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Beach Read
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Length: 10 hrs and 13 mins
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Beach Read
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Publisher's Summary
Brought to you by Penguin.
Binge-watched Normal People and Love Is Blind and now looking to escape into another suitably steamy love story? Look no further....
Two writers, one holiday. A romcom waiting to happen....
January is a hopeless romantic who narrates her life like she's the lead in a blockbuster movie.
Gus is a serious literary type who thinks true love is a fairy-tale.
But January and Gus have more in common than you'd think:
They're both broke.
They've got crippling writer's block.
And they need to write best sellers before summer ends.
The result? A bet to swap genres and see who gets published first.
The risk? In telling each other's stories, their worlds might be changed entirely....
Set over one sizzling summer, Beach Read is a witty love story that will make you laugh a lot, cry a little and fall head over heels. For fans of The Flat Share and If I Never Met You.
Critic Reviews
"The hottest book of the summer." (Josie Silver, author of best-selling One Day in December)
"The perfect escapist romp." (Laura Jane Williams, author of Our Stop)
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- Anonymous User
- 14-12-2020
Perfect beach read
I read this book while on holidays at the beach. Thoroughly enjoyed it! I found it to be a classic romantic comedy whilst at the same time it poked fun at the genre. While it didn’t take itself too seriously it was also deep, thoughtful, well written and very funny. Loved it :-)
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- Justine Smyth
- 29-04-2021
Thanks Emily and Julia
It was like coming home listening to Julia narrate this story. The plot was interesting and the characters complex.
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- Dana
- 23-01-2021
Interesting Twist
Emily Henry's story crafting is a delight. A simple story, with a twist, that takes you on a journey of self reflection and insights that just creep up and reveal themselves coupled with some laugh out loud moments. Julia Whelan's narration is as always perfect.
Thank you to the both of you!
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- lauren neko
- 27-08-2021
Very easy listen, great story to escape into
I’m not usually a fiction reader, however I got drawn into this one very easily. Relatable story arch and characters
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- Anonymous User
- 09-10-2021
good confusion
Nice light hearted book, very interesting story line even if you more or less figure the end out.
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- Louisa G.
- 29-11-2022
thoroughly enjoyed
I saw this book on the shelves everywhere and thought I would give it a go.
Nice story for easy listening
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- Anisha Pakrisamy
- 11-02-2023
Obsessed with Emily Henry as narrated by Julia Whelan!
The narration of this story makes it so enjoyable!! Looking forward to listening to more of Henry’s writing as voiced by Whelan!
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- Alice Reif
- 13-06-2023
Good narration but the writing had me cringing
The inner monologue of the main character just had me cringing and skipping ahead in so many parts. Her emotions were so predictable that they were boring. I did buy this just for an easy listen so wasn’t expecting too much. The narration was good.
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- viviennej
- 25-07-2024
Great story teller but I keep meeting the same characters in her books
This is the fourth book I have listened to by Emily Henry. I like her characterisation and the dialogue between the main characters is believable and often very amusing. The narrator is great. But….and it is a big ‘but’ - I feel that the two main characters in every book are the same people, with some physical characteristics changed and moved into a different plot line. The similarity is in how they relate and talk to each other. I am only a quarter through Beach Road but not sure I’ll finish it as I can, of course, guess the ending. Perhaps her books should be read over several years with big gaps in between. There’s no doubt she can write and her plots are good, but perhaps she could bring in new people.
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- Jayltee
- 14-06-2021
Deeper than the name suggests
Multidimensional characters, cleverly hilarious banter and the depth to the story all contribute to making this a great listen. Loved it.
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