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The funny, wise and brilliant new novel from the star of QI and the author of Between the Stops - an instant Sunday Times bestseller
'Warm, witty and wise . . . the perfect balm for these turbulent times' GRAHAM NORTON
After much searching, the happily married young couple, Amber and Stevie think they have found the perfect spot in Grimaldi Square. Despite the rundown pub across the way, the overgrown garden and a decidedly nosy neighbour, number 4 is the house of their dreams. Stevie, a woman who has never left anything to chance, has planned everything so nothing can spoil their happiness. But upstairs in their new home, seated on an old red sofa is the woman they bought the place from - eighty-year-old foul-mouthed, straight-talking, wise-cracking Dorothy - who has decided that she's not going anywhere. It turns out that Dorothy will be only the first in a line of life-changing surprises.
Friends of Dorothy is a touching, funny novel about a family that is not biological, but logical; a story close to Sandi Toksvig's heart.
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'Between the Stops is a sort of a memoir, my sort. It's about a bus trip really, because it's my view from the Number 12 bus (mostly top deck, the seat at the front on the right), a double-decker that plies its way from Dulwich, in South East London, where I was living, to where I sometimes work - at the BBC, in the heart of the capital. It's not a sensible way to write a memoir at all, probably, but it's the way things pop into your head as you travel, so it's my way'.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Funny, interesting and enlightening. A must listen.
- De Steve Killingback en 01-05-20
De: Sandi Toksvig
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Sandi Toksvig’s Hygge
- The BBC Radio 4 Comedy Chat Show
- De: Sandi Toksvig
- Narrado por: Sandi Toksvig, Grayson Perry, Sindhu Vee, y otros
- Duración: 3 h y 26 m
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One of the few Danish words that British people have become familiar with, 'hygge' is a specifically Scandinavian notion of snugness, comfort and contentment. It's all about enjoying the simple pleasures, like curling up with a book on a rainy afternoon or cradling a cup of hot cocoa while wearing a chunky sweater. In this convivial chat show, Danish comedian and author Sandi Toksvig takes a deep dive into both the concept and the Danish way of life.
De: Sandi Toksvig
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Statistically Speaking
- De: Debbie Johnson
- Narrado por: Louise Williams
- Duración: 9 h y 27 m
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On paper, Gemma's life is just like any other successful, single thirtysomething. Her students adore her. She lives in a cute beachside cottage next door to the world's sweetest neighbor, Margie. And she's definitely caught the eye of Karim, the resident hot PE teacher at her school. But every day of her life, she can't get one thing out of her mind: the baby she gave up for adoption when Gemma was just sixteen years old. This is the year that Baby--the only name Gemma has for her little girl--will turn eighteen. And it might be the year she actually meets her daughter face-to-face.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I love these characters
- De Player Mom en 12-15-24
De: Debbie Johnson
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Toksvig's Almanac 2021
- An Eclectic Meander Through the Historical Year by Sandi Toksvig
- De: Sandi Toksvig
- Narrado por: Sandi Toksvig
- Duración: 9 h y 14 m
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Let Sandi Toksvig guide you on an eclectic meander through the calendar, illuminating neglected corners of history to tell tales of the fascinating figures you didn't learn about at school. From popes who gave birth during papal processions, to the inventor of Scrabble, to pioneering civil rights activist Ida B. Wells, who refused to give up her seat on a train decades before Rosa Parks was born. As witty and entertaining as it is instructive, this is an essential companion to each day of the year.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Please read or listen to this book!
- De SEA Noga en 09-30-23
De: Sandi Toksvig
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Melted into Air
- De: Sandi Toksvig
- Narrado por: Sandi Toksvig
- Duración: 3 h y 9 m
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Frances Angel, drunk and disgruntled, arrives in Italy to attend the I Zingari Art School, leaving behind her dazzling career as a successful theatrical impresario and returning to a distant and painful past. She falls into an eclectic group of performance artists, ex-soldiers and a housewife who really just wants to paint something to match her settee.
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Enthusiastic Applause!
- De Amazon Customer en 06-04-11
De: Sandi Toksvig
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Meredith, Alone
- De: Claire Alexander
- Narrado por: Freya Mavor
- Duración: 10 h y 16 m
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She has a full-time remote job and her rescue cat Fred. Her best friend Sadie visits with her two children. There's her online support group, her jigsaw puzzles and favorite recipes, her beloved Emily Dickinson poems. Also keeping her company are treacherous memories of an unstable childhood and a traumatic event that had sent her reeling. But something's about to change. First, two new friends burst into her life. Then her long-estranged sister gets in touch. Suddenly her carefully curated home is no longer a space to hide. Whether Meredith likes it or not, the world is coming to her door.
