• The Ladies' Midnight Swimming Club

  • By: Faith Hogan
  • Narrated by: Flora Montgomery
  • Length: 8 hrs and 25 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (84 ratings)

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The Ladies' Midnight Swimming Club

By: Faith Hogan
Narrated by: Flora Montgomery
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Publisher's summary

From best-selling Irish writer Faith Hogan, The Ladies' Midnight Swimming Club is an emotional story about finding new friends and living life to the fullest, that will appeal to fans of Sheila O'Flanagan, Heidi Swain and Liz Fenwick.

When Elizabeth's husband dies, leaving her with crippling debt, the only person she can turn to is her friend, Jo. Soon Jo has called in her daughter, Lucy, to help save Elizabeth from bankruptcy. Leaving her old life behind, Lucy is determined to make the most of her fresh start. As life slowly begins to return to normal, these three women, thrown together by circumstance, become fast friends. But then Jo's world is turned upside down when she receives some shocking news. In search of solace, Jo and Elizabeth find themselves enjoying midnight dips in the freezing Irish Sea. Here they can laugh, cry and wash away all their fears. As well as conjure a fundraising plan for the local hospice that will bring the whole community together....

©2021 Faith Hogan (P)2021 W F Howes

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“Uplifting, emotional and brimming with warmth and humour." (Cathy Bramley)

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Loved everything about this story…

Beautiful story with beautiful characters, it wasn’t a fairy tale…it was just the beauty I’d real life.

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A true delight!

I loved this book from beginning to end. It is such a feel good book with true friendships and honest, good people. The performance was outstanding! I loved the narrators voice. I wanted to be right there in west Ireland on the coast with these people.

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Rare Find

Perfection! Story line. Narration. Characters. Simply perfection. A feel good, uplifting listen. Can’t recommend it highly enough.

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Delightful story

Liked everything! Reminds me of The Calendar Girls a little bit. The story was sweet, more rolling highs and lows versus high peaks and extreme valleys. The narrator has a soft lilting Irish voice. Felt like we were in the west of Ireland. With mostly kind characters, who are fully developed, except for those supporting roles that set the stage for more kindness and care. Heartwarming, not sappy. Well written, audiobook well produced, worth one’s time and attention.

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Wonderful read empowering

This is a wonderful read about courage, and survival. It is heartwarming and evokes positive feelings about our lives, and the resiliency we gain from South strength and support of others.

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Wonderful!

I listened to this over a few days and found it to be delightful and moving. Somewhat of a tear jerker at times and very relatable.

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Beautiful story

A beautiful story which at times made me laugh out loud and at times made me cry. Great book.

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Loved it!

Loved, loved, loved this book. Wonderful characters, well paced. Just what I needed right now.

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Beautiful Relationship Driven Story

Well rounded characters dealing with their past, present and future. Three generations of family. Every reader can relate to someone in their age group. Decades old friendships and budding new ones. Full of love and support of each other no matter what.

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Very enjoyable

Somewhat predictable but very entertaining. The characters seemed like you were reading about your friends.

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