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Ralph's Party

By: Lisa Jewell
Narrated by: Imogen Church
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About this listen

Brought to you by Penguin.

FOR FANS OF ONE DAY AND THE FLAT SHARE

THE SMASH-HIT STORY OF LOVE, FRIENDS AND FLATSHARES

Meet the residents of 31 Alamanac Road . . .

Ralph and Smith are flatmates and best mates. Nothing can come between them – until the gorgeous Jemima moves in. They’re both falling for her, but which one of them does Jem want?

Upstairs, Karl and Siobhan are happily unmarried and have been for fifteen years – until Cheri, in the flat above, fixes her sights on Karl. Why should a little problem like his girlfriend get in her way?

Sooner or later it’s all going to come to a head – and what better place for tears and laughter, break ups and make ups than Ralph’s party?

Tropes/themes:

1. Love triangle

2. Forced proximity

3. Best friend’s current lover

4. Roommates

'Addictively readable' The Times

'It was so much fun being reunited with Ralph, Jem, Smith and Siobahn! . . . It still feels so sharp, fresh and cool. I'm so excited to see a new generation of readers falling in love with this iconic love story' Daisy Buchanan

‘The fabulous first novel by the fabulous Lisa Jewell: it's pure 90s and completely brilliant'. Jenny Colgan, bestselling author of Little Beach Street Bakery.

'A joy . . . a fun summer read’ Guardian

‘A big warm-hearted book’ Marie Claire

‘Jewell's readability and emotional intelligence make her the cream of pop fiction’ Glamour

‘A book you simply disappear into’ Sunday Telegraph

©2019 Lisa Jewell (P)2019 Penguin Audio
Contemporary Contemporary Romance Fiction Romance Romantic Comedy Women's Fiction

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I just needed a book to escape from the world with and this delivered.
The story was a happy ending, the characters were people I identified with, but the narrating was what made the story for me.

Great narration

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Having started ny Jewell journey only recently I decided to visit her back catalogue.
I enjoyed Ralph's Party although I can hear Jewell I can also hear how far she's come in the last 20 years..

Jewell Journeys

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This book was good but became brilliant by the talent of the Narrator. Comic moments where made laugh out load and the characterisation was seamless. I want to hear more books by this narrator she is a genius.

The Narrator made it

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A nice easy listen but with enough substance to make me want to continue each evening.
Not as dark or shocking as some of her others books but a lovely listen with good narration. I also enjoyed the 2nd book which gave us more insight into the 2 of the main characters and how their lives played out.
I’m sad that I’m now running out of her books to listen to 😢

Another lovely book by Lisa Jewell

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Struggled to finish it. Not one of her best. Seemed to take a long time to get going

Struggled to finish it. Not one of her best

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