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Sad - sure. Bad overall a story of love and redemption
- De bluesky7 en 04-08-23
De: Claire Alexander
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A Borrowed Path
- De: Imogen Clark
- Narrado por: Billie Fulford-Brown
- Duración: 10 h y 6 m
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When Eve returns to her family home Fox House, the tension with her mother, Agatha, is palpable. But when Eve’s daughter, Lyra, and her granddaughter, Skye, arrive unexpectedly, four generations of women under one roof set the stage for explosive revelations. Lyra seems troubled, but refuses to explain why. And when she lays claim to the crumbling cottage on the estate, Agatha drops a bombshell – she’s already promised it to a mysterious man named Dylan.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Enjoyed the book
- De Mya Edwards en 03-09-25
De: Imogen Clark
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Just Ignore Him
- A BBC Two Between the Covers book club pick
- De: Alan Davies
- Narrado por: Alan Davies
- Duración: 8 h y 43 m
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Through even the joyous and innocent memories, the pain of Davies' lifelong grief and profound betrayal is unfiltered, searing and beautifully articulated. Just Ignore Him is not only an autobiography, it is a testament to a survivor's resilience and courage.
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This is my five-star this year
- De Kristofer Jarl en 11-18-20
De: Alan Davies
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This Disaster Loves You
- De: Richard Roper
- Narrado por: Christian Coulson
- Duración: 8 h y 51 m
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Brian’s wife, Lily, disappeared from his life without a trace six years, eleven months, one week, and two days ago, but Brian never lost hope. Since her disappearance their once beloved English pub—and Brian’s livelihood—has been crumbling piece by piece. As the anniversary of her absence approaches, Brian desperately needs a sign. One doom-scroll on his business’s reviews later, he finds it: an active TripAdvisor account for PinkMoonLily1972 that he knows in his heart is his Lily.
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Lovely Vacation to Europe!
- De Laura Sanchez en 11-12-24
De: Richard Roper
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The House of Lost Secrets
- De: Anstey Harris
- Narrado por: Annabelle Dowler, Elle Newlands
- Duración: 9 h y 57 m
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The weatherworn cottage Clachan has always been Jo Wilding’s sanctuary, a blissful escape from her tumultuous home life. From the first summer Rachel invited her to join the Willoughby family in the wilds of Scotland, she fell in love with the sea air, sandy beach and Tristan, Rachel’s older brother… All these years later, Clachan is where their most important occasions and conversations take place, so when Rachel organises a weekend there, Jo never suspects that this weekend will change everything.
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The House Lost Secrets
- De Sharon Lewis en 10-08-24
De: Anstey Harris
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Watch Us Shine
- A Novel
- De: Marisa de los Santos
- Narrado por: Erin Bennett, Nan McNamara
- Duración: 10 h y 13 m
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Cornelia Brown is reeling from a terrifying act of violence when she gets word that her mother has been badly injured in an accident. Cornelia returns to Virginia, to the house she grew up in, and in the weeks that follow, she watches her mother Ellie struggle to recover, fluctuating between her usual crisp, can-do clarity and periods of delirium during which she seems haunted by a devastating loss from her past. In grief-stricken tones, Ellie begs Cornelia to bring her the Northern Lights, and despite her confusion at this mysterious plea, Cornelia vows to do so.
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Great story
- De KAT-AQ en 09-23-24
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We Are Family
- De: Beth Moran
- Narrado por: Rosalind Steele
- Duración: 12 h y 48 m
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Thirty-three-year-old Ruth Henderson and her daughter Maggie have some hard choices to make. Following the tragic death of Maggie’s father, they are left with a mountain of debt and broken hearts. So, despite her vow never to return home after the fall-out from her teenage pregnancy, Ruth can’t see any option other than for the two of them to move back in with her parents.
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Lovely, Comforting, Sweet
- De Emily en 08-14-24
De: Beth Moran
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The Hotel Avocado
- De: Bob Mortimer
- Narrado por: Bob Mortimer, Sally Phillips, Paul Whitehouse, y otros
- Duración: 9 h y 20 m
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Gary Thorn is struggling with a big decision. Should he stay in London, wallowing in the safety of his legal job in Peckham and eating pies with his next door neighbour, Grace and her dog Lassoo, or should he move to Brighton, where his girlfriend Emily is about to open The Hotel Avocado? Either way, he’d be letting someone down. But sinister forces are gathering in a cloud of launderette scented-vape smoke, and the arrival of the mysterious Mr Sequence puts Gary in an even worse predicament: soon he might be dead.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Worst narration
- De Zitta en 04-23-25
De: Bob Mortimer
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The Phoenix Ballroom
- A Novel
- De: Ruth Hogan
- Narrado por: Jane Copland
- Duración: 9 h y 36 m
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For fifty years, Venetia Hargreaves’s world revolved around her husband. She built their life around his big career, with dinner on the table at six, a lovely home, and a dutiful son just as business-minded as his father. Now Venetia’s a wealthy widow left with a beautiful but empty home, an enviable bank balance, and a distinct feeling that she missed the boat. Once upon a time, she was a dance instructor who dreamed of opening her own ballroom school with a fellow teacher who won her heart. Instead, Venetia chose the safer path.
