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Rootless

By: Krystle Zara Appiah
Narrated by: Diana Yekinni, Clifford Samuel
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Summary

There are two sides to every love story…

One of ‘the best books to look forward to in 2023’
COSMOPOLITAN

‘A poignant debut which marks Krystle Zara Appiah out as one of Britain’s best new young writers’
HARPER’S BAZAAR

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Efe and Sam have been best friends since before they were married. To an outside eye, they have a relationship most can only dream of.

But behind closed doors, Sam wants to start a family, while Efe longs for a life free of responsibility.

When an unplanned pregnancy forces Efe into a stark choice, she has to decide which is more important – her love for her family, or the life she wanted for herself.
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‘An open and honest exploration of the rediscovery of love, motherhood, and the choices we make and sacrifice’
GAL-DEM

‘Highly relatable… your heart will miss a beat’
HUFFPOST UK

©2023 Krystle Zara Appiah (P)2023 HarperCollins Publishers Limited

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The ending

After all of the knowledge of their younger days, growing up, their marriage; The ending is rather poor. Seemed very rushed. I like the speech within the book. This helped with the 3 stars. It was also very difficult to like either main character.

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Beautiful but sad story

The exploration into the characters feelings attached to her postnatal depression was insightful, and the other characters and the story in general was enjoyable although emotion provoking.

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10/10!

The performance, the story line, the ending! I went through sooo many emotions listening to this book! Speechless! 😭

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Good emotional rollercoaster

I enjoyed this book and the story however very emotional themes. The ending was sad and not expected at all

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Fabulous debut novel

Hooked from the outset, the narrators didn’t disappoint in bringing this book to life. Would definitely recommend

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phenomenal

Wow wow wow! Couldn't stop listening. I absolutely loved this book and would recommend to everyone.

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The relationship between couples, parents and children

at first it was difficult to know who was who but the urge to continue listening was a good one. I could relate to certain aspects as I sure many others listening to this can.

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Brilliant Read

Thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was well written. I also enjoyed the narration on this audiobook.

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Stunning; simply stunning!

Such a beautifully written book; I was a hot mess by the end!
Good exploration of such hard topics and in a well balanced narrative.

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