Charlotte Levin

Charlotte Levin writes psychologically tense fiction about grief, obsession, shame, and the stories people tell to remain functional. If I Let You Go, her second novel, follows Manchester office cleaner Janet Brown, who still carries guilt over a devastating loss eleven years earlier. After becoming involved in a train crash, Janet makes a choice that briefly gives her life purpose, but the public story surrounding her actions cannot contain the truths she has concealed. Mantle published the hardback in 2023, and Pan later issued the paperback. The novel combines dark comedy with suspense and a close study of coercive control, allowing Janet's cleaning routines to express her wish for order when memory will not cooperate. Maxine Peake narrates the Pan Macmillan Audio edition, grounding the Manchester setting in a local voice. Levin keeps redemption uncertain, asking whether confession can repair harm without erasing the person who caused it.