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The Two Lives of Lydia Bird

By: Josie Silver
Narrated by: Olivia Vinall
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Brought to you by Penguin.

THE NEXT CAPTIVATING NOVEL FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF ONE DAY IN DECEMBER

Two Lives. Two Loves. One Impossible Choice.

Lydia and Freddie. Freddie and Lydia. They've been together for almost a decade, and Lydia thinks their love is indestructible.

But she's wrong. Because on her 27th birthday, Freddie dies in a tragic accident.

So now it's just Lydia, and all she wants to do is hide indoors and sob 'til her eyes fall out. But Lydia knows that Freddie would want her to live her life well. So, enlisting the help of his best friend and her sister Elle, she takes her first tentative steps into the world and starts to live - perhaps even to love - again.

Then something unbelievable happens, and Lydia gets another chance at her old life with Freddie. But what if there's someone in her new life who wants her to stay?

A heart-breaking, uplifting story for fans of PS I Love You and Jojo Moyes, this gorgeously romantic novel will make you laugh, cry and remind you of what a wonderful gift it is to love and to be loved.

©2019 Josie Silver (P)2019 Penguin Audio Contemporary Contemporary Romance Fiction Romance Women's Fiction Feel-Good Tear-jerking

Critic Reviews

I read THE TWO LIVES OF LYDIA BIRD in a single sitting - crying, laughing, and rooting for the heroine, who reminds us that the people we love - and the people we lose - change us, and that who we are at the beginning of our story is never who we are at the end of it. What a beautiful, emotional gift Josie Silver has given us (Jodi Picoult, author of SMALL GREAT THINGS)
Heartbreakingly beautiful, butterfly-inducing and laugh out loud funny - you've never read a love triangle like this before! (Paige Toon, author of FIVE YEARS FROM NOW)
Original, emotional and utterly absorbing. I couldn't put it down (Heidi Swain, author of THE CHRISTMAS WISHLIST)
All stars
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This book was lovely. For the first few chapters I was not really into it. It felt very depressing and I felt really frustrated by it. The more I listened the more I loved the characters and really loved it in the end.

Pretty good.

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Beautiful heart wrenching story of life! Has all the feels. Enjoyed it, but had to persevere through the harrowing first third of the story, just as we do in life. Love Josie’s stories, look forward to more.

Persistence will pay off

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The best of a few I’ve listened to by Josie Silver. Loved this book from start to finish. Lydia’s journey of grief and growth was beautifully written and narrated.

Thoroughly enjoyed

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A beautifully written story full of well developed characters. I was hooked from the beginning.

Beautifully Narrated

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Really enjoyed this, perhaps even more than Josie’s other book, One Day in December! Beautifully read and really well thought out. Authors notes at the end of the recording were a lovely finish to the book, I wish more audiobooks had that feature!

Great little read!

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