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The Authenticity Project

By: Clare Pooley
Narrated by: Anna Cordell
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One green notebook. Six strangers. The chance to start being honest....

Six strangers with one universal thing in common: their lives aren’t always what they make them out to be.

But what would happen if they told the truth instead?

Julian begins The Authenticity Project - a small green notebook containing his ‘truth’ - to pass on and encourage others to share their own.

Little does he know that this small act of honesty will impact all those who come into contact with the book and lead to a life-changing world of friendship and forgiveness....

©2020 Clare Pooley (P)2020 Penguin Audio
Coming of Age Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Urban Feel-Good

Critic Reviews

"Wonderful characters and utterly truthful about the lies that we all tell...a clever, uplifting book that entertains and makes you think." (Sophie Kinsella)

"Beautifully written, thought provoking and uplifting." (Mike Gayle)

"One of the best books I’ve read in a long time. Original, engaging and unforgettable." (Sunday Times best-selling author Sarah Morgan)

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Great holiday read

Enjoyed this book whilst sunbathing by the pool. Good read for someone wanting something escapist and light reading

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Loved it

This was such a great, warm and uplifting story. I recommend this book to anyone

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Wonderful

Such a great story full of feeling and true characters.
Well narrated (except for the Aussie accent🤭)

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great captivating whimsical story

A great book with lots of charm and humour ,although the Australian accent is really bad ,I say this as an Australian 😅

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Enjoyable story spoilt by awful accent

This was an interesting idea for a story and the idea that no-one is really as they seem was a good one. The flawed characters were kept moderately real and many issues faced by the average person were addressed that is all except for the character Alice who gave fleeting acknowledgement of her coping mechanism for the stresses of new motherhood. It was disappointing that it was glossed over a bit while the issues of other characters were given a large amount of attention. What drove me crazy was the TERRIBLE Australian accent.. It became so incredibly irritating and when koala "bears" were referred to I almost gave up. The author and narrator really needed to get the Australian character so much more believable. He sounded so unlike any Aussie Ive ever heard (and I live in Australia) and his stereotypical characterisation was pretty awful. I listened to the book while driving and walking and the whole time I fluctuated between enjoying a pleasant story to being completely exasperated by the narration.

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nice story

I like most people found the accents awful. I would have rather read this book than listened to this version.

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loved the story, however the narrator's attempt at the accents (particularly Australian) was really poorly executed and a bit awkward! lovely ending nonetheless ☺️

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Fabulous read

I loved every moment of this warm, caring, funny and so very human book. I’m an Aussie myself and found Riley’s accent very very bad and the simplistic portrayal of an Aussie character, but the story was so lovely I just put up with it. Highly recommend this to anyone. I won’t forget it in a hurry.

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Loved it

A great read/listen
Loved its unusual take on the romance/com novel. Adored the characters, especially the marvellous Julien

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fantastic

love both books can't wait for the next one. Sober diaries have helped me like nothing else has.

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