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Being Brooke Simmons
- Narrated by: Imogen Church
- Length: 10 hrs and 51 mins
- Categories: Romance, Contemporary
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Summary
Abby Archer, a smart and savvy woman who refuses to be taken in by celebrity culture, becomes fascinated with it girl and media darling Brooke Simmons after she falls into a coma following a car crash. Her loyal security-guard-turned-lover Nick Lawson is implicated in the accident - someone Abby met just days before.
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- karen
- 23-06-16
hilariously funny
I really did enjoy this book . I was a bit dubious to start with as it hadn't been rated yet.
I was pleasantly surprised. A really easy going book to listen to, but with suspence and a twist.
Imogen Church is an excellent narrator, that brings the story and the characters to life.
I loved both Brooke and Abbeys characters and their interaction with each other is laugh out loud funny.
I really hope that comedy fiction is going to be Karen Clarke's genre, as I certainly will be looking out for her again. I hope she has another book out soon.
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