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My Dead Friend Sarah: A Novel [Kindle Edition]

Peter Rosch (Author)
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The fate of a beautiful stranger becomes a recovering alcoholic's crippling obsession.
Mere months into recovery, Max, an alcoholic with twisted control issues, meets Sarah - the same woman that for years he's habitually dreamt will die after a botched abduction. "Doing the next right thing," a popular AA phrase he's picked up in the rooms, means befriending Sarah long enough to warn her and hope she takes him seriously. But when Sarah falls in love with Max, his newly sober thinking drives him to choose his overly devoted wife, and he abandons Sarah - even when it condemns her to death. When Sarah goes missing, the NYPD suspects Max's dream may have been a pre-crime confession. The truth, all of it, lurks inside of Max, but only by drinking again does he recapture the nerve and clarity vital to free his wife, sponsor, and himself from a life imprisoned by lies.

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 286 KB
  • Print Length: 230 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 147519823X
  • Publisher: Rosch, LLC. (1 April 2012)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B007RQISJK
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • X-Ray: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #250,037 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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5.0 out of 5 stars 5 stars ***** a fantastic read. 26 April 2012
By The Kindle Book Review TOP 1000 REVIEWER
Format:Kindle Edition
*** Spoiler Alert ***

Wow this book is really something special. I would like to add though that I do believe that this book would not suit everybody's taste because it is a different style of writing but I loved it.

Max is a recovering alcoholic and he has a dream, a girl is kidnapped and killed. He then sees the girl, Sarah in the street and stalks her so he can finally warn her of his premonition.

The story is written in three parts and is written in both Max and Sarah's side of the story. It is also set in the past and present.

I can honestly say I was completely engaged with every sentence written in this story, I could not read it fast enough to find out if Sarah dies and what the future held for Max and his long suffering wife Rachel.

The story also covers a lot about Alcoholics Anonymous meetings and what it is like to be a recovering alcoholic attending the meetings. These parts were really insightful and I would guess that the author has either had first hand experience of this or has researched the subject thoroughly.

There was a part in the story which made my blood run cold, this was when Max had cooled things off with Sarah but was still following her and she knew about it and enjoyed it. I found this to be quite disturbing but it made for excellent reading.

Fantastic stuff a very strong 5 stars.

Becky Sherriff (The Kindle Book Review)
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars An okay read 5 Sep 2012
By Sarah Dixon
Format:Kindle Edition
I received a copy of this book from Netgalley in return for an honest review.

This was an okay read for me.

The story revolves around an alcoholic, Max, and Sarah a woman he dreams about. Max is married and dreams about Sarah before meeting her. The story alternates chapters between Max and Sarah. It also shows the relationship between Max, his family members and members of alcoholics anonymous.

For me, I found the writing difficult to follow. I'm not sure if it was deliberate, but the timing didn't flow very well. The story seemed to jump backwards and forwards in time too often without a clear idea of when events were taking place. Although I have no personal experience of alcoholics, I imagine this would be how Max views life, little pockets of time between binges - it was just quite difficult for me to follow.

I would have liked to have seen more of Sarah's chapters, particularly towards the end. I actually found her character more interesting.

Overall, I think if I had more experience of alcoholism I would have enjoyed this more, I just found it difficult to connect to the main character Max.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Something a little different 27 April 2013
By LindaMPH
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
A little different to what I normally read and it took me a little while to take to the characters. Having said that, once you get in to the story you don't want to put it down and it does linger in your subconscious when you're not looking. It was a free download and I am glad I read it.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Quirky & intriguing - exciting new author 10 Nov 2012
By Sarah Burns
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is, for me, best described as a quirky read. It's very different to other books out there and the ending could be considered a little ambiguous.

The story follows Max, a recovering alcoholic who dreams about the abduction and death of a girl. He sees the girl and becomes obsessed with her, and she with him. She goes missing and he is implicated in her suspected murder (as he told the police about his dream).

The story is in three parts, the first part follows both Max and Sarah as their relationship develops, then moves onto the police investigation and then finally onto what actually happened to Sarah.

The book is written by a recovering alcoholic and you can tell by the level of detail Roth brings to Max. His understanding of the mind of an alcoholic is key to making this an intriguing story. My only complaint about the book is that, despite the first part being written from the viewpoints of Sarah and Max, the voice of both characters isn't sufficiently distinct. This made it at times difficult to differentiate between them both. So much so that I was beginning to question if Sarah and Max were one and the same person!

But, all in all, a quirky and interesting read. Well worth a try and an intriguing new author to look out for
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4.0 out of 5 stars My Dead Friend Sarah 14 Oct 2012
By Lucybird
Format:Kindle Edition
It's taken me a little while to get around to actually writing this review so I don't remember the story perfectly clearly, however I will do my best.

I enjoyed this story, it was pretty easy read but I don't think it lost any thrill or quality from that. The chapters were split up into chapters narrated by Max and by Sarah so you could see two sides of the story. That is up until the moment of Sarah's disappearance. It was quite clever how Sarah's voice just stopped. It makes the reader sure that Max's conviction that Sarah is dead is correct, but you still hope he is wrong.

You really feel as if you know the characters, and as such there is a certain level of inevitability.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Get to know Max. Maybe. 17 Sep 2012
By Maggi Machado
Format:Kindle Edition
This is a good, quick read that leaves you thinking about the outcome long after you've finished the book. If you like getting to know imperfect characters and a bit of surprise and mystery, this is for you.
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