Picture Imperfect

De: Jacqueline Wilson

Narrado por: Megan Richards

Brought to you by Penguin.

Discover the joyful and uplifting new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Think Again, a nostalgic adult sequel to the beloved classic The Illustrated Mum.

Will Dolphin retrace old patterns - or illustrate her own?

Dolphin Westward spent her childhood as the supporting character in the story of her beautiful, wild, volatile mother Marigold.

Now thirty-three, she’s painfully aware that not much has changed. She lives in a tiny bedsit, works in a tattoo shop by day and collects her illustrated mum from police stations by night.

Dol yearns to climb out of the rut she is stuck in, but has no idea where to begin. Could gardener Lee and his daughter Ava be her chance for a wholesome family life? Or maybe a steamy romance with roguish actor Joel is just what she needs. And what about the offer from her sister Star, now a successful doctor, to move to Scotland and live with her young family?

As the choices threaten to overwhelm her, will Dol fall into the role of extra in someone else’s story once again – or find the strength to forge a brand new path of her own?

'Jacqueline Wilson taps into the joys and pains of women everywhere.' Dawn O'Porter, bestselling author of So Lucky

'This story offers grown-ups what Wilson has long offered teenagers: comfort, sanity and delight in the ordinary.' Daily Mail

'A read-in-a-day comfort book.' The Independent

© Jacqueline Wilson 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025

Reseñas de la Crítica

Praise for Jacqueline Wilson

A read-in-a-day comfort book.

Nuanced and refreshing...beautifully told.

This story offers grown-ups what Wilson has long offered teenagers: comfort, sanity and delight in the ordinary.

Jacqueline Wilson taps into the joys and pains of women everywhere.

Wilson knocks it out of the park once again...a moving story that is as fun to read as it is meaningful.

She is a national treasure.

Realistic, sharp eyed...I loved it and didn’t want it to end.

Praise for Picture Imperfect

‘Jacqueline Wilson is a national treasure! Picture Imperfect is at once beautiful, sad and uplifting.’ (Alice Winn)

A lovely listen

I really enjoyed finding out after all these years where Dol, Star and Marigold ended up after the somewhat sad-ish ending of The illustrated mum, how we followed mainly Dol’s story in this book and her fumbling but trying to put herself first for once. The only reason I didn’t give the performance full stars is because I did not enjoy listening to the voice put on for Al. He sounded needy and whiney, but it did suit his character and like Dol I found myself at times finding him overwhelming.