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Secrets of a Happy Marriage
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- Narrated by: Caroline Lennon
- Length: 16 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5
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Bess is happy and in love with her new husband Edward, a recent widow. However, when she plans a big celebration for Edward's birthday, this May-December romance goes into a tailspin. She quickly realizes that joining a family isn't going to be as easy as she thought. Especially when it comes to getting along with her step-daughter, Jojo, who can't seem to come to terms with her father's new marriage, all the while battling inner-demons of her own.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Loved it
- By Geraldine M McManus on 10-17-18
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The Hideaway
- By: Sheila O'Flanagan
- Narrated by: Aoife McMahon
- Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 13
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 12
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 12
When a shocking news report shatters Juno Ryan's world, she suddenly finds herself without the man she loves - and with no way of getting the answers she so desperately needs. A distraught Juno flees to the enchanting Villa Naranja in Spain. The blue skies and bountiful orange groves - along with Pep, the winemaker's handsome son - begin to soothe her broken heart, but only Juno herself can mend it.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not the best
- By Marya on 09-27-18
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Her Husband's Mistake
- By: Sheila O'Flanagan
- Narrated by: Aoife McMahon
- Length: 11 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 26
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When Roxy comes home unexpectedly one day to give her husband, Dave, a lovely surprise, it's Roxy who gets shock of her life. And all she wants to do is run away. Roxy knows she has to face up to what's happened and decide: forgive and forget, or bring an end to a decade-long marriage. Surely the right thing is to get over it - that's what Dave thinks. After all, it's just one mistake.... But Roxy finds it's not so simple. Especially when another secret starts to emerge. Her friends and family all know what they'd do - but they're not Roxy....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Her Husband's Mistake
- By Jan on 06-04-19
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The Family Gift
- By: Cathy Kelly
- Narrated by: Caroline Lennon
- Length: 11 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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Four women, all at different stages of their life, are brought together as they overcome the challenges that life tends to throw in our way - and learn to embrace the surprises, too, as each faces a second chance at happiness.
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The Birthday Party
- By: Roisin Meaney
- Narrated by: Michele Moran
- Length: 11 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2
Another summer is in full swing on the island of Roone, and preparations are underway for a big birthday party at the local hotel. But beneath the air of celebration, many of the islanders have their own struggles to contend with. Imelda, isolated by her recent heartbreak, has no memory of accepting a month-long bed and breakfast booking, but when a stranger turns up on her doorstep looking forward to his stay, she has little choice but to take him in.
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The Anniversary
- By: Roisin Meaney
- Narrated by: Deirdre O'Connell
- Length: 11 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2
After 26 years of marriage Lily and Charlie separate. Lily moving on with her new fiancé Joe, and Charlie, with his new, younger, girlfriend Chloe. Even Lily and Charlie's grown-up children Polly and Thomas have come to terms with their parent's new lives. But when Lily's mother dies, Lily and Charlie decide to get the family together for one last weekend in the old family summer home - a weekend that just happens to be their 30th wedding anniversary. As the whole family gathers with their respective partners, home truths come out and secrets are divulged. By the end of the weekend, everything will have changed - but for better or for worse?
