She Gets That from Me

By: Robin Wells

Narrated by: Thérèse Plummer, Abby Craden, Mark Deakins, Cynthia Darlow

Length: 13 hrs and 49 mins

Publisher's summary

Quinn never expected that her best friend’s courageous decision to be a single mother by choice would end up transforming her own life in this poignant novel from USA Today best-selling author Robin Wells.

When Quinn Langston’s best friend unexpectedly passes away, Quinn embraces Brooke’s three-year-old daughter, Lily, and elderly grandmother Margaret as the family she’s always wanted. She’ll do whatever it takes to help them heal, but she didn’t anticipate Lily’s biological father would be part of the plan. Margaret is old-fashioned, though, and she has no compunction about finding a way to reach Lily’s dad, a sperm donor.

After all, he's a blood relative, and she believes family should raise family. Zack Bradley doesn't know what to expect when he finds out he has a child. Sperm donors don't usually get to meet their...well, he's not sure what to call Lily yet, but he’s certain he wants to get to know her. There’s just one of problem: He’s about to move to Seattle with his wife, Jessica, who’s undergone multiple infertility treatments, desperately wants a family of her own, and can’t stand the idea of Zack playing daddy to another woman’s child.

Together, they’ll all learn that the human heart is infinitely expandable and there are many different roads to family.

©2020 Robin Wells (P)2020 Penguin Audio

Critic reviews

"She Gets That from Me is an intense, emotionally charged novel that deals with the issues of modern relationships while asking age-old questions of what it means to be a family. Provocative, engaging and impossible to put down." (Jayne Ann Krentz, New York Times best-selling author)

"A lovely story of friendship and family. Perfect for fans of contemporary women’s fiction. I enjoyed every word.” (Susan Elizabeth Phillips, New York Times best-selling author)

"Both heartwarming and heartbreaking.... A unique tale about the amazing way love binds us all.” (Woman’s World)

Loved it!

Great, light feel good book. Great narration! Terese Plummer is my favorite narrator that’s why I chose this book.

Easy listening, family-friendly

I especially liked that there was nothing in this book that I would be afraid or embarrassed if someone were to hear it while I was listening. Loaded with love and caring. I really enjoyed the narration and the story. Maybe a little predictable, Nice, no swearing or sex. Shows the value of true friendship.

couldn't put this book down! it was so good!

couldn't put this book down! it was so good! every character was so relatable

You get pulled in quickly & can’t put it down

This book pulls you in from the start. I couldn’t stop listening to it. I loved the different voices for the different chapters / perspectives - the one for the grandma sounded like my grandma! I’d listen to it again and do recommend

A unique story line

Full with curve balls that life sends you . But putting out that life sends saves and love in many shapes and forms . Excellent book!

Very Different Read

Loved this book! Robin Wells is able to capture the details, the emotion all into one lovely book! If you want a feel good story, despite loss - please read! You won’t regret it.

Jessica. Good grief.

This is a good story. It’s sweet and well written. It has depth and true emotion.
That said, Jessica was completely unlikable for all but a few paragraphs. She was very selfish and small hearted. Zack was way too good for her.
Margaret was also a PITA. I understand why she behaved how she did but she was entirely too old not to know that she could have handled her interference better.
Lily was a delight! Love her and Quinn!

Good-Feeling Read

I enjoyed this book although it was predictable, I'm glad it turned out the way it did.

Good story, eh narration, happy I finished it.

A roller coaster ride for sure.
I am so happy I forced myself to finish! Thèrése Plummer was amazing throughout the book, the one who did Margaret's voice grew on me, but the other 2 narrators for Jess & Zack are a hard pass for me and made me want to stop listening so many times.

But the story was pulling because it was similar to a movie I like but also how realistic it turned out to be (minus the 3 yr old acting like she was atleast 6yrs but I just made my brain assume she was a genius). The story had the good, hard. and ugly, it showed emotions and thoughts from all angles, had character growth, and included lots of different traumas that shape and form child to adults and the why's behind it.

For example, Margaret in the beginning really rubbed me the wrong way, the blood thing frustrated me but when her own childhood was explained, it made sense. Jess isn't a bad person, her character showed how her mind worked, the different emotions woman can go through with failing ivfs, how all of the things involved can make even the most successful woman can get knocked down to a breaking point and how some breaking points can't be fixed but doesn't always mean there won't be something better.

very nice and easy listening.

I really enjoyed listening to this book. what I didn't get is who really contacted the donator bank. grandma or Jessica? this was fiction but a very real read. the end was awesome.