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Before I Met You

A thrilling historical romance from the bestselling author

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Before I Met You

By: Lisa Jewell
Narrated by: Imogen Church, Sofia Greenacre
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London, 1920. Arlette works in Liberty by day, and by night is caughty up in a glamorous whirl of parties, clubs, cocktails and jazz. But when tragedy strikes she flees the city, never to return.

Over half a century later, in the grungy mid-'90s, her graddaughter Betty arrives in London.

She can't wait to begin her new life. But before she can do so, she must find the mysterious woman named in her grandmother's will.

What she doesn't know is that her search will uncover the heartbreaking secret that changed her grandmother's life, and might also change hers for ever...

© Lisa Jewell 2012 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

 Historical Fiction Fiction England

Critic Reviews

Beautiful, moving and unputdownable
Heartbreakingly good
Must read
Warm and moving with a nostalgic touch
Lisa Jewell just gets better and better
Enchanting, intriguing and completely unputdownable
All stars
Most relevant
I really enjoyed the twists and subplots in this book. The characters were bought to life by a great narration. I recommend this audio book for a wide female audience

Great plot

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I’m glad this wasn’t the first Lisa Jewell books I listened to as I may not have selected more. The voices of some of the 1920’s characters were somewhat overplayed and annoying. The story was ok but I really had to persevere to get past the first few chapters.

Not my favourite

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I was intrigued with the storyline and where it would lead, I’d highly recommend it.

Captivating historical drama

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the intriguing story line was amazing, could not put it down, till the end, thankyou

the story line.

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I loved this book. Such a lovely story, beautifully written. Lisa’s descriptions of both post war London and 1995 Soho were so vivid - it was like I was there. And her characters became part of my life. So much so that when I wasn’t reading I was thinking “I wonder how Betty is getting on in London?” That’s a sign of a great book!

Wonderful story

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