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  • The Great Unexpected

  • By: Dan Mooney
  • Narrated by: Aidan Kelly
  • Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (214 ratings)

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The Great Unexpected

By: Dan Mooney
Narrated by: Aidan Kelly
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Publisher's summary

A curmudgeon and his eccentric new roommate join together to plan an epic escape in this charming, poignant tale.

Joel lives in a nursing home, and he’s not one bit happy about it. He hates being told when to eat, when to sleep, when to take his pills. He’s fed up with life and begins to plan a way out when his new roommate, a retired soap opera actor named Frank, moves in and turns the nursing-home community upside down.

Though the two men couldn’t be more opposite, a fast friendship is formed when Frank is the only one who listens to and stands up for Joel. When he tells Frank about his burgeoning plan, they embark together on a mission to find the perfect escape and along the way will discover that it’s never too late for new beginnings.

Filled with colorful characters, sparkling humor, and deep emotion, The Great Unexpected is the story of friendship, finding oneself later in life, and experiencing newfound joy in the most unexpected places.

©2018 Dan Mooney (P)2019 Harlequin Enterprises, Limited
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A thoughtful look at aging, depression and friendship with humor and truthful characters. Loved it. And the Irish accents of the reading made it all the more enjoyable.

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Simple put, I loved it

Here is an example of the narrator making a huge difference in your enjoyment of a book. Great narration; great book

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Made me laugh and cry

Very well written. it made me laugh out loud many times. The narrator did an amazing job bringing the story to life.

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skillful

It didn't take long before you knew how the story would predictably develop - that suicidal Joel would be "saved" by his new friendship with his new roommate Frank. And yet, the author did a wonderful job of bringing the reader into the story and fleshing out the plot with interesting
and meaningful characters. Very enjoyable.

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I loved the two main characters.

Very well written. The story rang true & never got sappy. Perfectly narrated. The ending did not disappoint. I thoroughly enjoyed & highly recommend this title.

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realistic

I unexpectedly cried listening to this. My mother in law recently passed away in a nursing facility where you live to wait to die as she put it so this brought out a lot of emotions but it's ok. the story is so realistic, but heartfelt and I hope more people get to either read or listen to this story and know old people have a lot still to share with us. they matter.

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Charming story.

I did love this book. Very thoughtful and different. Highly recommended Think it will be a movie.

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Loved this story SO MUCH!

Such a beautiful and funny story, told from the perspective of an older gent who still wanted some say so over his life. Good food for thought as the younger generation.

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Sweet, Hopeful, Warm

If you have aging parents, if you know anyone over 70 or simply want to escape into a little humanity, get this title.

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So much better than I expected!

Such a grim premise, such a delightful listen! And Aiden Kelly’s narration was perfect. I’ve never listened to even terrific books twice but this one will definitely get a second and third round.

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