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Book Lovers

By: Jess Moore
Narrated by: Nadia Kamil, Vivienne Acheampong, Danny Walters, Samantha Spiro, Muzz Khan, Tom Crowley, Katherine Jakeways, John-Luke Roberts, Rhona Cameron, Margaret Cabourn Smith, Nimisha Odedra, Margot Powell, Luke Kempner
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  • Summary

  • Bug has hit her 30s with a bump. An almost wedding, an almost ex-husband, and a bookshop that’s almost turning a profit. With the help of her best friend – free spirit, activist and all-round legend Winnie, she’s going to make it all come good. Probably. Definitely. Maybe.

    At least she’s got her friends around her. They may have only met through her book group, but when things are tough, who do you want beside you but Sami - a Phd holding, Bronte obsessed Cabbie; Fiona - a CEO with an ex she can’t forget; and James - a well-meaning rugby fan who hasn’t read a book for many years, but absolutely wants to give it a go.  

    This bittersweet romantic comedy follows the gang through heartbreak and adventure, over the course of the ten books they read at book group.  

    Jess Moore is a playwright, scriptwriter, and filmmaker. Her debut play, Gin for Breakfast received an Offie nomination for Best New Play. Her short films, BITTER LEMON and ALONE ONCE have screened internationally at festivals, including Cannes Shorts, Montreal Independent Film Festival, and DIFF. Her play, Next Time sold out at Edinburgh Fringe. She is writing and directing a short film version of that play, entitled To Have and To Hold.
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Episodes
  • Ep 1: Three Women

    Ep 1: Three Women
    Sep 8 2021

    Recently almost-married Bug and her best friend Winnie are getting ready for the inaugural meeting of their book group. Fiona is there, of course, with her Uber driver Sami; and a random man called James who hasn’t read the book. Or any books. It’s going to change all their lives. They just don’t know that yet. Welcome to the bookshop.
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  • Ep 2: Oranges are not the Only Fruit

    Ep 2: Oranges are not the Only Fruit
    Sep 8 2021

    Bug and Winnie are encouraging Fiona to dip a toe back into the dating pool – but there are a lot of frogs. As the three women head to the art gallery to scope out one of Fiona’s possible beaus, Bug finds herself bidding on a giant oil painting of a pink rocket. It is a rocket, isn’t it?
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  • Ep 3: Emma

    Ep 3: Emma
    Sep 8 2021

    Sami gives James some pointers in the gentle art of flirting. Be cool, don’t go in too hard, and double check they like the right Bronte sister. It’s amazing they’re both still single. Amazingly for James – it works. He has a date. But why doesn’t he want Bug to know about it?
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    19 mins
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Friendship, love and the minefield of dating!

A really enjoyable listen. A great mix of characters. I warmed to them all. Good performances and clever writing. Highly recommend!

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I loved this!

Love of all kinds! It was brilliant. It takes a little getting use to, flipping between characters and have ambient noises but so glad I gave this a go!

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Brilliant

I thoroughly enjoyed this from start to finish. It was witty, sad and performed wonderfully,

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Brilliant !

Very entertaining. The actors were really good and brought the story to life. It was funny and heart warming.

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Good story, excellent performance

I was just looking for something to listen to before going to bed and glad I found this. I didn’t want to stop listening when I started. The episodes are not too long and won’t make people bored. The story is unpredictable. Actors’ performances were so good. Highly recommended, especially if you’re into women empowerment and feminism.

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Fantastic

Such a lovely gripping story that made me laugh and cry. Fantastic! I highly recommend.

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An Enjoyable Listen and funny

Thoroughly enjoyed this book. It's not something I would normally listen to but so glad I did as it made me laugh out loud at times. It's in the audible catalogue and free to listen to and if you don't like it all you've wasted is a bit of time

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a really nice listen

easy going, not too dramatic, well performed...
and free couldn't ask for more.
give it a listen.

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Book lover’s

Absolutely fabulous, just keep wanting to listen to the next one
Thank you so much 😊

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Engrossing! Brilliant! Beautiful

What a truly amazing series! Funny, moving, tender ; I istened to it while running and actually made me snort out loud many times (alarming passersby) and also well up. It's a true feminist romance but also such a testament to female friendship. Would love to see it as a movie too!! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!

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