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  • By: Kathy Lette
  • Narrated by: Jennifer Vuletic
  • Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (170 ratings)

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HRT: Husband Replacement Therapy

By: Kathy Lette
Narrated by: Jennifer Vuletic
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Ruby has always been the generous mediator among her friends, family and colleagues, which is why they have all turned up to celebrate her 50th birthday. But after a few too many glasses of champers, Ruby's speech doesn't exactly go to plan. Instead of delivering the witty and warm words her guests are expecting, Ruby takes her moment in the spotlight to reveal what she really thinks of every one of them. She also accuses her husband, Harry, of having an affair and reads to the audience the evidence she found on his phone that very morning.

Saving the best till last, Ruby lambasts her calculating octogenarian mother for a lifetime of playing her three daughters against each other. It's blisteringly brutal. As the stunned gathering gawks at Ruby, the birthday girl concludes her bravura monologue with the throwaway comment that she has terminal cancer. She has cashed in her life savings and plans on taking her two sisters cruising until she dies. Courageous? Or ruthlessly selfish?

But, do they even want to go with her? And, was it her medical results she read?

©2020 Kathy Lette (P)2020 Penguin Random House Australia

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This grows on you

The colloquial Aussie humour was a bit trying although it did make me laugh at times. The story was a bit far fetched but the underlying message to women of the importance of finding yourself and living your best life was so valuable. Thanks Kathy

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Terrific read, excellent job.

Well worth the time. Brilliant, funny and very much relatable..
I loved and will listen again for certain. :)

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Great story

Loved it, good characters. Laughed so much. Good Aussie humour. Love Kathy Lette. What more do you want me to write.

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Hilarious read!!

Needed cheering up and Lette ...sharp witted as a tack - had me laughing helpless. In covid times a good laugh is great medicine! Buy it!

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HRT A great read

Funny, enjoyable. Loved the plot twist and narration by Kathy it added to the story

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  • Loz
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A bit full on…

I nearly didn’t make it past the first half an hour due to the narration I kept having to fast forward until the beginning part was over….

It was quite crass in parts and sometimes quite funny as well. I persevered and found myself invested as I went along.

The story being about my sort of age bracket possibly helped. This book definitely not for everyone but overall I did enjoy it.

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Hilarious

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It is so well written and I loved the characters. They were so relatable. I love listening to anything Jennifer Vuletic reads. Such a talented narrator. I loved the way that the story was unpredictable, Did he? Did she? Will they? Bravo!

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The HRT takes a while to kick in. Worth persevering.

I nearly stopping listening after the diatribe in the first chapter read with a ridiculously drunken voice but with some perseverance I ploughed on and to use a colourful descriptive phrase so often found in the chapters “ the sown seeds began to grow”.
The book is peppered with this colourful descriptive monologue which at times is irritating in length ( if god were a women ) and sometimes very witty.
I enjoyed it in the end as it came together and resonated with me as a women of a similar age.

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Laugh out loud.

Great narration of this hilarious and witty book. Kathy Lette certainly has a way with words.

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Gurty57

This book would be the best book I have listened to in a while.
Kathy Lette is a wonderful author and & Jennifer Vuletic was amazing telling the story.

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