The Road Trip

De: Beth O'Leary

Narrado por: Josh Dylan, Eleanor Tomlinson

Duración: 10 h y 15 m

Resumen del Editor

Two exes reach a new level of awkward when forced to take a road trip together in this endearing and humorous novel by the author of the international best seller The Flatshare.

What if the end of the road is just the beginning?

Four years ago, Dylan and Addie fell in love under the Provence sun. Wealthy Oxford student Dylan was staying at his friend Cherry’s enormous French villa; wild child Addie was spending her summer as the on-site caretaker. Two years ago, their relationship officially ended. They haven’t spoken since.

Today, Dylan’s and Addie’s lives collide again. It’s the day before Cherry’s wedding, and Addie and Dylan crash cars at the start of the journey there. The car Dylan was driving is wrecked, and the wedding is in rural Scotland - he’ll never get there on time by public transport.

So, along with Dylan’s best friend, Addie’s sister, and a random guy on Facebook who needed a ride, they squeeze into a space-challenged Mini and set off across Britain. Cramped into the same space, Dylan and Addie are forced to confront the choices they made that tore them apart - and ask themselves whether that final decision was the right one after all.

©2021 Beth O'Leary (P)2021 Penguin Audio

Reseñas de la Crítica

"THIS BOOK IS PERFECT.” (Rosie Walsh, best-selling author of Ghosted)

“As with her surprise hit, The Flatshare, O’Leary expertly balances humor and heart while introducing a zany cast of 20-somethings.... Readers won’t want this crazy road trip to end.” (Publishers Weekly)

"The Road Trip is a humorous yet deeply moving journey toward confronting the past, forgiveness, and reconciliation, with a poignant detour to a summer of young love in Provence. I loved the vivid cast and the depth and intimacy in O’Leary’s writing.” (Helen Hoang, USA Today best-selling author)

marvelous

loved the cadence of the book and the way the author wrote it so I could feel the emotions. brilliant narrators too. they both did an excellent job with the different voices. would highly recommend this book and the author.

Good Story, Rough Story

Beth is a great storyteller. I enjoy her writing very much. This story was rough with flawed characters and bits of humor sprinkled in. People are flawed and I am glad Beth shared this story with us. It did take me a bit to get used to the then and now jumps, especially in audio but it worked. Thank you Beth.

lovely story of growing up and 2nd chances

This book is brilliantly narrated. The fears/vices quite relatable. The humor was timely. And the specifically unique characters, memorable. I am charmed.

Easy going read

Liked the way this story came together with a few surprises along the way. Great narrator.

Lovely story

I felt this was a lovely story, with blooming love and life challenges. A few funny parts. I know some reviewers had trouble with the back and forth in time but it was fine for me. The narrators are the stars here though. They read the story beautifully.

great story.

this one was perfect. one of those stories you never want to end. narration was spot on.

Angstier than expected

I loved The Flatshare so much so I had high expectations for this one. Sadly I didn’t find The Road Trip as charming. Listening to it while on a long road trip myself might not have been the best idea. The characters just sounded so immature and a couple of them are downright unlikeable.

The narration is competent but not as special as the other book I read by Ms. O’Leary.

great listen!!

listened while gardening and while working on a project for work. kept my attention, comical, good storyline

Beth O'Leary's...

books are not a typical meet cute because they have an interesting twists to them. very enjoyable

Not The Flatshare but still good

Not as enjoyable or funny as TFS, but still a well-written, thought-provoking, suspenseful romance.