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An Almost Perfect Holiday
- Narrated by: Clare Corbett
- Length: 10 hrs and 57 mins
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Publisher's Summary
An Almost Perfect Holiday is a warm and witty story of friendship, family and hope, by the Sunday Times best seller Lucy Diamond, author of The Beach Cafe and Summer at Shell Cottage.
The holidays are here, and down in Cornwall Lorna’s cottages are fully booked. The sun loungers are lined up beside the swimming pool, the sky is blue and a new set of arrivals are on their way....
Em’s planned the perfect break with her teenagers plus her new boyfriend, George...but now his difficult six-year-old is coming too. Will their romance survive the realities of parenthood?
Maggie’s hoping a seaside holiday will bring her and her daughter closer together, but when her ex makes a surprise reappearance, it changes everything. Can she trust the man who broke her heart?
Olivia has escaped the domestic grind, only for the past to catch up with her. Maybe the time has come to confess all - if she can find the courage....
Meanwhile, the teenagers are running wild and love is in the air. With friendship, heartache and secrets in the mix, will this holiday turn out to be a scorcher—or simply too hot to handle?
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- Susan Johnson
- 23-04-2020
Meh!
This was one of those books that I only finished because I was reading it for a book club. It's just so uneventful, I kept waiting for something exciting to happen. Unfortunately, that never eventuated. Drab characters who all blended into one another, slow stories that didn't really go anywhere and it all seemed very ho-hum. If you're having trouble sleeping this book might help.
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- shabbydoo
- 06-05-2020
Lost track
Not sure why but I lost track of characters completely. Seems a nice story about life, love and growing up but just couldn’t keep track. Might have been better with multiple narrators. I’ll give it another go.
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- miss C.
- 07-04-2022
I loved it, I laughed & cried
She captures the Beauty of an English small town holiday, so well I felt I was there. She describes parenting teenagers & little ones with great insight & knowledge.
This book made me laugh out loud but also made me cry. I loved it. Nice easy listening
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