Listen free for 30 days

Listen with offer

Get this deal Try for £0.00
Offer ends May 1st, 2024 11:59PM GMT. Terms and conditions apply.
£7.99/month after 3 months. Renews automatically.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection - including bestsellers and new releases.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, celeb exclusives, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection - including bestsellers and new releases.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, celeb exclusives, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Trying cover art

Trying

By: Emily Phillips
Narrated by: Nathalie Buscombe
Get this deal Try for £0.00

Pay £99p/month. After 3 months pay £7.99/month. Renews automatically. See terms for eligibility.

£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

Buy Now for £12.99

Buy Now for £12.99

Pay using card ending in
Switch payment method
By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. Please see our Privacy Notice, Cookies Notice and Interest-based Ads Notice.

Listeners also enjoyed...

 The Pursuit of Motherhood cover art
21 Miles cover art
The Mother Project cover art
A Bump in the Road cover art
The Last Goodbye cover art
How To Survive Your Sisters cover art
Lessons in Laughing Out Loud cover art
Friday Night with the Girls cover art
Told You So cover art
Wilde Like Me cover art
The Almost Wife cover art
With or Without You cover art
The Secrets of Married Women cover art
Valentina cover art
A Minor Indiscretion cover art
After the Lie cover art

Summary

Written by Grazia magazine's Features Director, this is a novel about a woman who is trying, and so far failing, to conceive. A hugely funny, searingly honest comedy about what to expect when you're not expecting.

Olivia and Felix are trying for a baby. They even moved to the suburbs in anticipation of their future family. But despite approaching her cycle and their sex life with military precision, there's still no sign of what felt like the sure next step, whilst friends' broods seem to be growing by the week.

Meanwhile, vying for a promotion at work under the (very attentive) watch of a new boss sends Olivia down a dangerous road of risking it all. Does a happy ever after, she starts to question, even have to include a baby?

This is standout, intelligently written commercial fiction for fans of Sharon Horgan's Catastrophe, Dawn O'Porter's The Cows and Mhairi McFarlane's It's Not Me, It's You.

©2018 Emily Phillips (P)2018 Hodder & Stoughton Limited
Biographical Fiction Family Life Friendship Women's Fiction Contemporary Romantic Comedy Literature & Fiction
Show More Show Less

Critic reviews

"Funny, bittersweet and touching. Will resonate with anyone who is 'trying'." (Marian Keyes)

More from the same

Narrator

What listeners say about Trying

Average customer ratings
Overall
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    11
  • 4 Stars
    6
  • 3 Stars
    1
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0
Performance
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    10
  • 4 Stars
    5
  • 3 Stars
    2
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0
Story
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    10
  • 4 Stars
    4
  • 3 Stars
    3
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Audible.co.uk reviews

Amazon reviews
Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars
Profile Image for Sarah

Tonic to the soul

So much to like about this book. Are you 30 something, well this is for you- funny but with depth. Had me gripped & will help you make sense of your own circumstances or others. Well narrated too.

Report this

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars
Profile Image for Laura

Perfect for all those of us 'trying.'

As an emotional wreck following 3 years of trying and 3 miscarriages I was unsure whether I could handle something so close. But I am so glad I took the risk. This book was so refreshing and real. It made me feel that I am not alone and reminded to remember what is important in all of this. I won't spoil the ending but I thought it was the perfect way to end it. I would recommend it to anyone who is trying and anyone who may be around people who are trying, so you can know what not to say to people of 'that age.'

Report this

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!