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The Kicking the Bucket List
- Narrated by: Juanita McMahon, Gabrielle Glaister, Anne Dover
- Length: 12 hrs and 6 mins
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Summary
Mum always knows best....
The stunning debut for fans of Celia Imrie and Dawn French.
Meet the daughters of Iris Parker. Dee, sensitive and big-hearted; Rose, uptight and controlled; and Fleur, the reckless free spirit.
At the reading of their mother's will, the three estranged women are aghast to discover that their inheritance comes with very tricky strings attached. If they are to inherit her wealth, they must spend a series of weekends together over the course of a year and carry out their mother's bucket list.
But one year doesn't seem like nearly enough time for them to move past the decades-old layers of squabbles and misunderstandings. Can they grow up for once and see that Iris' bucket list was about so much more than money?
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- Ann D
- 24-09-17
Intelligent chic lit!
I can’t bear standard chic lit, full of one cliche after another. I won’t consider any book with cupcakes or Italian sea shores on the cover. I took a chance on this though after a 5*, but particularly tough going book on domestic abuse. I needed something light before returning to my favourite crime fiction genre. This is a tale of mature women, sisters, forced together after their mother’s death. It was a good read/listen. I could have done without the excessive ‘love interest’, but even that was handled differently to the usual chic lit. All in all, recommended.
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- lucy
- 26-04-17
Amazing
I really enjoyed this book. The story was mesmerising. Funny, poignant and absorbing. I laughed and cried frequently. Extremely impressed and highly recommended. One of those books that has affected me quite deeply and that I won't forget
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- ShiriBiri
- 23-07-17
Anyone with a complex relationship with their siblings will relate
Really beautifully narrated, and the story is very compelling. It describes very gently and beautifully a complex relationship between the three sisters in older age, and gently reminds us things aren't always what they seem in life. Truly heartwarming. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
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- Mama C
- 06-07-17
Interesting, shame about the 'self-helpidness'
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Good story, well narrated and poignant
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The characters were great and believable...
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I found it engaging, but as the story moved on I couldn't help wondering if it might be better on the self-help section. It's attention to detail in the loss and grieving process started to disengage my interest as a novel, but could easily see how it would be helpful to others.
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- michele Charlton
- 29-06-17
fab u louse
loved it, didn't want it to end, it was funny and sad and up lifting
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- Rachel Flynn
- 09-02-18
very thought provoking!!
Loved it! Makes you think more about the way you live your life and what really makes you happy!
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- Rach
- 27-09-17
A must, but make sure you have he tissues to hand :)
What a wonderful book. Funny, touching and incredibly sad....I've laughed and cried. So sad that's I've finished it. Brilliant :)
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- Emma Reed
- 20-09-17
Charming, witty and a beautiful journey
Thoroughly charming and provocative, in part, story. I felt emotions alongside the three sisters and although quite an obvious story, I enjoyed it hugely.
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- Mrs J Willis
- 22-08-17
Lovely holiday read
Loved the humour, this book made me laugh out loud lying on my sun bed, also made me cry
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- Neil Chauhan
- 30-07-17
Pleasant, easy read.
Pleasant/nice book, will not set the Thames on fire but ok if you are not after a challenge.
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