Try free for 30 days
-
I Give My Marriage a Year
- Narrated by: Casey Withoos, Patrick Harvey
- Length: 11 hrs and 38 mins
Failed to add items
Add to basket failed.
Add to Wish List failed.
Remove from Wish List failed.
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
I Give My Marriage a Year
Buy Now for $26.99
No valid payment method on file.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
Listeners also picked
-
How to Be Second Best
- By: Jessica Dettmann
- Narrated by: Michala Banas
- Length: 9 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 257
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 245
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 243
Going from one child to two is never all that easy for a family, but when Emma's husband simultaneously fathers a third child three doors up the street, things get very tricky, very fast. No longer is it enough for Emma to be the best wife and mother - now she's trying to be the best ex-wife, and the best part-time parent to her ex's love child, and that's before she even thinks about adding a new bloke to the mix. Set in an upwardly mobile, ultra-competitive suburb, this is a funny, biting, heartwarming modern comedy.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Light and funny. I didn't want it to end.
- By Jessica Sheedy on 30-05-2019
-
The Rachel Incident
- By: Caroline O'Donoghue
- Narrated by: Clara Harte
- Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 142
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 134
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 134
The Rachel Incident is an all-consuming love story. But it's not the one you're expecting. It's unconventional and messy. It's young and foolish. It's about losing and finding yourself. But it is always about love. When Rachel falls in love with her married professor, Dr Byrne, her best friend James helps her devise a plan to seduce him. But what begins as a harmless crush soon pushes their friendship to its limits. Over the course of a year they will find their lives ever more entwined with the Byrnes' and be faced with impossible choices and a lie that can't be taken back...
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Pitch perfect
- By tash on 24-10-2023
-
It Ends with Us
- By: Colleen Hoover
- Narrated by: Olivia Song
- Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,522
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,179
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,189
Lily hasn’t always had it easy, but that’s never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants. She’s come a long way from the small town where she grew up—she graduated from college, moved to Boston, and started her own business. And when she feels a spark with a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid, everything in Lily’s life seems too good to be true.
-
1 out of 5 stars
-
If I can save one person from reading this..
- By Anonymous User on 30-06-2021
-
This Has Been Absolutely Lovely
- By: Jessica Dettmann
- Narrated by: Michala Banas
- Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 56
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 53
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 53
Molly's a millennial home organiser about to have her first baby. Obviously her mum, Annie, will help with the childcare. Everyone else's parents are doing it. But Annie's dreams of music stardom have been on hold for thirty-five years, paused by childbirth then buried under her responsibilities as a mother, wage earner, wife, and only child of ailing parents. Finally, she can taste freedom.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Hard to put down
- By Anonymous User on 10-01-2023
-
Clean Slate
- An Audible Original Novella
- By: Zoë Foster Blake
- Narrated by: Stephen Curry
- Length: 2 hrs and 46 mins
- Original Recording
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,721
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,368
-
Story3.5 out of 5 stars 2,357
Cam and Holly have a picture-perfect marriage and life: a beautiful house in the suburbs and two adorable little boys. Cam has sold his successful marketing agency to look after the boys while Holly goes full throttle on her career post-maternity leave, and everything’s peachy. ‘Til Cam discovers Holly has been having an affair with a colleague. Heartbroken but pragmatic, Cam sees the situation as an opportunity to confess his own infidelity with his 21-year-old assistant.
-
1 out of 5 stars
-
I really disliked this
- By Anonymous on 01-11-2020
-
Verity
- By: Colleen Hoover
- Narrated by: Vanessa Johansson, Amy Landon
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,176
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,808
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,814
Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of best-selling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish. Lowen arrives at the Crawford home, ready to sort through years of Verity's notes and outlines, hoping to find enough material to get her started. What Lowen doesn't expect to uncover in the chaotic office is an unfinished autobiography Verity never intended for anyone to read.
-
1 out of 5 stars
-
Horrible unnecessary book
- By Trudi on 06-12-2019
-
How to Be Second Best
- By: Jessica Dettmann
- Narrated by: Michala Banas
- Length: 9 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 257
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 245
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 243
Going from one child to two is never all that easy for a family, but when Emma's husband simultaneously fathers a third child three doors up the street, things get very tricky, very fast. No longer is it enough for Emma to be the best wife and mother - now she's trying to be the best ex-wife, and the best part-time parent to her ex's love child, and that's before she even thinks about adding a new bloke to the mix. Set in an upwardly mobile, ultra-competitive suburb, this is a funny, biting, heartwarming modern comedy.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Light and funny. I didn't want it to end.
- By Jessica Sheedy on 30-05-2019
-
The Rachel Incident
- By: Caroline O'Donoghue
- Narrated by: Clara Harte
- Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 142
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 134
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 134
The Rachel Incident is an all-consuming love story. But it's not the one you're expecting. It's unconventional and messy. It's young and foolish. It's about losing and finding yourself. But it is always about love. When Rachel falls in love with her married professor, Dr Byrne, her best friend James helps her devise a plan to seduce him. But what begins as a harmless crush soon pushes their friendship to its limits. Over the course of a year they will find their lives ever more entwined with the Byrnes' and be faced with impossible choices and a lie that can't be taken back...
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Pitch perfect
- By tash on 24-10-2023
-
It Ends with Us
- By: Colleen Hoover
- Narrated by: Olivia Song
- Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,522
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,179
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,189
Lily hasn’t always had it easy, but that’s never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants. She’s come a long way from the small town where she grew up—she graduated from college, moved to Boston, and started her own business. And when she feels a spark with a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid, everything in Lily’s life seems too good to be true.
