Until Five

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. What happens when a life built around coping, solving, and carrying on suddenly stops working? Until Five is an intimate memoir about loss, identity, family, grief, and the quiet process of learning to live differently when going back to who you were is no longer possible. After years of working, adapting, travelling, and solving whatever came next, the author suddenly found herself unable to continue. Days shrank to a simple goal: make it to five o’clock, the hour when anxiety finally loosened its grip. From there begins a deeply personal journey through illness, old wounds, relationships, loss, and the stories we tell ourselves about strength and independence. This is not a book about having all the answers. It is about stopping, looking back, and learning to stay with yourself while life slowly begins to move again. Duration - 2h 45m. Author - Mara Valle. Narrator - Digital Voice Savvy - Warm, Grounded & Natural E. Published Date - Friday, 30 January 2026. Copyright - © 2026 Mara Valle ©.