The Break
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Aoife McMahon
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Marian Keyes
About this listen
The story of a relationship that everyone thought was forever and which is now in danger of being for never, The Break is about getting older and staying in love when life, real life, is trying to pull you apart.
©2017 Marian Keyes (P)2017 W. F. Howes LtdCritic Reviews
"When it comes to writing page-turners that put a smile on your face and make you think, Keyes is in a class of her own." ( Daily Express)
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- Anonymous User
- 16-09-2017
Ahh Marion you've nailed it again !
The whole time I was reading this it felt real ... it felt like a million other women's lives ... including mine ! Thankyou for the incredible ending ... and that eldest daughter ... I'll be doing this one again cause when I like a book I re read it about 🍈5 times and each time I reread yours I learn something about your characters and myself that I didn't realise before. I've lost count how many times I've read Rachel's holiday ... it's usually my road trip Xmas book .. i listen as I drive ..and laugh in places I didn't laugh last time. Can't wait for the next book ..
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- Anonymous User
- 18-09-2017
Marian Keyes at her best!
Her writing transports the reader into the lives of the characters. This book is another one of her masterpieces.
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- Anonymous User
- 02-09-2019
the freedom that broke them
such an awesome read/hear. I loved this story start to finish .. highly recommended for anyone who has ever been in a relationship
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- Anonymous User
- 05-11-2019
A great reflection of the modern one eyed relation
Its normally me that gets labeled verbose but in this case this book is about 5 hours too long, the Irish language characteristics move from cute to damned annoying, the author and narrator seemed to have formed a pact to inflict tedium to the extreme.
If you are looking for chicklit you'll probably enjoy the opportunity to wallow in this one sided perspective but a deeper philosophical look tears the plot apart. Who lets their partner walk off for a 6 month asian sex holiday without asking more questions(I don't know a single bloke that would think this was right let alone a female). Not a single question about mental health, the need for personal space and privacy, just an assumption that its about sex.
It could all been avoided with a simple mature conversation and whilst this is fiction, it does paint a picture for future generations that might think its tolerable.
The plus side of the philosophical view is the end result, for those willing to engage in its thought base, it puts sex into a modern perspective. This almost compensates for the dramatically stereotypical one eyed female view that a man cheats when breathing whilst a woman can invite a stranger to her hotel bed and as long as they don't penetrate its perfectly acceptable. For the record I don't think many women hold that view either but the modern world suggests somewhere in the middle needs to be a tolerable outcome.
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- Anonymous User
- 29-10-2017
Loved it.
Thoroughly engaging and most enjoyable. Narrator is excellent. Loved her characters, they were so entertaining.
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- Anonymous User
- 07-09-2019
Easy Listen
A very easy listen, great for tuning out the real world while on the train.
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- Anonymous User
- 17-12-2019
amazing
It took me one or to chapters to get into it but i love marian keyes books so i new she wouldnt dissapoint and she didnt it was soooooo good first audio one i have listen to though and loved it, it turned out to be one of those books you cant put down. ❤❤
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- Anonymous User
- 10-02-2020
Great love story!
Loved it.
Narrator was wonderful.
Middle section of the book could have been shortened.
Highly recommend.
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- Anonymous User
- 17-03-2021
Amazing narration
The narrator is amazing – I’m not sure I’d have connected to the story the same way had I read this book. This had me laughing and crying and it was a joy to listen to. By the end I felt like I knew the characters personally!
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- Anonymous User
- 27-01-2018
Good romantic read
I love a good romance story and this is great just what I needed to read. Has a great story line and leave you content
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