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One-hit Wonder

By: Lisa Jewell
Narrated by: Antonia Beamish
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The emotional and intriguing story of life, love and loss from the No. 1 bestseller of Then She Was Gone, brought to you by Penguin.

After her number-one single, she was never heard of again . . .
Fifteen years later, Bee Bearhorn is found dead in her flat.
Shiver in fear when Pandora opens her jar of evil torments.
Ana Willis always day-dreamed about the exotic half-sister she hadn't seen in years.
When she comes to London to sort through Bee's possessions, she uncovers a life more surprising and mysterious than even she imagined.
Along with Bee's closest friends, Ana sets out to discover exactly what happened to her half-sister, Bee Bearhorn, the one-hit wonder . . .

Narrated by AudioFile Earphones Award-winning narrator Antonia Beamish, Lisa Jewell's compelling novel is brought to live with poignant and captivating narration.

'A compelling story packed with intriguing characters' The Times

'Inventive and moving, with definite charms and a real sense of poignancy' Sunday Times

'Moving and intelligent' Independent

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Critic Reviews

Sophisticated . . . Jewell can't help but tell a compelling story packed with intriguing characters
Tackles serious issues with humour - proving that chick-lit can be intelligent, interesting and huge fun
Written with intelligence, verve and wit . . . a triumph
Inventive and moving . . . a story with definite charms and a real sense of poignancy
Top marks. Fantastic
A perceptive, tears-trickling-down-the-side-of-your-nose-on-the-bus brilliant read
Moving and intelligent
A poignant tale of life, love and loss
Traditional, light-hearted romantic fiction at its best
Poignant and humorous
All stars
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One-Hit Wonder by Lisa Jewell (April 29 2003). I needed to stick with this but pleased I did. Ana had lost touch with her half-sister Bee who had a number-one hit single in 1985 and was never heard of again. She decides to learn more about Bee 15 years later after she is found dead in her flat.

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I’m not sure what to write about this lisaJewell writes prolifically, I finished this but won’t read any more of her books her characters live in a fantasy world so her stories are not real. I’m sure lots of readers love this but for me it’s a waste of time this was long...truly long and fake. I didn’t totally hate it as I did finish it but .......well ho hum

Fake characters, and a waste of reading time.

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Look overall an enjoyable story but took way too long to get to the problem great ending though!

Long and a bit boring

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