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Us

By: David Nicholls
Narrated by: Justin Salinger
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Summary
 Douglas Petersen's family is on the brink of dissolution. His marriage of twenty-one years to Connie is almost over. When autumn comes around, their son Albie will leave for college. Connie has decided to leave soon after. But before everything falls apart, there's still the summer holidays to get through - a Grand Tour of Europe's major cities - and over the course of the journey, Douglas devises a plan to win back the love of his wife and repair his troubled relationship with his son.©2014 David Nicholls (P)2014 W.F. Howes Ltd Contemporary Fiction Fiction Genre Fiction Women's Fiction Marriage
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Very good story, David Nicholls has a brilliant dry sense of humour and a vast vocabulary.

Brilliant

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A wonderfully narrated story with excellent voice impressions that switches back and forth between ‘now’ and ‘then’ seamlessly. If you recognise some of yourself as I did with the main character Douglas, it becomes very funny to listen to. Depending upon your own experiences, you may find this a very emotional listen. I selected this story based on my enjoyment of the serialised TV version of ‘One Day’ by the same author. Well worth the time.

Mirror on yourself?

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Loved this book for every possible reason to love a book. Apart from all else, the narration was perfect.

Brilliant.

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Us is a wonderfully crafted tale I deliberately sought out as a middle aged man navigating life and fatherhood after marriage. The humour is brilliantly woven through so as to not overwhelm but keep the pace and movement light to the end. The prose is masterful and wonderfully performed with a voice actor able to change voice and accent so subtly that it didn’t distract from the story while making each character distinctly recognisable. I wanted to start it all over again as soon as it ended.

A masterful tale all fathers and husbands should read

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A touching portrayal of a marriage that has for one of the partners "run its course" this is a story full of love. The wry observations of the husband who tells the story are so sad but also so humorous- great character insights written with deadpan delivery . I thought this was very well narrated and I enjoyed listening to the book very much.

Wry and honest portrayal of a marriage

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