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Secrets of a Happy Marriage
- By: Cathy Kelly
- Narrated by: Caroline Lennon
- Length: 16 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5
Bess is happy and in love with her new husband Edward, a recent widow. However, when she plans a big celebration for Edward's birthday, this May-December romance goes into a tailspin. She quickly realizes that joining a family isn't going to be as easy as she thought. Especially when it comes to getting along with her step-daughter, Jojo, who can't seem to come to terms with her father's new marriage, all the while battling inner-demons of her own.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Loved it
- By Geraldine M McManus on 10-17-18
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The Hideaway
- By: Sheila O'Flanagan
- Narrated by: Aoife McMahon
- Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 13
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 12
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 12
When a shocking news report shatters Juno Ryan's world, she suddenly finds herself without the man she loves - and with no way of getting the answers she so desperately needs. A distraught Juno flees to the enchanting Villa Naranja in Spain. The blue skies and bountiful orange groves - along with Pep, the winemaker's handsome son - begin to soothe her broken heart, but only Juno herself can mend it.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not the best
- By Marya on 09-27-18
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Her Husband's Mistake
- By: Sheila O'Flanagan
- Narrated by: Aoife McMahon
- Length: 11 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 26
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 24
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Story4 out of 5 stars 24
When Roxy comes home unexpectedly one day to give her husband, Dave, a lovely surprise, it's Roxy who gets shock of her life. And all she wants to do is run away. Roxy knows she has to face up to what's happened and decide: forgive and forget, or bring an end to a decade-long marriage. Surely the right thing is to get over it - that's what Dave thinks. After all, it's just one mistake.... But Roxy finds it's not so simple. Especially when another secret starts to emerge. Her friends and family all know what they'd do - but they're not Roxy....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Her Husband's Mistake
- By Jan on 06-04-19
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The Family Gift
- By: Cathy Kelly
- Narrated by: Caroline Lennon
- Length: 11 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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Performance0 out of 5 stars 0
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Story0 out of 5 stars 0
Four women, all at different stages of their life, are brought together as they overcome the challenges that life tends to throw in our way - and learn to embrace the surprises, too, as each faces a second chance at happiness.
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The Birthday Party
- By: Roisin Meaney
- Narrated by: Michele Moran
- Length: 11 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2
Another summer is in full swing on the island of Roone, and preparations are underway for a big birthday party at the local hotel. But beneath the air of celebration, many of the islanders have their own struggles to contend with. Imelda, isolated by her recent heartbreak, has no memory of accepting a month-long bed and breakfast booking, but when a stranger turns up on her doorstep looking forward to his stay, she has little choice but to take him in.
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The Anniversary
- By: Roisin Meaney
- Narrated by: Deirdre O'Connell
- Length: 11 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2
After 26 years of marriage Lily and Charlie separate. Lily moving on with her new fiancé Joe, and Charlie, with his new, younger, girlfriend Chloe. Even Lily and Charlie's grown-up children Polly and Thomas have come to terms with their parent's new lives. But when Lily's mother dies, Lily and Charlie decide to get the family together for one last weekend in the old family summer home - a weekend that just happens to be their 30th wedding anniversary. As the whole family gathers with their respective partners, home truths come out and secrets are divulged. By the end of the weekend, everything will have changed - but for better or for worse?
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Maybe This Time
- By: Jill Mansell
- Narrated by: Esther Wane
- Length: 11 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 26
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 24
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 25
When Mimi Huish visits her dad at his new home in the Cotswolds, she immediately falls in love with the eccentric and charming inhabitants of his new community. And when she meets the seriously gorgeous, charismatic Cal Mathieson, Mimi begins to daydream about trading in her city life for country living. But even though Mimi and Cal feel like they might be soul mates, fate (and bad timing) keeps pulling them apart.
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The Season of Change
- By: Sheila O'Flanagan
- Narrated by: Aoife McMahon
- Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Sheila O'Flanagan's The Season of Change transports her listeners to the Caribbean island resort of White Sands, where visitors arrive hoping their dreams will come true - and they sometimes do. Not to be missed by listeners of Veronica Henry and Freya North.
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What Happened That Night
- By: Sheila O'Flanagan
- Narrated by: Aoife McMahon
- Length: 13 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 11
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 11
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 11
Lola has a plan. She's going to escape the village she grew up in and make it in the big city. She's smart enough - but she's also headstrong. When, one evening, she has to make a life-changing choice, she decides quickly, and without the full facts. But there's no way back. Bey is every bit her mother's daughter. An impulsive decision puts her in the path of great danger. She's left wary of trusting her own judgement ever again. Then, one night, she's standing in front of the man she loves, with her own choice to make.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Read
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Swallowtail Summer
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- Narrated by: Richard Trinder
- Length: 13 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance2.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story2.5 out of 5 stars 3
Linston End on the Norfolk Broads has been the holiday home to three families for many years. The memories of their time there are ingrained in their hearts: picnics on the river, gin and tonics in the pavilion at dusk, hours spent seeking out the local swallowtail butterflies. Everyone together. But widower Alastair has been faced with a few of life's surprises recently. Now, he is about to shock his circle of friends with the decisions he has made - and the changes it will mean for them all. For some, it feels like the end. For others, it might just be the beginning....
