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The Ugly Sister

By: Jane Fallon
Narrated by: Joanna Bobin
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About this listen

Brought to you by Penguin.


The bestselling author of Getting Rid of Matthew and My Sweet Revenge tells the story of a woman living in her sister's shadow.

When it comes to genes, life is a lottery . . .

Abi knows that all too well, having spent her life in the shadow of her beautiful, glamorous older sister Cleo.

Headhunted as a model at sixteen, Cleo has been all but lost to Abi for twenty years. So when Abi is invited to spend the summer with her sister's perfect family, she says yes. Maybe Cleo is finally as keen as Abi to regain their childhood closeness?

But Abi is in for a shock. Soon she's left in charge of her two spoilt nieces and her handsome, unhappy brother-in-law. As she moves into her sister's life, a cuckoo in the nest, Abi wrestles with uncomfortable feelings.

Could having beauty, wealth and fame lead to more unhappiness than not having them? Who in the family really is the ugly sister?


Praise for Jane Fallon:

'Intelligent, edgy and witty' Glamour

'Smart, sassy and dark' Heat

'Compulsively readable' Daily Mail


© Jane Fallon 2011 (P) Penguin Audio 2019

 Dark Humour Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Literature & Fiction Romance Romantic Comedy Women's Fiction Comedy

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Critic reviews

Sassy and brilliantly written
This is brilliant writing with an edge, a thoughtful exploration of the dark side of fame . . . An irresistible read
A triumph of snappy writing, pointed observation and acerbic wit
Praise for Jane Fallon
Chick lit with an edge
Sparkling and unpredictable
You can always rely on Jane Fallon for a well-crafted, dryly-funny, just-one-more-chapter-before-I-turn-out-the-light read
Compulsively readable
Deliciously devious . . . A darkly comic and addictive read
I love Jane Fallon, she's in a category all of her own - her books are great fun and her characters are fabulous, believable women who take no nonsense (Marian Keyes)
All stars
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I liked this story because it was a different style than Janes normal "revenge" plots.... HOWEVER.... She didn't end it and I have to agree with every other reviewer who said so. There is wanting to leave it to the readers/listeners imaginations and then there is just... not satisfying the desires of that readership. It spent a good 10 hours working up the relationship between her sister and herself and in parts - done well - but a lot dragged and sadly nothing actually changed and nothing actually evolved - it is a really weird one..,.. I'm actually a bit confused as you might be able to tell. I liked the idea and the way it was written and was entertained ...but I was left wanting and not in a good way

Different from her usual "revenge" but no real end

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Not up to Jane Fallon’s usual standard. A bit slow and a bit dull but the most disappointing and , frankly, annoying thing about this book was the abrupt ending. Maybe the author was so bored even she couldn’t be bothered to finish it!

10 hours of my life I won’t get back again.

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I love Jane Fallon but this book is not very good.
I was expecting some sharp, witty humour between the sisters but this is soapy and boring.
I am 1/3 through and don’t feel like continuing really. Will return

Not really worth of credit

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I loved the narrator, story is easy to follow and makes great experience. Love Jane Fallon books

Fantastic audio book, interesting story

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An average story line with an average narration. Nothing to love but nothing to hate. Simplistic and easy to follow.

average

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