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Asking for It
- Narrated by: Aoife McMahon
- Length: 8 hrs and 8 mins
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Summary
In a small town where everyone knows everyone, Emma O'Donovan is different. She is the special one - beautiful, popular, powerful. And she works hard to keep it that way. Until that night....
Now she's an embarrassment. Now she's just a slut. Now she is nothing. And those pictures - those pictures that everyone has seen - mean she can never forget.
For fans of Caitlin Moran, Marian Keyes and Jodi Picoult. The award-winning, best-selling novel about the life-shattering impact of sexual assault, rape and how victims are treated.
Book of the Year at the Irish Book Awards 2015
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- Amazon Customer
- 23-11-17
First encounter of , Author
Sensitive & Sympathetic taking into account the subject , will look listen out , For ,Author & Narrator
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- Ann D
- 02-07-17
Compelling!
I wasn't sure I would continue with this after the 6th chapter or so. However, a little further on and it became very interesting. The protagonist is not a likeable character. Nevertheless, it was easy to empathise with her. The story is an excellent analysis of the emotional and interactional fall-out of the awful event. It is dark in many ways. Despite this, in the later chapters, I literally could not put it down. The story itself loses one star for me because the ending felt inadequate. I don't mind a book ending without all of the threads tied-up, but this cried out for another couple of chapters. Aoife McMahon is always an excellent narrator, but she excelled herself here. Truly exceptional narration.
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- Liz R.
- 29-08-18
an interesting read!
very good story, it was cleverly written but the ending was disappointing! loved the narrator.
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- Matthew
- 16-05-23
Powerful but disappointing
A powerful and engaging listen. The narration was excellent and I was hooked from the start. I will look out for Aoife McMahon elsewhere. However the ending was rally disappointing for me.It was as if the author had hit her word limit and had to stop typing. This would be a great book for any older teenagers to read.
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- Margaret Rogers
- 03-09-18
Every 16 year old girl should read this!
This is a powerful insight into how having a few to many drinks can lead to your life and your family’s life can be turned upside down! I am 60 and would say but for the grace of god go I !!
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- Amy
- 12-11-19
Hard listen
Very good performance of a very difficult topic in this book. Excellent, thought-provoking and at times felt like a punch in the gut.
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- Amy
- 17-11-18
Powerful and much needed story
Incredible story about consent by Louise. Narration is okay, but doesn't suit the main character.
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- Louise Clarke
- 18-05-17
Could have listened to 10 more chapters
Slow to start but such an incredible read/listen, the way Louise writes to make you feel deeply for this character is incredible, a book every young woman needs to read.
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- miss j e a mcpherson
- 11-10-20
It was ok!
Got off to a slow start and found it a bit confusing working out who was the main character but overall it was an ok book.
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- Katie
- 05-04-22
Great listen but unsatisfying as a 'story'
Gripping in that I wanted to find out what happened but this is more of a (brilliant) insight into someone's thoughts and feelings surrounding one event. I truly enjoyed it and it was excellently read, but I wouldn't say this had a rich storyline. Also feel like I want to listen to a comedy now!!
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