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The Year of Taking Chances
- Narrated by: Antonia Beamish
- Length: 11 hrs and 55 mins
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Publisher's Summary
It's New Year's Eve, and at a house party, three women bond over dodgy cocktails and fortune cookies, and vow to make this year their best one yet. But as the months unfold, Gemma, Saffron, and Caitlin find themselves tested to their limits. Under pressure, they are each forced to rethink their lives. But dare they take a chance on something new?
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- Anonymous User
- 21-02-2022
Great Narration
Really enjoyed this story and how these friendships developed. The narrator kept me very engaged with each character.
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- Leah Rigby
- 03-04-2018
beautifully written story
Loved this book! plenty of twists and turns and glorious ending. A total page turner! i would love a part 2!
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- Gillian H
- 13-12-2020
Easy
Nice story, easy listen. Liked the characters. Enjoyed their story of friendship and supporting each other.
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- Jo
- 20-10-2017
Hard to follow
Depressing story, bland narrator, jumps all around. Tried to listen to it several times but gave up.
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- Cassie
- 02-07-2015
Too much sadness
I couldn't finish listening to it. It was all about a woman's misery and things that kept going wrong with her life and everyone elses. A depressing book. The narrator was quite good.
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