Never Too Late

By: Robyn Carr

Narrated by: Therese Plummer

Length: 10 hrs and 44 mins

Publisher's summary

#1 New York Times bestselling author Robyn Carr examines the lives of three sisters as they step beyond the roles of wife, mother, daughter and discover the importance of being a woman first

Clare Wilson is starting over. She's had it with her marriage to a charming serial cheater. Even her own son thinks she's given his father too many chances. With the support of her sisters, Maggie and Sarah, she's ready to move on. Facing her fortieth birthday, Clare is finally feeling the rush of unadulterated freedom.

But when a near-fatal car accident lands Clare in the hospital, her life takes another detour. While recovering, Clare realizes she has the power to choose her life's path. The wonderful younger police officer who witnessed her crash is over the moon for her. A man from her past stirs up long-buried feelings. Even her ex is pining for her. With enthusiasm and a little envy, her sisters watch her bloom.

Together, the sisters encourage each other to seek what they need to be happy. Along the way, they all learn that it's never too late to begin again.

©2006 Robyn Carr (P)2015 Harlequin Enterprises, Ltd

15 Years Too Late

I am a huge Robyn Carr fan, which makes me feel guilty about writing a less-than-positive review of Never Too Late.

The huge negative factor for me was the main character Claire, who was a whimpy 39 year old woman. Claire stayed with husband Roger for 16 years, roughly 15 years after the 1st time he had cheated on her. When Claire finally filed for divorce after their 5th separation, she instantly has several men trying to date her...why? Martyrs just aren't that interesting.

Claire doesn't hold a fulltime job, refering to herself as a housewife, as if she was married to a building. Claire was an attractive, educated woman with a close family, a healthy teenage son and financial security, yet did almost nothing positive with her blessings. If she didn't need to earn a salary, at least she could have volunteered to help those less fortunate.

While I appeciated the message "it's never too late to improve your life", I didn't relate to Claire, although she almost got me when she started to rehab an old house. If Claire had stayed with Roger because she was hopelessly in love, financially dependent or needed help with childcare, it would have been somewhat understandable. Sadly, Claire just seemed too immature and lazy.

I did enjoy her sisters Maggie & Sarah, some humorous scenes, the perils of raising teens, the scenic small town setting and an excellent narration. The last half of the book got better and ended with a satisfying conclusion.

Crowded storylines but good book

I love Robyn Carr, especially her 5 Star Virgin River series and as usual Therese Plummer was fantastic. I enjoyed this story even though the first half of the story was a little slow and too much story time spent on the relationship with Sam and Clare that wasn’t going anywhere. The back half and ending was much better. Overall a good story of family and the changes in their lives but maybe too many story lines in one book. A book for each sister would have been better. The back half flowed good and had some hilarious moments and loved the family Sunday dinners. Thanks
How about a reunion/Anniversary book for Virgin River to see where everyone is now?

lovely story

what a wonderful book! love it until then end. Great story line. would recommend to read.

very light read

very well structured but almost a little too light of read.... a little too predictable.

otherwise, great story!

Loved this story and the narration was great!

I really enjoyed this romantic little story that ended in the truest of love and the sex scenes we're great but not too over-the-top.

little bit corny but cute

Worth listening to...some parts were corny and predictable but overall cute and enjoyed listening

Very Cute Story

I loved that this book wasn't full of nonstop sex scenes (although there are a few). I guess I'm old fashioned and want to hear a story with substance rather than blind man's porn.

The narrator was phenomenal. She can do several voices and all of them can be distinguished easily.

It held my attention 100% of the time. :)

Found ways to keep driving...

This story and the excellent writing and perfect performance made this a stand out choice on my commute to work, to the grocery, before bed, while getting dressed...you get the point! I am usually a nonfiction junkie, but this was an excellent, excellent read!!! A lovely, realistic story of love lost and found...& the bond of sisters in a small town.

I truly love this book coming from a divorced parent of a teenager

Do not listen to the other reviews would say there is too much sex in this book or that the mom did not have a career and was a lazy housewife. They are in accurate and it is not true. I'm glad I read this book. Coming from a divorce and putting my life back together and being a parent of a teenager I can truly relate and appreciate the honesty in this book. I love the separate stories of the sisters, and all the stories ended positively and with an empowering feeling! This is a great book

Never Too Late

I bought this book because Therese Plummer is the narrator and I would listen to anything she narrates. I was pleasantly surprised to realize that I had already read this book. It made listening while working easier.

Never Too Late follows three sisters finding/surviving their forever relationships. I like that the core family is loving and strong. Often you see stories with sisters who are jealous and at each other's throats. These sisters have some jealousy, but they have each other's backs and are each the other's cheerleader. For me, that is a more accurate portrayal of family life.

The book was a little longer than I usually like my romances, but the time flew and I only had to skip little bits (I skip past the imitate parts).

This was an enjoyable book and Therese Plummer did not disappoint.