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Things We Never Say

By: Sheila O'Flanagan
Narrated by: Aoife McMahon
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Summary

Sheila O'Flanagan's enthralling best seller Things We Never Say is a must-listen for fans of Marian Keyes and Veronica Henry.

The things we never say:

A daughter doesn't say how she feels about the past....

A husband is afraid to say that selling the house his wife loves is the only option....

A woman hasn't said that even though they live thousands of miles apart, this man is always on her mind....

If those things were said, the results could be life-changing. As Abbey - and a whole family she knew nothing of - are about to find out in this warm-hearted, thought-provoking and touching novel.

©2013 Sheila O'Flanagan (P)2013 Headline Publishing Group Ltd

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Review: I found this book to be really compelling from the outset and actually read this alongside my mum so we could discuss it and predict what was going to happen next. I actually find the storyline to be quite shocking, how greedy people can be and how unaccepting of change too. It was something quite different to the storylines I usually experience and that was definitely a good thing for me. In terms of pace, it was a bit of a rollercoater, sometimes moving super quick and being a real page turner, but there were other moments where it seemed a little relative and that slowed it down for me a bit. Thankfully this all balanced out to give a good pace overall and entertained me over a couple of days.

I actually really didn't like the characters in this book. Now this didn't pose a problem to me because I still wanted to find out how they all fared and how each of their stories wrapped up, but I think it was obviously excellent story writing on the part of this author, to write character that I had such an aversion to, it's much better than being apathetic towards a character and have no feelings at all evoked! I found every member of the family involved in this book in Ireland to be greedy and selfish. They had passion and drive, but only if it bettered themselves and their aspirations of what a 'good life' should be. There was the daughter of the family who wasn't entirely dislikalble, but even she got my back up at points.

Abbey who travels from the states to Ireland, although not selfish, was rather bland. She seemed to have strong points of view on some things but seemed weak willed with other decisions she had to make. This inconsistency made me dislike her, but I had to find out what was going to happen to her. Her mother had a similar character. She has some secrets herself which make for interesting reading, but overall she was just a bit too wishy washy for me. Do not fear though because there is a rather hunky Irish lawyer in the novel who was worth reading on for. He was really fun to read and I was rooting for good things to happen the entire way through.

I really enjoyed the dual setting of Ireland and San Francisco, although the description of Ireland was a little less than I was hoping for, perhaps there were more scenes in San Francisco initially that were cut out and so that is why they are both described less than expected. Overall I definitely enjoyed reading this book and fans of Sheila O'Flanagan won't be disappointed. If this is your first novel by this author then it can definitely be read without reading any of her previous novels but there are some really good novels in her collection that you should elfin timely check out too.

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Excellent!

An extremely good read...or should I say, listen!

A well plotted storyline with strong characters and the usual Irish family tensions!

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A lovely book!

I just loved the storyline and the narration was sensitively good. I recommend it as a very good read!

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Stick With It

I didn't think I was going to enjoy this when it first started and was tempted to give up, but persevered with for a bit longer and ended up really enjoying it. This is the first Sheila O'Flanagan story I have listened to and will certainly look for more.
It's a very easy listen.

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Forgettable

This book had a really slow start, I nearly stopped a few times. What was a quite a good basis for the story was long and drawn out, never really getting going. I kept on listening because I did want to find out the end. The American characters were a bit wishy washy, never developing very much.

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Things We Never Say

Absolutely brilliant one of my favourites I totally recommend this amazing book I didn’t want it to end. Stays with you a long time and changes the way we think of others

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Another Great Story From Sheila O'Flanagan

Fred Fitzpatrick was a man struggling to come to terms with the consequences of his actions as a young man. His burning desire to make ammends for his sins was scuppered by his sudden passing. In the story, Sheila O'Flanagan takes us on a revealing journey of discovery as his family learn their father's secrets before being shocked by their father's new will. As the story unfolds we see the very best and the worst of human nature. Beautifully naratated by Aoife McMahon.

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Excellent!

Loved this book from start to finish!
Couldn’t wait to listen to it everyday.
Highly recommend it.

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Lovely book

I enjoyed this very much, great feel good book, great story with brilliant soft Irish narration.

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Lovely story …

… with a strong message. It’s shows that there is good in the world and that brings joy.

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