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Faking Friends
- By: Jane Fallon
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- Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 796
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 741
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 742
Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Faking Friends by Jane Fallon, read by Sally Scott and Kristin Atherton. Best friend. Soulmate. Confidante. Backstabber. Amy thought she knew who Melissa was - then again, Amy also thought she was on the verge of the wedding of her dreams to her long-distance fiancé. When her career begins to unravel, she pays a surprise trip home to London. Her boyfriend Jack is out, but another woman has been making herself at home....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Schadenfreude to the max
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- By: Faith Hogan
- Narrated by: Clare McKenna
- Length: 8 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 4
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After 10 years together, Carrie Nolan is devastated when she's dumped by Kevin Mulvey without even a backwards glance! But on reflection, she has sacrificed her own long-term happiness by pandering to his excessive ego in their successful Dublin restaurant (and out of it) - but not anymore! While Kevin is 'living the dream' with his beautiful new Brazilian girlfriend, Carrie seeks solace from a circle of mismatched strangers who need her as much as she needs them. Then suddenly a catastrophic sequence of events leads to the unthinkable.
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The Flatshare
- A Novel
- By: Beth O'Leary
- Narrated by: Carrie Hope Fletcher, Kwaku Fortune
- Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 688
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After a bad breakup, Tiffy Moore needs a place to live. Fast. And cheap. Desperation makes her open-minded, so she answers an ad for a flatshare. Leon, a night-shift worker, will take the apartment during the day, and Tiffy can have it nights and weekends. He’ll only ever be there when she’s at the office. In fact, they’ll never even have to meet. Tiffy and Leon start writing each other notes. Even though they are opposites, they soon become friends. And then maybe more. But falling in love with your roommate is probably a terrible idea...especially if you've never met.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Sweet, but also serious.
- By kestergayle on 05-29-19
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What Happens Now?
- By: Sophia Money-Coutts
- Narrated by: Sophia Money-Coutts
- Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 8
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 8
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Story5 out of 5 stars 8
After eight years together, Lil Bailey thought she’d already found ‘the one’ - that is, until he dumped her for a blonde 20-something colleague. So she does what any self-respecting singleton would do: swipes right, puts on her best bra and finds herself on a first date with a handsome mountaineer called Max. What’s the worst that can happen? Well it’s pretty bad actually. First Max ghosts her and then, after weeing on a stick (but mostly her hands), a few weeks later Lil discovers she’s pregnant.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A good beach read
- By Marianne Nelson on 08-25-19
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The Bookshop on the Shore
- A Novel
- By: Jenny Colgan
- Narrated by: Eilidh Beaton
- Length: 13 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 211
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 196
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 196
Desperate to escape from London, single mother Zoe wants to build a new life for herself and her son, Raffie. She can barely afford the crammed studio apartment on a busy street where honking horns and shouting football fans keep them awake all night. If she doesn’t find a way out soon, Zoe knows it’s just a matter of time before she has a complete meltdown. On a whim, she answers an ad for a nanny job in the Scottish Highlands, which is about as far away from the urban crush of London as possible. It sounds heavenly!
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5 out of 5 stars
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Happy
- By Lisa on 07-18-19
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Yours, Faithfully
- By: Sheila O'Flanagan
- Narrated by: Grainne Gillis
- Length: 16 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 4
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4
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Story4 out of 5 stars 4
Iona Brannock has always been impatient. Not one to hang around, she married her gorgeous husband just months after meeting him, and they have lived happily ever since. Now all she needs is a baby, and her life will be perfect. Sally Harper has been blissfully married for almost 20 years. She has a beautiful daughter, a loving husband and a great job. Her life is complete. But a surprise pregnancy is about to change everything.
