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The One Plus One

By: Jojo Moyes
Narrated by: Elizabeth Bower, Ben Elliot, Nicola Stanton, Steven France
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Jess Thomas is a single mother, working two jobs to support her two children. Her daughter has a facility for maths, but needs more support to develop her talents, while her son is falling victim to bullies at school. Ed Nicholls is a man with problems, escaping a difficult past and facing an uncertain future. When these two lonely adults meet, he offers to help Jess and her family out. Bestselling author Jojo Moyes’s offbeat love story about two lonely people’s worlds colliding, The One Plus One, is now out in audiobook format from Audible, read by Elizabeth Bower, Ben Elliot, Nicola Stanton and Steven France.

Publisher's Summary

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Jojo Moyes’s The One Plus One, read by Elizabeth Bower, Ben Elliot, Nicola Stanton, and Steven France. The One Plus One is the beautiful, poignant, and utterly compelling new novel by the internationally best-selling author Jojo Moyes.

One single mum. With two jobs and two children, Jess Thomas does her best day after day. But it’s hard on your own. And sometimes you take risks you shouldn’t. Because you have to....

One chaotic family. Jess’ gifted, quirky daughter Tanzie is brilliant with numbers, but without a helping hand she’ll never get the chance to shine. And Nicky, Jess’ teenage stepson, can’t fight the bullies alone. Sometimes Jess feels like they’re sinking....

One handsome stranger. Into their lives comes Ed Nicholls, a man whose life is in chaos, and who is running from a deeply uncertain future. But he has time on his hands. He knows what it’s like to be lonely. And he wants to help....

One unexpected love story. The One Plus One is a captivating and unconventional romance from Jojo Moyes about two lost souls meeting in the most unlikely circumstances.

Jojo Moyes is a novelist and a journalist. She worked at the Independent for 10 years before leaving to write full time. Her previous novels have all been critically acclaimed and include The Ship of Brides, Foreign Fruit, The Last Letter From Your Lover, winner of Spring 2012’s most popular Richard, and Judy Book Club title Me Before You and most recently The Girl you Left Behind. She lives in Essex with her husband and their three children.

©2014 Jojo Moyes (P)2014 Penguin Audio

Critic Reviews

Praise for Jojo Moyes:

“Majestic, utterly compelling, tremendous. A heart-stopping read” (Independent on Sunday)
“Truly beautiful. Made us laugh, smile and sob like a baby - you simply have to read it” (Closer)
“A triumph. Packs such an emotional punch, you’ll need a box of tissues” (Elle)

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loved it

I really enjoyed this book. JoJo Moyes is a wonderful story teller. This book was funny, sweet, sad and heartwarming all at once.

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great read

another good book from Jo jo Moyes. interesting characters with a wonderful ending. very enjoyable.

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One of the best audio books!! (listened to 300)

This book is one of the best audio books I have listened too. And I listened to around 300 to 400 audio books so far.
The story just draws you in. A bit of a slow start but it is absolutely fantastic!
You won't regret listening to it! Promise!

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Loveable characters faced with difficulties

Jess is a wonderful character I could relate to. Stand by your man and it will all turn right in the end. But everyone has different ethical views and it can rock your confidence to learn that. It’s a year of facing so many difficulties.
Any person who wants to help a young person with trust issues could learn something from watching Jess’ interaction with Goth boy.

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Fabulous

Loved the characters, a gentle love story with a couple of twists although you know where it ends. Excellent narration

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Brilliant

I Loved every minute! Highly recommend for a feel good read. This book won’t disappoint.

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love it!

jojo is such an amazing storyteller! I'm only on my 3rd book of hers and they are so different from each other.

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Wonderful story

This story was wonderful, it was engaging and even though it was predictable as are most romantic novels, the characters were were so likeable I wanted the ending the book gave them. I enjoyed the performances and the pace of the book.

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Enjoyable

Rather liked getting to know the characters in this story.
Would like a follow up.

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Heart warming story

Was a good book although very predictable and slightly far fetched but still entertaining enough to keep you listening.

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