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Chestnut Lane
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Can't stop listen..<br />Brilliant characters. grt stor
- By Valerie on 09-02-19
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She's loved his music for years and knows that he's had a tough time lately. Life hasn't been easy for Sophie either. She lost her husband just as she was becoming successful as a novelist and she is having difficulties with her daughter Andi.
And Sophie has another reason to be wary of getting involved with Jez - but life continues to throw them together and the attraction between them begins to build.
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- Carrie
- Bar Hill, Cambs, United Kingdom
- 16-01-09
A very enjoyable book
The story line was lovely, I really did enjoy listening to the story. It did take a moment or two to get use to the characters voices as they were read by the narrator! I would recommend this story to you all.
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- Lie Back & Listen
- 25-05-13
Predictable
Well narrated however the storyline is predictable & the characters are not very believable. This also felt like an *abridged* tile although it is classed *unabridged* it was a waste of my monthly credit.
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- Joan
- 20-08-09
Chestnut Lane
My First Audio read - I loved it. Sweet and simple.
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- Lisa
- 30-08-11
Wonderful!
I loved this book, it was truly a breath of fresh air. I listened to it quite a long time ago, and wish I could find another one like it. The lead characters weren't beautiful and perfect and young, which made the story even better.