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At the End of the Day

By: Liz Byrski
Narrated by: Margot Knight
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When Mim Squires and Mathias Vander are stranded together on a disrupted flight home to Perth, they are surprised to find that they have much in common. Mim owns a bookshop, Mathias is a writer, and both are at turning points in their lives. Mim's childhood polio is taking a toll on her life. Mathias is contemplating a cross-continent move to be nearer his daughter.

But life back in Perth is not smooth sailing, with their respective family members going through their own upheavals. As Mim and Mathias both struggle to adjust to the challenges of being in their late seventies, secrets from the past that neither wishes to face rise to the surface, challenging their long-held beliefs in their independence and singularity.

At the end of the day can they muster the wisdom and the courage they need to change?

©2021 Liz Byrski (P)2021 Macmillan Audio
Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Women's Fiction

Critic Reviews

'The strength of Liz Byrski's novels lies in their inherent relatability, from her well-developed characters, the lives they lead and the gentle but thought-provoking stories of everyday life she tells . . . an engaging exploration of love, friendship, independence, family and identity' - Courier Mail

'A truly heartwarming tale' - Australian Women's Weekly

'Much loved WA author Liz Byrski returns . . . bringing her characteristic warmth to a story centred on bookshop owner Mim and writer Mathias . . . the two quickly form a bond that will help to see them through the travails of family, friendships, ageing and coming to terms with the past.' - West Australian

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I didn’t enjoy this book as much as previous books by Liz Byrski. While the story itself was strong and engaging, I found the writing to be slow and the characters too prone to introspection.
But it was the narration that was the weakest aspect. The female voices were insipid and either heavily ‘strine’ or posh Pom. I do wish narrators would simply read the stories and not act their way through them.

Good story - not so keen on the narration

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Good story almost rendered impossible to listen to by the “voices” of some of the characters, especially Matthias.
It really made it difficult to enjoy as the rasping nature of the voice, plus the pretend accent spoilt the book for me. Suggest listen to the trial before you purchase.

Another wonderful story from Liz BUT

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A nice read, nothing exciting about the story and quite predictable. Not a page turner.

Nice story

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A wonderful story about misunderstanding relationships and forming relationships in life. In particular it highlights the importance of connecting with people and being open to opportunity when you thought none were possible. A great example of how life changes and that love is never out of the question.

A life well lived and shared of friends and family

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I appreciate the effort put into the different accents and voices of the characters but I found it a bit distracting.

although it's a relatively simple story on the surface I enjoyed getting to know the characters and their relationships develop

lovely relationship developments

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Oh…so….drawn….out…
Narrator is dreadful story is boring..
Only made it to ch 4…

Not recommended as an audiobook

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This narrator sounds constipated and shouldn’t be hired. The characters have very little, dull lives that shouldn’t be subjected to others.

Dreary

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I would have liked this better if I’d read it as a book rather than listening to it. The voices that the reader used put me off. Mim and Mathias sounded ancient and the English accents were so pompous. Jodie and Carla also didn’t sound natural. The reader is probably a lovely person and I’m sorry I didn’t like her performance in this book.

Disappointing

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