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The House of New Beginnings
- Narrated by: Avita Jay
- Length: 14 hrs and 34 mins
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction
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Publisher's Summary
On moving to Brighton, Georgie finds throwing herself into the city's delights fun and exciting, but before she knows it, she's sliding into all kinds of trouble. Charlotte is in the city for a new start, hoping to keep her head down. A terrible revelation sent Rosa running from London, but could her passion for food lead her to more interesting places? As the three tenants find each other, it's as if a whole new chapter of their lives has begun.
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- Louise
- 02-07-2017
just can't get into it
ive tried several times to listento this story however i just can't get into it
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- Sharon
- 08-08-2018
hmmm
A slow starter. Pursued it and the book got better as I read more. The characters are sound except for the 20 somethings. in the end I enjoyed it.
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- Amazon Customer
- 24-04-2017
This author's skills just get better.
I've always quite liked L D 's books; but this 1 is quite superior on several levels. Good, in depth, character development, until I the reader really felt I knew how each of the protagonists minds worked. Good insight into human nature. Plot was interesting, funny, sad; the lot. A good read indeed. Not Nobel Prize- winning literature- just vey interesting & enjoyable, with food for thought.
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- Deep purple
- 26-03-2018
Not for me
I thought this would be a book I would like after reading some of the reviews - sadly not for me - bits if it were good - but mostly predictable and a bit boring - yelled “get on with the story “ on several occasions
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- Cookie Monster
- 26-08-2017
Another cosy listen from Lucy Diamond
Lucy Diamond books are always a nice, easy listen with varied, well developed characters and plot twists. The House of New Beginnings is no different and as the title suggests, it follows a group of individuals, each struggling on their various paths and looking for a new start.
The only thing that let this book down for me was the narration. When speaking in her own accent the narrator was very pleasant to listen to, however her regional accents made me cringe, particularly her Yorkshire accents - she made them all sound simple. And the male voices all had a hint of innuendo in them even when having the most banal, innocent conversations.
Narration aside, I would recommend.
6 people found this helpful
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- Sarah
- 26-04-2017
Fun, easy to listen and entertaining.
once you start listening you really fall in love with the characters, you want to know what happens to them
, but more importantly you end up rooting for them. great book and as a result I've downloaded another one of hers
7 people found this helpful
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- reward
- 25-05-2017
Loved it
Really enjoyed all the different characters in this book, easy to keep up with them all. Would love a sequel to see how they are all doing.
10 people found this helpful
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- Fleetwoodboy
- 06-03-2017
You just never know when your luck will change
Quite a good and enjoyable story line told with amusing dialect voices for the characters. Nothing heart stopping happens,however the story is interesting, the dialogue good and the reading excellent and overall very much worth the listen .
9 people found this helpful
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- Lie Back & Listen
- 12-03-2017
Brighton in all it's glory with a wonderful story
Lucy Diamond has triumphed here and perfectly captured the vibe of Brighton. This story is both engaging and thought provoking. Going into too much detail about the characters would be somewhat of a ‘spoiler’ however this book is most certainly worth a credit or indeed bought as a paid purchase. I loved this book and only wish that Lucy would write a follow up as I would be very interested in finding out how the main characters progressed and what happened if new tenants moved into ‘The House Of New Beginnings’.
12 people found this helpful
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- Gwenevere
- 16-01-2018
Boring and predictable.
I really struggled to finish it. I was hoping for a little turn in the plot into something a little bit more enjoyable or interesting but unfortunately it never came.
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- Natty C
- 09-03-2017
enjoyable book
the characters are interesting and the stories of each one merge together well. I found it a little slow in places and a but predictable but overall was enjoyable. narrator was excellent.
5 people found this helpful
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- ZWillia10
- 07-02-2017
Good book - poor northern narration
I generally love Lucy diamond books but the narration of this made me stop listening repeatedly - generally it was ok but when the narrator kept using her 'Yorkshire' accent it drove me crazy. I usually finish them quite quickly but not this time - just purely down to irritation. The story is a lovely though.
14 people found this helpful
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