-
1 out of 5 stars
-
If I can save one person from reading this..
- By Anonymous User on 30-06-2021
-
This Has Been Absolutely Lovely
- By: Jessica Dettmann
- Narrated by: Michala Banas
- Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 56
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 53
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 53
Molly's a millennial home organiser about to have her first baby. Obviously her mum, Annie, will help with the childcare. Everyone else's parents are doing it. But Annie's dreams of music stardom have been on hold for thirty-five years, paused by childbirth then buried under her responsibilities as a mother, wage earner, wife, and only child of ailing parents. Finally, she can taste freedom.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Hard to put down
- By Anonymous User on 10-01-2023
-
Clean Slate
- An Audible Original Novella
- By: Zoë Foster Blake
- Narrated by: Stephen Curry
- Length: 2 hrs and 46 mins
- Original Recording
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,721
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,368
-
Story3.5 out of 5 stars 2,357
Cam and Holly have a picture-perfect marriage and life: a beautiful house in the suburbs and two adorable little boys. Cam has sold his successful marketing agency to look after the boys while Holly goes full throttle on her career post-maternity leave, and everything’s peachy. ‘Til Cam discovers Holly has been having an affair with a colleague. Heartbroken but pragmatic, Cam sees the situation as an opportunity to confess his own infidelity with his 21-year-old assistant.
-
1 out of 5 stars
-
I really disliked this
- By Anonymous on 01-11-2020
-
Verity
- By: Colleen Hoover
- Narrated by: Vanessa Johansson, Amy Landon
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,176
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,808
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,814
Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of best-selling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish. Lowen arrives at the Crawford home, ready to sort through years of Verity's notes and outlines, hoping to find enough material to get her started. What Lowen doesn't expect to uncover in the chaotic office is an unfinished autobiography Verity never intended for anyone to read.
-
1 out of 5 stars
-
Horrible unnecessary book
- By Trudi on 06-12-2019
Publisher's Summary
Lou and Josh have been together for 14 years. They share two kids, a mortgage, careers and plenty of history. Now, after a particularly fraught Christmas, Lou is ready to ask herself: is this marriage worth hanging on to?
Every month for a year, Lou sets a different test for their relationship - from daily sex to brutal honesty - to help her decide if she should stay or go. Secrets are exposed, old wounds reopened and a true-to-life suburban love story unfolds.
I Give My Marriage a Year paints a sharply accurate, often hilarious picture of a modern Australian marriage. Lou and Josh are a couple on the edge, and their efforts to bring their relationship back from the brink will resonate with anyone who has ever asked themselves: is this enough?
Whose side will you take? Who deserves a second chance? And will Josh and Lou stay together or split for good?
Critic Reviews
'What we're loving right now...another clever offering from Holly Wainwright.' Daily Telegraph
'Poignant, compelling and full of aha moments, this book will have you nodding, laughing and crying, and most of all, incredibly invested in the outcome.' Sally Hepworth 'If you are looking for a book to escape these troubling times, then Holly Wainwright's I Give My Marriage a Year is just the ticket. It's a sharply written, funny and poignant portrait of marriage, and all the highs and lows that go with it.' Frances Whiting, Sunday Mail
'The most insightful novel on marriage I've ever read. I can't stop thinking about it.' Mia Freedman
More from the same
What listeners say about I Give My Marriage a Year
Average Customer RatingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Anonymous User
- 04-09-2020
So real and relatable.
whether your marriage has ever been on the rocks or not there is so much to relate to about parenthood, work life juggle, etc.
the author also does a wonderful job of helping what I can only imagine is a predominantly female readership really see and feel what I is like for the male in the story without making him seem weak, stupid or cruel as so many authors can.
I loved this book and it was a great one to listen to!
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
4 people found this helpful
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Anonymous User
- 12-09-2020
Gripping story of everyday people
This story of a relationship and all it’s ups and downs is so ordinary and so relatable, and keeps you guessing until the last moment.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Anonymous User
- 28-08-2020
Listened almost without stopping
Loved this book... in some ways it was so ‘normal’ and seemed to be describing almost everyone’s marriage that I know. But that was the beauty of it, so utterly relatable I could have sworn I was reading about my own marriage at times. Holly is a wonderful writer and a wonderful person (outlouder here 🙋🏼♀️ so I feel like we are friends and I’m qualified to make that statement 😜)
Highly recommended ❤️
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Anonymous User
- 14-11-2020
Loved this book!
I was glued to it from beginning to end. Holly captured the very real struggles of a long term relationship with engaging and relatable characters. This was my first audiobook and the narration was superb.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Anonymous User
- 08-11-2020
loved it!
One of my favourites of the year. So insightful and real, everyone will be able to relate.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- LQ
- 04-01-2021
Crying and Laughing from ch 1
What a great book of the day to day struggles of being married and real love. Recommend
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Anonymous User
- 07-10-2021
Brilliant insight
Loved the book. Holly taps into relationships perfectly, particularly that of the feeling of being a new mum.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story4 out of 5 stars
- Amy Harrison
- 20-03-2022
Realistic
Realistic story with a lot I could relate to. Characters are interesting and likeable. Loved the accents!
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- tanya
- 29-12-2022
A beautifully written story
Enjoyed this novel, feeling like I was saying goodbye to a couple of friends when the story was over.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall3 out of 5 stars
-
Performance3 out of 5 stars
-
Story3 out of 5 stars
- Jodie
- 04-09-2023
I understand the reviews now
Found the main characters, one in particular so unlikeable and could have been many hours shorter. Still love Holly Wainwright although wish I didn’t preserve with this book
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
