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The Hypnotist's Love Story

By: Liane Moriarty
Narrated by: Tamara Lovatt Smith
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A “sharp and funny romantic tale” (O, the Oprah Magazine) from the number one New York Times best-selling author of Big Little Lies, Nine Perfect Strangers and Apples Never Fall.

Ellen O’Farrell is a professional hypnotherapist who works out of the eccentric beachfront home she inherited from her grandparents. It’s a nice life, except for her tumultuous relationship history. She’s stoic about it, but at this point, Ellen wouldn’t mind a lasting one. When she meets Patrick, she’s optimistic. He’s attractive, single, employed, and best of all, he seems to like her back. Then comes that dreaded moment: He thinks they should have a talk.

Braced for the worst, Ellen is pleasantly surprised. It turns out that Patrick’s ex-girlfriend is stalking him. Ellen thinks, actually, that’s kind of interesting. She’s dating someone worth stalking. She’s intrigued by the woman’s motives. In fact, she’d even love to meet her.

Ellen doesn’t know it, but she already has.

©2012 Liane Moriarty (P)2012 Penguin

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Not Moriarty's best

Where does The Hypnotist's Love Story rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

I've read almost all of Moriarty's books and this one was lacking some of the best elements of her books. I missed the witty twists and perfect dialogue. Don't get me wrong, this book was really good but just not one of her best.

Who was the most memorable character of The Hypnotist's Love Story and why?

Definitely Saskea. I loved the way she wasn't what you expected her to be when she narrated, you could sympathize with her and even slightly relate to her.

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Fun Read

Fun and interesting read. Genuine love story with a twist. Tamara Lovatt Smith is an excellent narrator.

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Love Liane Moriarty!!

I love the quirky writing style of Liane Moriarty. I love her characters, their thoughts, their stories. This book was no exception! I wonder if I’d enjoy them as much if I read them; since I’m not from Australia, hearing them read in an Australian accent adds to the charm for me. I was actually surprised by the ending...so now, the next book I listen to by this author, I won’t already have it in my head that the ending will be X, Y, Z.

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LIANE MORIARTY WRITES A HELLUVA BOOK

Tamara Lovatt Smith is an amazing narrorator. I am a HUGE FAN. Everything she writes, I devour. This is my #3 after The Husband's Secret and Big little lies.

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Underwhelming - I expected an interesting ending.

The voice actor was alright, she didnt do the best job of changing her voice between characters but it was pleasant overall.

I was really into the book for awhile but it just kind of wrapped everything up with a neat little bow in the end. Nothing interesting really happened, even though it felt like some major drama was around the corner constantly.

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Another great read by Liane Moriarty!

Loved it! great story line. great character development. Tamara Lovatt Smith is amazing as the narrator, too. I am quickly becoming a fan of Liane Moriarty and this book does not disappoint. I highly recommend reading this and everything else by this wonderful author.

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Loved the story Love the narrator

I wish that the two other books I have not heard Three Wishes and The Last Anniversary were narrated by either Tamara Lovit Smith or Caroline Lee . I could hear them read the phone book. ..there are so good.

As far as the story...it was so entertaining and fun. I even am no looking up hypnotherapist to help me out with my chronic pain .

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Enjoyed Every Minute - Great Reader!

I have enjoyed all of the fiction I read or listened to by this author. No exception here. Great storytelling, real character development, complex main characters. The reader really made this one extraordinary. I could listen to that soothing voice and awesome Aussie accent for days!

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Another good one!

I love her attention to detail and how she writes girly but amazing. Her character development is fantastic. love love love!

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cute

acute and enjoyable light romantic novel. About finding love losing love and forgetting oneself in the Name of Love

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