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Five Hundred Miles from You
- the most joyful, life-affirming novel of the year
- Narrated by: Eilidh Beaton
- Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Escape with Jenny Colgan.
Lissa loves her job as a nurse, but recently she's been doing a better job of looking after other people than looking after herself. After a traumatic incident at work leaves her feeling overwhelmed, she agrees to swap lives with someone in a quiet village in Scotland.
Cormac is restless. Just out of the army, he's desperately in need of distraction, and there's precious little of it in Kirrinfief. Maybe three months in London is just what he needs.
As Lissa and Cormac warm to their new lives, emailing back and forth about anything and everything, finally things seem to be falling into place. But each of them feel there's still a piece missing. What - or who - could it be?
Critic Reviews
"This uplifting story is one of Colgan's best to date." (Daily Mirror)
"I wanted to hot-foot it to the Scottish islands." (Daily Mail)
"With a cast of memorable characters and an uplifting storyline, Five Hundred Miles From You is one of her best novels." (Sunday Express)
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- Kitty Kat
- 07-20-20
Has Jenny Colgan lost her sense of humour?
I was looking forward to the new Jenny Colgan as soon as I saw it, I added it to my wish list, read the blurb, checked the narrator, was still looking forward to it and it was anything but what I was expecting. If you're looking for some light relief don't go here, if you want to listen to a story full of angst and woe, details about a hit and run, a heart transplant etc etc then this is for you. I persevered for a couple of hours, hoping it would get lighter but it didn't appear as if it was going to, so surprisingly as it is a Jenny Colgan, I'm about to return it, I've listened to most JC books and wonder why she's gone all serious! So not what I was hoping for, no escapism here, just heaviness and unexpectedly traumatic for the listener too.
5 people found this helpful
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- FitzPaine
- 06-05-20
Warm and gentle, funny and serious, all in one package, utterly believable
Excellent exploration into living in someone else’s shoes and widening your perspectives. A gently thought-provoking book exploring relationships with people and places, events and choices, and learning to open up to what is different from your normal. A warm tale of healing and love which also highlights some important topics very current for 2020.
One of the most satisfying books I’ve read in quite some time.
First class narration also.
4 people found this helpful
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- janice ryan
- 07-21-20
no a good story, extremely boring and perditable
I found this very blant and boring, very flat with no highlights 😴 I wouldn't say I enjoyed it.
2 people found this helpful
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- Lynn Crompton
- 06-24-20
Simply Awful
This is the worst book I have encountered in a very long time, dreary, dull and unbelievable characters. Totally unrealistic settings of a kind of fairytale Scotland vs big bad London. Forced myself to get through to the end just to see if it could redeem itself anywhere, sadly it didn't.
We all welcome a bit of romantic escapism from time to time but sorry I just thought this was pure drivel. Felt quite sorry for the narrator having to get through it too, at least she got paid for the 'privilege'.
Don't think I will be tempted into any other Jenny Colgan reads in the future.
2 people found this helpful
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- clairey
- 06-20-20
Entertaining but lacking
I found this book to be a bit lacking really and quite predictable. That said I enjoyed listening to it
1 person found this helpful
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- Richard W.
- 06-12-20
Wonderful as ever
Jenny”s books just keep getting better 😊 loved this story it was funny and very touching , I cannot wait for the next Jenny book
1 person found this helpful
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- Evangeline
- 02-10-23
Two worlds meet.
Unusual premise. Good story.
The narration was good. Jenny Colman’s stories are always different. Really enjoyed this book
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- Jan
- 01-28-23
Loved the ending
I really enjoyed this book. Also I like the presenter. She manages the accents beautifully. The Scottish accent is difficult to master (unless your Scottish). Eilidh Beaton I guess has some Scottish or Irish heritage. I loved her in Bookshop on the Corner. Jenny Colgan manages to sooth with stories and there is always a character one can recognise in oneself. Thanks Jenny.
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- Dafna Lenz
- 01-28-23
Absolutely perfect
I read some of Jenny Colgan's books, It's a pleasure to come back to the familiar Highlands.
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- ClaireBear
- 04-11-22
Not as good as the others
I was excited to listen to this one, but it just doesn’t have the same sparkle as the previous two of the series. It was a bit drawn out and depressing, lots of repetition and the ending…. Well, it just didn’t work for me. I wanted it to end the way it did, but it lacked something. Lovely characters but I just wasn’t as drawn into their world.
Also, I’m Scottish, and was very fed up with the constant overly dramatic descriptions of the beauty of the land. And I laughed a lot at Cormack’s CD collection… way too cheesy.
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- Amanda
- 08-01-21
Great characters and amazing narration.
Characters are fantastic engaging and funny! The story is a little lacklustre and thin.
1 person found this helpful
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- Jacquie88
- 07-31-21
great story,/fun listen
I really loved this story and third book of the series. great to see what happens next for characters of the other two books. Great narration. I never relisten to books, book in going to do this and the other two again.
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- JenB
- 06-17-20
It's ok
I struggled with this one, not to my taste but ok if you're just wanting something light to listen to.
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- Helen
- 06-10-20
Easy read/listen
Fun easy going story with great narration. I like the link to ‘The Bookshop on the Shore’ (her earlier book) as I loved some of the characters in that book. It was nice to reacquaint with them again - but knowing this or their backstory is not necessary to you enjoyment of this book.
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