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Ralph's Party

By: Lisa Jewell
Narrated by: Imogen Church
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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

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Critic reviews

Deliciously enjoyable . . . addictively readable
A joy . . . a fun summer read
A book about relationships which appeals to men and women . . . pulls off a rare trick which even Helen Fielding and Nick Hornby couldn't manage
A breath of fresh air (Tom Paulin)
Addictive
Praise for Lisa Jewell
Terrific
The best romantic comedy we've read in ages
A triumph
Top marks. Fantastic
All stars
Most relevant
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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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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loved all the lisa jewell books I have read, so went to the first book and glad I did. she can do no wrong in my eyes

Great listen

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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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