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Family for Beginners
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Katherine Fenton
- Length: 13 hrs and 10 mins
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction
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Publisher's Summary
“A perfect read for someone who feels lost when it comes to family [or is] looking for a second chance at love.” (Fresh Fiction)
Who says you can’t choose your family?
USA Today best-selling author Sarah Morgan returns with a life-affirming exploration of love, loss, and new beginnings....
New York florist Flora Donovan is living the dream, but her bubbly optimism hides a secret. She's lonely. Orphaned as a child, she’s never felt like she’s belonged anywhere...until she meets Jack.
Teenager Izzy is holding it together by her fingertips. Since her mother passed away, looking after her family is the only thing that makes Izzy feel safe. Discovering her father has a new girlfriend is her worst nightmare - until her father invites Flora on their summer vacation....
Flora’s heart aches for Izzy, but Izzy is determined to keep Flora at arm’s length! As the summer unfolds, they forge a tentative bond, but Flora and Izzy must push past their boundaries to learn that families come in all shapes and sizes....
You also won’t want to miss One More for Christmas, the sparkling new festive novel from Sarah Morgan!
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- Pat G
- 17-01-2021
Endless internal pontification
I started to return this book numerous times. The first 5 hours were torturous to listen to with continual attempts to try to set the stage of misery that everyone was engulfed in. The writing was basic and almost seemed to be explanatory to appeal to a very young person. I was going to return it numerous times but kept waiting for a wonderful pay-off which I would say if condensed, might have encompassed about 45 min in total of the audiobook. I enjoyed One More For Christmas and wish I had stopped there.
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