The Time of My Life

A Novel

By: Cecelia Ahern

Narrated by: Amy Creighton

Length: 13 hrs and 1 min

Publisher's summary

Dear Lucy Silchester,

You have an appointment for Monday 27th July 2011.

Yours sincerely,

Life.

Lucy Silchester has received an appointment card. Actually, she's been invited along a few times to this appointment, but she keeps brushing the gold-embossed envelope under the shag pile carpet. She's taken her eye off the ball and has busied herself with work (a job she doesn't love), helping out friends, fixing her car, feeding her cat, seeing her family, and devoting her time to their life dramas.

But Lucy is about to find out that this is one appointment that she can't miss. And she can't escape it, either. Her life is about to catch up with her in the most surreal of ways....

©2011 Cecelia Ahern (P)2013 HarperCollins Publishers

ok .. not at all funny though

i did struggle .. story didnt really go anywhere and the characters were not very memorable

Laughed Out Loud in Places!

This witty, clever and charming book was the first one I have read by Cecelia Ahern. Intrigued by the premise of Life calling a meeting with Lucy, I kept wondering what would happen. How would an author create a character such as Life? Enjoyed it thoroughly all the way through!

As a bonus, the narration by Amy Creighton was superb. She captured the essence of Lucy and the cast of characters. I look forward to "reading" more audio books by this duo!

Make this a movie!

Where does The Time of My Life rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

This is the best book I have "read" in years! I already loved this author but this is some of her best work.

What other book might you compare The Time of My Life to and why?

A grown up Nanny McPhee story with the grip of adult's struggles and stressors.

Which character – as performed by Amy Creighton – was your favorite?

The reading was overall excellent.

Who was the most memorable character of The Time of My Life and why?

The character of life is so interesting. It could be explored as its own character more.

Any additional comments?

Make this a movie! I will pre order a ticket now!!!

Absolute stunner

I've listened to this one three times and it's still one of my faves. The story is redemptive, different, charming and still very relatable. Lucy, the protagonist, is living a boring lifeless day-to-day until her literal Life, an actual person, orders an audit of her life to fix it. Both the main characters are so weirdly lovable and remain interesting. The reason this book is so good is that it sneakily gets you to examine your existence and wonder if your "Life" were to contact you, would it be happy? Would it want to change things about yourself? The narrator is also fantastic, except for how she pronounces the word "awkward" (ooork-werd?!)

Either way, this book is a goddamn delight and you WILL love it.

Loved this story

I thoroughly enjoyed the premise of this book, to read something you know is pure fiction but makes you laugh and cry and even think about your own life and wish it could happen to you. I also loved the narrators accent, I saw some people complain about how she said awkward, but that's her cute little Irish accent, if we were there, they'd think we Said it funny too!
anyway if you want a guilty pleasure, read this book, it might seem silly to some, but I sure wish my life could follow me around for a while!!

Loved it.

Great narrator, great story. It makes you think about your life too.
I love that it lasted so long, but honestly I could’ve just kept going.

The Listen of Your Life

Cecelia Ahern does it again! This might just be the listen of your life. If only life actually came calling when you needed him the most, even if you might not necessarily want him.

Wish it didn't have to end!

I love, love, love Cecelia Ahern AND the choice of reader!

This book is entertaining and thought-provoking. I cried.

Excellent book

Cecelia Ahern never fails to give the readers entertainment and a life lesson. I recommend any book by her they are all fantastic!

The Time of My Life might just change your life.

This book came into my life at the perfect moment. Though it is far from being a self help book, I found it so thought provoking that it's really put MY LIFE and my relationship to it into a whole new perspective.

Not much has been good in Lucy's life for the past 3 years. A shocking emotional blow leaves her devastated and unable to cope. To try to get through it, she tells one lie. Which leads to another. And another and another until her entire life us basically one giant lie.

Thanks, Life shows up. Lucy's world has to be turned upside down to ever get it put right again.

The Time of My Life is everything I love in a book. It has heart and depth and humor and romance, plenty of fun and a few tears. Cecelia Ahearn has woven a tale full of vibrant characters in a compelling story of love lost and redemption.

Amy Creighton is once again the perfect reader and she makes Lucy and all those in her life come alive.

Fantastic read. Highly, highly recommend.