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Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
- By: Gail Honeyman
- Narrated by: Cathleen McCarron
- Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,718
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5,218
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,209
Eleanor Oliphant has learned how to survive - but not how to live. Eleanor Oliphant leads a simple life. She wears the same clothes to work every day, eats the same meal deal for lunch every day and buys the same two bottles of vodka to drink every weekend. Eleanor Oliphant is happy. Nothing is missing from her carefully timetabled life. Except, sometimes, everything. One simple act of kindness is about to shatter the walls Eleanor has built around herself. Now she must learn how to navigate the world....
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5 out of 5 stars
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So much better than completely fine
- By Bec on 29-10-2017
- Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
- By: Gail Honeyman
- Narrated by: Cathleen McCarron
Can't recommend this book highly enough
Reviewed: 19-02-2018
Third time reading this book and I love it more each time I finish the last chapter and want to start again. I can't recommend this book highly enough looking forward to more books by this author.
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The One We Fell in Love With
- By: Paige Toon
- Narrated by: Juliette Burton, Andrew Wincott
- Length: 11 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 9
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 8
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Story4 out of 5 stars 8
Phoebe is caught between a rock and a hard place: either settle down and get married or return to the French Alps to pursue her passion. Eliza is in love with someone who is no longer hers. In fact he probably never was.... Rose is out of a job and out of a boyfriend. But these very different girls have one thing in common: Angus. The one they fell in love with....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Beautiful read, beautifully written and beautiful story
- By Anonymous User on 27-11-2020
- The One We Fell in Love With
- By: Paige Toon
- Narrated by: Juliette Burton, Andrew Wincott
My favourite book this year!
Reviewed: 25-07-2016
I couldn't stop listening to this book, I got so caught up in the story, was in tears a few times, definitely my favourite this year.
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Before I Met You
- By: Lisa Jewell
- Narrated by: Jane Collingwood
- Length: 15 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 9
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 9
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 9
Betty Dean can't wait to leave her quiet upbringing in Guernsey and begin her mission to find Clara Pickle - the mysterious beneficiary in her grandmother's will. She arrives in grungy, 1990s Soho, ready for whatever life has to throw at her. Or so she thinks... As Betty searches for Clara, she is taken on a journey through her grandmother, Arlette's, extraordinary life in 1920s bohemian London, uncovering a tale of love, loss and heartbreak amidst the hedonistic world of the Bright Young People.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A gem by Lisa Jewell
- By Karyn W on 05-09-2015
- Before I Met You
- By: Lisa Jewell
- Narrated by: Jane Collingwood
A gem by Lisa Jewell
Reviewed: 05-09-2015
I loved this book and the main characters, I loved the way the two stories started to intertwine. I love Jane Collingwood's narration and this is how I found Lisa Jewell, my first by this author but now downloaded more. 5 stars all the way.
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Custard Tarts and Broken Hearts
- By: Mary Gibson
- Narrated by: Anne Dover
- Length: 15 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 40
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 37
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 37
They call them the custard tarts - the girls who work at Pearce Duff's custard powder factory in Bermondsey before the First World War. Conditions are hard but nothing can quench the spirit of humour and friendship. But the shadow of the coming war looms over them; it will pull London's East End together as never before - even while it tears the world apart.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Pre-war Chick lit
- By Karyn W on 17-05-2015
- Custard Tarts and Broken Hearts
- By: Mary Gibson
- Narrated by: Anne Dover
Pre-war Chick lit
Reviewed: 17-05-2015
I discovered this book as it was on offer through Amazon and noticed it had a Whispersync option and thought I would give it a go. I found it to be a fantastic story & loved the fact was set in pre-war London. I ended up buying Jam and Roses too, set in the 1920's, as I enjoyed the authors way of storytelling and Anne Dover's reading style, will be looking out for more books from both.
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The Rosie Effect
- Don Tillman, Book 2
- By: Graeme Simsion
- Narrated by: Dan O'Grady
- Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,392
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,246
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,243
The Rosie Effect is the charming and hilarious sequel to Graeme Simsion's bestselling debut novel The Rosie Project. With the Wife Project complete, Don settles into a new job and married life in New York. But it's not long before certain events are taken out of his control and it's time to embark on a new project . . .As Don tries to get to grips with the requirements of starting a family, his unusual research style gets him into trouble.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A great sequel
- By Rachel on 29-07-2015
- The Rosie Effect
- Don Tillman, Book 2
- By: Graeme Simsion
- Narrated by: Dan O'Grady
Laugh out loud from start to finish
Reviewed: 16-03-2015
A huge welcome back to one of my favourite characters, Don's antics are hilarious. The story is so well read you actually believe Don is telling you his story.