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Meredith, Alone

The hopeful and uplifting debut you’ll never forget

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Meredith, Alone

By: Claire Alexander
Narrated by: Freya Mavor
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Meredith Maggs hasn't left her house in 1,214 days. But she insists she isn't alone . . .

She has her cat Fred. Her friend Sadie visits when she can. There's her online support group, StrengthInNumbers. She has her jigsaws, favourite recipes, her beloved Emily Dickinson, the internet, the Tesco delivery man and her treacherous memories for company.

But something's about to change. Whether Meredith likes it or not, the world is coming to her door . . . Does she have the courage to overcome what's been keeping her inside all this time?

© Claire Alexander 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

 Family Life Fiction Friendship Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Literature & Fiction Women's Fiction Heartfelt Comedy
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Gorgeous. I shed tears. Very, very touching, sweet and hopeful (Marian Keyes)
Meredith, Alone is beautiful, moving and unexpectedly timely and this time next summer everyone is going to know Claire Alexander's name. It's such a pleasure to spend time in Meredith's world (Daisy Buchanan)
Fans of Eleanor Oliphant will love this big-hearted book [...] Meredith is a wonderful character
Absolutely gorgeous. If you like a book that makes you feel all the feels, this is the one to go for (Miranda Dickinson, bestselling author of Take A Look At Me Now)
Beautiful . . . A story filled with love and hope, and well-crafted characters
With a gorgeous cast of characters, this story tackles difficult subjects, and unfolds sensitively. Fans of Eleanor Oliphant [...] will devour it
I laughed, I cried, and I bowed down to the brilliant author of this brilliant book (Gillian McAllister, bestselling author of That Night)
This moving story tackles difficult subjects, but unfolds beautifully and sensitively
Heartbreaking and glorious . . . [An] absolute joy of a novel
A gorgeous, charming novel . . . Sweet, moving, funny and hopeful, with a courageous heroine who sweeps you up in her story (Jennifer Saint, Sunday Times bestselling author of Ariadne)
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Meredith, Alone
It tackles some tough subjects and explored why someone would choose isolation
It's a book that pushes you and I found myself smiling at the small victories Meredith achieved such as taking a few steps outside her front door

Exceptional book

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Narrated beautifully. A poignant and moving story which is amazingly written. Heavy at times yes, but dealt with delicately.

Brilliant, moving book

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brilliant book, well written, authentic, likeable lead character. Narrator's voice was so easy to listen to, really enjoyed the way the book included Merediths past life.

loved Meredith!

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The emotions are expressed so beautifully. I have laughed and cried in equal measure. Thank you.

What a beautiful book.

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Loved this, a character driven novel which is always my favourite and I really cared for Meredith and Fiona feeling desperately sorry for their experiences. Stress and trauma manifests itself so differently in different personalities and the author explored this and developed the characters to show is this. Beautifully narrated. I highly recommend this. Caution needed as rape, alcohol abuse and emotional abuse are subject matter.

Excellent

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