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Hope, renewal,
- De Jennifer A Hayes en 04-12-25
De: Ruth Hogan
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The Bordeaux Book Club
- De: Gillian Harvey
- Narrado por: Lucy Scott
- Duración: 8 h y 30 m
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When Leah and her husband moved to France, it was with the dream of becoming self-sufficient. But in truth, it’s not the ‘good life’ she’d imagined, as three hours of digging barely yield a single straggly carrot. Worse, her teenage daughter is acting up, and her husband seems to find every strange excuse under the hot French sun to disappear. So when her friend entreats her to join the new book club she’s forming, Leah decides it’s something she will do for herself.
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Delightful!
- De Allison Ruggenberg en 06-03-24
De: Gillian Harvey
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Nosy Neighbors
- De: Freya Sampson
- Narrado por: Sarah Lambie
- Duración: 10 h y 55 m
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Seventy-seven-year-old Dorothy Darling has lived in Shelley House longer than any of the other residents, and if you take their word for it, she’s as cantankerous as they come. But Dorothy has her reasons for spying. And none of them require justifying herself to Kat Bennett. Twenty-five-year-old Kat has never known a place where she felt truly at home, and crumbling Shelley House is no different. Her neighbors find her prickly and unapproachable, but beneath her tough exterior, Kat’s plagued by a guilty secret from her past.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An easy story to get lost in.
- De A. Heintzman en 03-18-25
De: Freya Sampson
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I Haven’t Been Entirely Honest with You
- De: Miranda Hart
- Narrado por: Miranda Hart
- Duración: 10 h y 9 m
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Hello to you, I am with news. I have a new book: I Haven’t Been Entirely Honest With You. I know – what an intriguing title! Basically, I have had an unexpectedly difficult decade – there have been surprising joys but also deep revelations and challenging lows. I shall be honest about those, because what I discovered in the difficult times were my, what I call, treasures.
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Well, thanks a lot, Miranda…
- De amiebojamie en 10-27-24
De: Miranda Hart
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The Memory Library
- De: Kate Storey
- Narrado por: Jilly Bond, Imogen Wilde
- Duración: 8 h y 20 m
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For forty-two years, Sally Harrison has been building a library. Each year, on her daughter’s birthday, she adds a new book to her shelves – with a note in the front dedicated to her own greatest work. But Ella – Sally’s only child – fled to Australia twenty-two years ago after a heated exchange, and never looked back. And though Sally still dutifully adds a new paperback to the shelves every time the clock strikes midnight on July 11th, her hopes of her daughter ever thumbing through the pages are starting to dwindle.
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Lovely story
- De Teresa van Niekerk en 03-22-25
De: Kate Storey
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- Kelly D Gates
- 02-04-25
the story was beautiful
Just like all of her works, Sandi hits it on the nail. Her writing is wonderful. Her narration is exceptional.
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- Amazon Customer
- 12-08-24
Such a Beautiful Story
This a Beautifully Written Story and Beautifully Presented. I enjoyed every minute of this story.
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- trish
- 04-17-25
Family
This is the first book I have finished listening to and immediately started again. I think it’s worthwhile for any one to listen to, straight,gay, undetermined. It truly shows the meaning of family and love for your neighbors.
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- Jane Daily
- 10-12-24
Excellent and engaging!
It's great to find interesting characters and a lively story that's not full of angst or darkness or chaos.
Another well written and satisfying book by Sandy Toksvig. She always lifts you up with her prose and narration, even when tackling the confusing art of living and the common issues facing us all.
I'll be sending it to everyone on my holiday gift list.
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- Cathleen O.
- 04-22-25
Best audiobook this year!
This is possibly the best audiobook of the year. I truly didn’t want it to end. It made me laugh and cry. Sandi’s narration brings the characters to life so well. More please!!!
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- Cheryl
- 10-05-24
Absolutely charming
Each character was engaging and had depth. An actual building of family. The entire story was narrated impeccably.
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- Elaine Bennett
- 11-18-24
Funny and heartwarming
I laughed often and nearly cried a couple of times (I was driving, so had to keep ahold of myself). Great twists, deft writing. Fantastic!
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- Anonymous User
- 11-18-24
Delicious escape
Toksvig is such a thoughtful writer and delicious reader. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The multiple character narrative and quick humour kept me glued.
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- DB
- 03-28-25
Simply simple
I laughed, cried, sighed and gasped in equal measure.
One of the gentlest books I’ve listened to in a long time.
I think by having Sandy narrate her own story, the characters come out the way she wrote them and not as interpreted by someone else. I couldn’t recommend it more highly.
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- Sophia Elizabeth
- 11-11-24
Outstanding!
A beautiful story told beautifully by the author. She wrote this story from her heart and I can tell. I love it!
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