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All the Hopeful Lovers
- Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
- Series: All the Hopeful Lovers, Book 2
- Length: 10 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction
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- R Mason
- 12-11-17
Great Narration
I struggled with this, just not my sort of book. The story was ok, narration I couldn't fault. great book if you like relationships and infidelity. Not for me however.