Very highly recommended, I loved listening to it

What did you like most about Meeting Lydia?

I have always enjoyed listening to audiobooks but since having my daughter in July last year I have listened to more and more and after reading the blurb for this one I was very keen to get my headphones on and get stuck in!

What did you like best about this story?

I was really gripped with the plot and I loved the characters. I thought Marianne was an excellent character that I could really relate to and sympathise with - I thought the story was really good and it did surprise me with how enthralled I would become in it. The story starts early on in Marianne's life to get some background on her and we move through to the present day and see how the actions from her past still affect her today.

Have you listened to any of Harriet Carmichael’s other performances? How does this one compare?

This is the first I have listened too and she was an excellent choice for the book - it is an excellent performance and really brings the story to life

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes definitely but I listen to my books as a treat - I have a six month old daughter so one sitting is not possible at the moment!

Any additional comments?

4.5 stars from me rounded up to 5 stars for Goodreads, Amazon and Audible - the narrator was superb and really brought the story to life, she was an excellent choice for the book. Very highly recommended, I loved listening to it and its definitely one I would listen to again!

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Transfers to audio perfectly

What made the experience of listening to Meeting Lydia the most enjoyable?

Exactly how I had imagined the characters when I read the paperback.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Marianne is always going to be my favourite as it is easy to identify with her.

What about Harriet Carmichael’s performance did you like?

Harriet's voice and intonations did not detract from the storytelling. I enjoyed her emphasis, pace and found it easy to visual the settings.

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Wonderful!

Wonderful narration that really brought this women's fiction to life. This author has become a firm favourite now as I love her older heroines and the relationship dilemmas that face them. Well written and well performed

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An Emotional Journey Of Self Discovery.

If you could sum up Meeting Lydia in three words, what would they be?

Emotion, self-discovery, relationships

Who was your favorite character and why?

Marianne because she seems like she suffered a lot in her young life that she can't get over and so she spends time looking for the freedom to let the past go and reconnect with those she loves and do care about.

What about Harriet Carmichael’s performance did you like?

I enjoyed listening to Harriet Carmichael read Meeting Lydia. It was clear who the characters were through their different voices, and nice to listen to on a cold Sunday.

Any additional comments?

Meeting Lydia By Linda McDonald.

Meeting Lydia was a very interesting and somewhat an emotional Journey for Marianne as she comes to terms with getting older, and her feeling of the bullying she suffered as a child that still affected her life as an adult.This along with her husband's lack of attention to her emotional needs prompts her to go in search of Lydia's distant comfort from her school days.

I also found her daughter to be a very likeable character who is strong and open and also travelling down a different road herself. While trying to deal with the clear distance between her mum and dad.

I found the topic of bulling and how it doesn't always end when those bullying stop very interesting and the fact that when she searched out Lydia, it had a profound effect on how she felt about the pain from those days she had in her heart after they made contact.Will Marianne ever meet Lydia? Or reconnect with her husband? Get this Audible book to find out.

I would recommend this book if you like stories about relationships, finding oneself and stories with interesting characters.

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