• The Perfect Retreat

  • By: Kate Forster
  • Narrated by: Rachael Tidd
  • Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (912 ratings)

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The Perfect Retreat

By: Kate Forster
Narrated by: Rachael Tidd
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Publisher's summary

Leaving fame and fortune behind, it's the ultimate escape....

Can you live on love alone?

Willow Carruthers - British Oscar winner, style icon and mother of three - is facing a crisis: she’s broke, discovery of her partner’s infidelity has left her a single mother and, if the banks have their way, she’s about to be homeless.

Meanwhile, Kitty - nanny to Willow’s children - is desperate to keep her job and knows just the place they can retreat to: her crumbling ancestral home in the Bristol countryside, Middlemist House.

To both women in their hour of need, the idea of leaving LA seems brilliant in theory. That is, until Kitty’s brother, Merritt, returns home unannounced….

From London to LA, The Perfect Retreat is pure escapism - full of sex, scandal and intrigue.

©2013 Kate Forster (P)2021 Audible Australia Pty Ltd.

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  • 05-03-22

Wonderful! Romantic and Intelligent!

So good I retead it. The book is extremely well written.

Though the tale is definitely modern/contemporary, it also has wonderful old-world charm. The characters are very well developed. The story leads you through a range of emotions (be prepared to cry and laugh). The eccentricities of some of the sub characters are hilarious

The narration is fantastic.

It is an all-around wonderful book that is beautifully written & read.

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A whole story for each character

Is not just about a hero or heroine, is not just a love story with a happy ending. This book is complex and well developed. I got to even cry almost at the end with such a connection with the characters emotions that I can’t explain, A great read/listen from beginning to end.

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Holy Crap Amazing

Just wow. So artistically written. I was unsure of the style until about the 5th chapter but then I just couldn't stop. I loved the intertwined stories, the character building and growth. They all start out so selfish but they grow into wonderful people because of their mistakes. Seriously a stunning work of art.

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Very good

Enjoyed most of this story. Ending a bit overdone while rather simulating a fairy tale.

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Fun Read

I really enjoyed this book. No serious surprises but a very good beach read. I recommend this author.

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Outstanding love s Story o

A lovely story fascinating characters Love and a lot sucks A wonderful story Well look for this author again

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The Perfect Contemporary Fairytale

Such a lovely story! A sweet blend of women’s struggle, human challenges, circumstantial misunderstanding, and characters’ becoming better versions of themselves. Of course, there was a dash of fairy god father meddling. Narration was easy to listen to for for 9+ hours. She seamlessly flowed between accents and enriched the text.

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Engaging 

I am not normally a romance novel reader, but this one was cleverly conceived, even though everything was wrapped up in a pretty package at the end.

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charming British romance

the mysterious parts were fun plus, I enjoyed the unusual take on illiteracy. I was glad the Ex wasn't truly vile as well.

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Nice little romance with expected twists

I liked the character development in this 2 or 3 book. This is second book and n the series, but I came across a short story she wrote that mentioned would here more from those characters in this book. So I listened to the short story in between like 1.5 series item.

Plot was interesting and characters well developed. I would recommend.

Plus it was part of plus catalog helping justify my Audible cost.

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