The Other Side of the Story

By: Marian Keyes

Narrated by: Terry Donnelly

Length: 20 hrs and 26 mins

Publisher's summary

Life is a circle, and what goes around, comes around. Just ask a trio of unforgettable women in Marian Keyes's enchanting new novel.

Literary agent Jojo Harvey combines Jessica Rabbit's body with a mind like a steel trap. As if watching her back on the corporate ladder and making million-dollar deals wasn't difficult enough, Jojo's having a relationship with her married boss.

Best-selling author Lily Wright, one of Jojo's clients, worries about the novel she can't seem to write. Anton, the Love of Her Life, persuaded her to buy their dream house with the advance.

Gemma Hogan was best friends with Lily, until the willowy blonde stole Anton, a.k.a. the Love of Her Life. Juggling the demands of her mom, Gemma's social life is flatlining, a mortifying situation that makes for hilarious e-mails to a friend. Tales so funny, they come to the attention of top literary agent Jojo Harvey. Who takes Gemma on as a client....

Written in the charming and chatty voice that has become Marian Keyes's signature style, this hilarious and heartwarming new novel proves there are three sides to every story, even in the world of publishing!

©2004 Marian Keyes (P)2004 HarperCollins Publishers, Inc.

Critic reviews

"Keyes skillfully ties her interlocking plots together with grace and humor, and explores three disparate but gloriously real women's lives. [Keyes] always serves up funny, heartwarming, believable fiction." (Publishers Weekly)
"Terry Donnelly deserves much praise for her delivery....Donnelly allows no lapses of interest as the listener follows the varying story lines. She is a good reader." (AudioFile)
"The insightful Keyes has the ability to examine life, love, and work issues with great wit and aplomb. Sex and the City junkies will find a suitable replacement here, one with considerably more warmth and without the ugly clothes." (Booklist)

Nitty gritty of publishing with soap opera attached

This was a bit slow to start, but ultimately pretty enjoyable. All three of the female characters were each in their turn annoying and exasperating, but sufficiently human to keep me interested. And the insider publishing stuff was pretty great although idealized. That said, this is my first exposure to this author’s writing, and she is very good indeed.

My first of Keyes...

Slow going at first, but I really liked it. It made me try all over her books and she is now my top 10. I liked how this gave the behind the scenes of the book world. I am a lover of romance, and this was a good blend.

funny enough

this is not one of Marian Keyes best but still enjoyable. i found the story funny but quite unrealistic most of the time. easy read. great for the beach.

Audio

Book and performance wonderful !!! Actual audio was awful, but I didn't want to give her performance a bad review, it isn't her, it's just the awful constant changing, crackly audio.

Good story, narrator's voice was really annoying

I enjoyed this story very much but the voices the narrator used for the characters was super annoying. I almost quit listening a couple times but wanted to find out what happened in the story.

Great :)

It starts slow and kind of depressing with the whole mom leaving the dad storyline but then luckily switches to the JoJo storyline to keep you interested. By the time it got the Lily story, I was in love!

Listen a Little Longer..

I downloaded this book along with several others and when I finally started listening, I had forgotten the plot. The narration is at first hard to listen to, but as the book was 20 hours long, I felt as if I should stick with it for a bit. I'm glad I did. Once you get used to the narration, the book is actually quite a fun listen. While certainly not a "masterpiece", I really enjoyed the book and would recommend it for a light, fun read.

What goes around comes around

I wasn't sure if I was going to like this book. It surprised me with the style it was written in. I love reading books with different perspectives. It gives the story depth and brings the story to life. The narrator did a good job with bringing the characters and story to life.
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Great book, terrible recording

This is a great book, like most of Marian Keyes books. Terry Donnelly is a great reader, but the recording sounds like it was recorded on a cassette tape recorder that was at least 10 feet away from the reader down an echoey hallway. It almost made me stop listening. I hope they will fix it!!

perfect listen for getting things done

I truly enjoyed this book. I am a teacher and the end of the school year brings a weird stress and too much to do. each of these tasks was made better while listening to this charming tale. I loved the 3 narrators and their versions of events.