• The Miseducation of Evie Epworth

  • By: Matson Taylor
  • Narrated by: Heather Long
  • Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (9 ratings)

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The Miseducation of Evie Epworth

By: Matson Taylor
Narrated by: Heather Long
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The best-selling Richard & Judy Summer Book Club Pick 2021

The best-selling Radio 2 Book Club Selection

July, 1962.

Sixteen-year-old Evie Epworth stands on the cusp of womanhood. But what kind of a woman will she become?

The fastest milk-bottle-delivery girl in East Yorkshire, Evie is tall as a tree and hot as the desert sand. She dreams of an independent life lived under the bright lights of London (or Leeds). The two posters of Adam Faith on her bedroom wall (‘brooding Adam’ and ‘sophisticated Adam’) offer wise counsel about a future beyond rural East Yorkshire. Her role models are Charlotte Bronte, Shirley MacLaine and the queen. But, before she can decide on a career, she must first deal with the malign presence of her future stepmother, the manipulative and money-grubbing Debbie.

If Evie can rescue her bereaved father, Arthur, from Debbie’s pink and over-perfumed clutches and save the farmhouse from being sold off then maybe she can move on with her own life and finally work out exactly who it is she is meant to be.  

Moving, inventive and richly comic, The Miseducation of Evie Epworth is the most joyful debut novel of the year and the best thing to have come out of Yorkshire since Wensleydale cheese.

©2020 Matson Taylor (P)2020 Simon & Schuster UK

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Lovely Story and Narration!

Enchanting, light-hearted coming of age tale for those who love, like I do, all things British. Quirky, sweet and fun.

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  • 06-12-20

Wonderful!

A very funny book and one with a real heart too. It's beautifully written and beautifully read - I just couldn't stop listening to it. Evie narrates most of the book and her voice is a wonderful mixture of being naive and knowing. Her thoughts and little sayings are hilarious - I've read someone compare her to Adrian Mole and Bridget Jones and I can see why! There are short flashbacks in the book that reveal various backstories and it's all woven together really well. A wonderful, funny, touching book!

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  • Tracy
  • 06-15-20

bit of light entertainment

I enjoyed this little book The narrator is good and seems to have a handle on the tone of the book It was nice to have something so easy to listen to. It brought back a few memo very pleasant listen.

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  • Mrs Mack
  • 07-23-20

Utterly brilliant

Totally absorbing, out on my walks listening to this people would have thought me a lunatic, alternating between laughing out loud and blubbing.

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  • jojo
  • 08-13-20

Lovely story

Light and easy to listen to, the reader is very engaging and the narrative is perfect for a bedtime listen

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  • MR
  • 09-21-23

Lovely gentle narration

Not my usual genre, perhaps that's why I found it a little slow in places. Enjoyable but i can't see myself listening again. I enjoyed the narration and I can picture the characters easily

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  • Lisa
  • 03-05-23

Fantastic

Absolutely loved this book, did not want it to end, loved Evie and the characters, made me feel sad but heart warmed at the same time, absolutely brilliant and want to read the next one now

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  • Anonymous User
  • 03-31-22

A truly heartwarming story

I really enjoyed this story so much. So, so well written and amazingly narrated.
Heather Long truly brings the characters to life.
What a joy and a gem to have in your library.

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  • Rowena Gomersall
  • 10-10-21

Evie

Very funny, Yorkshire magic. Wonderful array of characters and scenarios. Loved it, already recommended it.

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  • Amazon Customer
  • 07-13-21

Ideal Holiday Book

I found this a lovely book which was beautifully read by Heather Long. It has a good story which keeps you interested right to the end and would be an ideal book for holiday listening. Evie the main character has a wicked sense of humour which keeps it light hearted but there is an underlying tragedy which unfolds giving her a sense of purpose to set things right.

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  • Amy
  • 05-06-21

very enjoyable

Really enjoyed this book, it's a nice easy listen. Great characters, good story, very descriptive. My only slight mark down was for the narrator's French accent, it was good in parts and then a bit odd in others, however the rest of her performance was great and she really brought the characters to life.

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