begins to wonder if what lies ahead could be even worse.

“It is Fielding’s ability to get under the skin of her characters—and her readers—that has made her such a dependably bestselling author,” says the Calgary Herald. Smart, suspenseful, and overwhelmingly addictive, Still Life is a novel her fans won’t soon forget.

“Fielding is a masterful writer.” —Romantic Times Book Club

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Brilliance Audio; Unabridged edition (March 1, 2009)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Audio CD ‏ : ‎ 9 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1423362594
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1423362593
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 0.01 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.75 x 5.5 inches

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Joy Fielding is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Still Life, Charley's Web, Heartstopper, See Jane Run, and other acclaimed novels. She divides her time between Toronto and Palm Beach, Florida.

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Rawly

A page turner

Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2024

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This book kept me going. The angst of the main character seemed so real for me. You’re rooting for her to beat incredible odds. Plenty of twists and turns too.

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S. McGee

Predictable 'woman in peril' novel -- 3.5 stars

Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2009

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Joy Fielding has built her career on what I refer to as "woman in peril" novels -- suspense yarns revolving around a mysterious threat to her life, with many suspects and a gradually escalating level of fear. (Other practitioners of this genre would include Mary Higgins Clark.)

There's nothing wrong with the genre, and Fielding, at her best, does better at it than many. And this book's premise alone -- the heroine, badly injured after being run over in what may -- or may not -- be an accident, lies in an apparent coma in the hospital, but awakes to find herself trapped, conscious, in a paralyzed body. The premise is one of the worst of all our nightmares come to life -- that of being buried alive -- which immediately catapults this novel into new territory. With her mind flitting between dreams, memories and the new reality and with her vision gone (she remains blind, able only to hear, but not see, move, or communicate in any way), Casey has trouble distinguishing reality.

And yet reality becomes a matter of life and death, as it becomes more clear to her that the accident wasn't an accident at all, and that she was intended to die. And that her murderer plans to finish the job, as she lies helpless and, as she fears, alone, unable to communicate with -- or trust -- her husband, friends or sister.

As Casey tries to find a way to save her own life, the plot takes a number of improbable twists and turns that strain the reader's credulity. The more you can stop yourself from saying "but that's not logical or terribly plausible" and allow yourself to be caught up in the suspense, the more you'll enjoy the second half of this book. The more the book moves back into the conventional territory of a 'woman in peril' novel, the more predictable it becomes; hence my rather lukewarm rating. It's still a good suspense yarn, but never really transcends the genre once past the original premise, which is strikingly original and reaches a new level of both horror and suspense. And while I don't want to throw out any spoilers here, the ultimate conclusion & resolution is simply too pat and warm and fuzzy to feel satisfying, even as the villain is too evil to be make the apparent personality transformation feel plausible. (Casey is shocked by the murderer's ability to deceive her for so long; a more plausible scenario would have been for Casey to realize that there were little signs along the way that all was not well once she realizes who wants her dead. Also too blatant is the manner in which Casey discovers her murderer's identity -- logical enough but a bit of a cop out, it is so blatant. No more on that, however, or I'll be into spoiler territory.)

This is a big improvement over Fielding's most recent books, and is a good, quick albeit predictable yarn. Not to be read by claustrophobics before going to bed, however...

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MeiMom

Not my favorite

Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2024

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I bought this book because of my good history with the author. This is not a spoiler, but around Chapter 2 you realize Casey, the main character, is in a coma, but can hear and think. And nobody realizes it. I thought this was going to be an awfully long book and it was! I got tired of people talking to her and then me reading her reactions. It just seemed very contrived. Chapter after chapter. I definitely won't be rereading this one.

Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2024

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Interesting. Passed it on to friend. She liked it too.

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Reader Sharyn

Don’t trust love at first sight

Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2024

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I liked this book because it was a unique storyline.
Casey meets Warren and he seems too good to be true. Their story book romance is all fake, as she discovers as the story progresses.

Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2024

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Different than most. I wondered how we could have a whole book with the main character in a coma but she did it.

Kept me flipping pages until past my bedtime!

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JerseyGirl

Suspenseful and provocative story

Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2016

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Loved it! The story is about a young woman who is comatose. We get to see what is going on in her mind as she lays in a vegetative state. Will she ever recover? If she does recover, what will she remember while she was comatose?

This book gives another outlook on whether a family should pull the plug on unconscious patients. How long should a patient be hooked up to life support? "Still Life" certainly gives another perspective about those who have suffered grave injuries and whether they can hear and see those around them.

In the case of the young woman, Casey Marshall, as she lays unconscious, she begins to hear what is going on around her and what she hears could tear apart her entire life should she ever return to the life she shares with family and friends.

This book is full of shocks and thrills. Highly recommend it.

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Good book.

Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2024

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Joy Fielding books are good. Have read some of then twice.

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S. Fan

joy feilding never fails

Reviewed in Canada on September 7, 2022

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Read this book in two days and still didn't want it to end.
One question: why does the heroine always have a crazy sister/friend. Predictable in that way.

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Excellent

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 21, 2021

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This evolves slowly and steadily into, gripping and addictive. A bit Sex n the City to start, which is a bit twee. However it changes quite dramatically into a who done it. Its not difficult to work it out. The clues are there,but worse is to come, Casey is in even more danger.trapped in a coma without a voice, but able to hear the threat . She knows someone is going to kill her. They told her.

LBar70

Great thriller. Couldn’t put down.

Reviewed in Australia on August 1, 2019

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Another great page turner from Joy. A must read till the end. Quite confronting as this could be what some coma patients are living.

Leseratte

bewusstlos, empfindungslos, besinnungslos

Reviewed in Germany on January 23, 2013

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Mal ehrlich. Das Thema Koma" ist schon spannend genug. Darüber gibt es schließlich eine Menge Spekulationen. Ich konnte mich unheimlich gut in die Geschichte einfinden. Mag unter anderem daran liegen, dass ich mich nach einer Vollnarkose in einer ähnlichen Situation befand. Mein Verstand ist vor dem Körper aufgewacht. Auch ich konnte damals hören und verstehen was um mich drum herum geschah. Glücklicher Weise war das nur von kurzer Dauer. Und mein Umfeld ist äußerst liebevoll...

Ganz anders als es bei Casey in diesem Psychothriller geschildert wird. Auch bei ihr ist der Verstand aktiv. Der Körper ist bewegungslos. Sie kann hören. Casey erlebt in dieser Phase ihres Lebens eine ganze Menge. Sie macht eine Lebenserfahrung (bzw. Komaerfahrung), um die sie sicherlich niemand beneidet. Damit meine ich nicht nur den Zustand... Welche Geheimnisse offenbaren ihr ihre Freundinnen und Familienangehörige?
Als hätte Casey momentan nicht genug Probleme. Nein, die Probleme vervielfachen sich noch, als sie auf einmal um ihr Leben fürchten muss.

Wird Casey aus dem Alptraum herauskommen?

Die Spannung war bei mir vorhanden. Mal mehr, mal sehr viel mehr und zwischendurch auch mal weniger. An manchen Stellen ist die Handlung zu voraussehbar. Dennoch hat mir die Geschichte super gefallen.

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nancy north

Awesome book and she's Canadian too!

Reviewed in Canada on April 6, 2022

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Loved the book, the print was a little small.

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