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3 out of 5 stars
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ok .. but I drifted off a bit
- By Leisha on 12-20-18
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Happiness for Beginners
- By: Carole Matthews
- Narrated by: Emma Powell
- Length: 11 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 20
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 19
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 19
Molly Baker is living her best life. Thirty-eight years old, she lives on the 25-acre Hope Farm in Buckinghamshire, surrounded by (mostly) four-legged friends and rolling hills. An ex-teacher, Molly runs the farm as an alternative education for kids who have special needs or behavioural issues. It's full on, but she wouldn't have it any other way. So when the well-groomed Shelby Dacre turns up at Hope Farm asking to enrol his son Lucas, Molly isn't fazed. But Lucas is distant, and soon Molly realises he might be more of a handful than she anticipated.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful story & narrator!!
- By Gina on 09-12-19
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Caroline's Sister
- By: Sheila O'Flanagan
- Narrated by: Caroline Lennon
- Length: 19 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3
Caroline's Sister by number one best-selling author Sheila O'Flanagan is an unforgettable tale of family ties, secrets and surprises - not to be missed by listeners of Kathryn Hughes and Kerry Lonsdale. To her younger sister, Tessa, Caroline O'Shaughnessy seems to have everything - great looks, easy charm, and the distinctly desirable Damien Woods. But for Caroline, things don't feel quite so rosy. She'd dreamed about moving in with Damien but not about having his child just yet. And though he did the honourable thing when she told him she was pregnant, it obviously wasn't what he wanted either.
Publisher's Summary
TV presenter Ingrid Fitzgerald has watched her husband David, Kenny's charismatic owner, pour his heart and soul into the family store, making it the epitome of boutique chic. She's juggled family life and her glittering career admirably. Now, as their children fly the nest, Ingrid discovers a secret that will shake her world to its very foundations.
Natalie Flynn shares a flat with Ingrid's daughter, Molly. As love blossoms in her life, motherless Natalie starts to ask questions she has never dared to before. But will they help her make sense of her life and who she really is?
Charlie Fallon is a passionate and motivated Kenny's employee who adores her husband and son, but her eccentric mother seems bent on wrecking her life. Now it's time to fight for her own happiness.
Free spirit, Star Bluestone, who handcrafts fabulous tapestries for Kenny's, is the woman with the knowledge to help them all. Star knows from experience that the important things in life must be nurtured and treasured. She harbours many secrets and understands that the chance for real joy comes only once in a lifetime...
Warm, captivating storytelling from the heart - treat yourself to some Cathy Kelly time.
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- Alexander
- Daytona Beach, FL, United States
- 01-22-12
Really Bad Irish Accents!
I was glad when this was over as Jacqueline Tong really got on my nerves.
Jacqueline has a very polite voice which was easy enough to listen to but mixed with her attempt at Irish accents it was dreadful. They were a mixture of Dublin, Belfast and Welsh. Sometimes all in the same sentence! At times I didn't know which character was talking and I found it very off putting. This would have been better narrated by an Irish person as it would have added more feeling to the book.
Overall it was a an enjoyable storyline but not one of my favourite Cathy Kelly books.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
- Ellisticity
- 06-22-09
Great book - dreadful narrator
What a shame the narrator read this so poorly, with Irish accents from varying parts of both Ireland, Scotland and goodness knows where else. It actually really spoiled a very well written book and made it quite difficult to follow as the narrator didn't always keep the same voice or accent for her characters.
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
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- Martina Crosbie
- 10-07-14
The accents are truly awful
What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?
The character accents totally ruined this book for me... It's a typical fake midlands accent.. no one in Ireland speaks like this....
What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)
I don't think I'll be able to suffer the book to the end.
Who might you have cast as narrator instead of Jacqueline Tong?
Aoife MacMahon, Caroline Lennon, Niamh Cusack...
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
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- Hatrack
- 08-30-16
Beautiful story spoiled by narrator!
Once again, a beautiful story from Cathy Kelly, but for me the narrator trying to use an Irish accent just didn't work. Because of this, I found it very irritating to listen to.
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- Anonymous User
- 12-14-17
Another great Cathy Kelly novel
Loved the book, kept me intrigued the whole way through, I miss the characters already and I only just finished it.