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Head over Heels

By: Jill Mansell
Narrated by: Patricia Gallimore
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Summary

Jill Mansell's Sunday Times best seller Head Over Heels is not to be missed by readers of Veronica Henry and Marian Keyes. Jill's novels are loved by reviewers.

Jessie has kept the identity of her son Oliver's father a secret for years. She's stunned when she discovers that the man in question, actor Toby Gillespie, has just moved in next door. The truth's about to come out.

One glance at Oliver, and a little mental arithmetic, and Toby has the situation sussed. Meeting the son he never knew he had is the shock of a lifetime. It's a shock, too, for Toby's wife, the beautiful Deborah, though she seems to take it in her stride. Would Deborah be so relaxed if she knew just how close Toby wants to get to the mother of his firstborn?

As the attraction between them flares up again, Jessie just can't see her way to a happy ending. But no one is quite what they seem, and there are more surprises to come....

©1998 Jill Mansell (P)2005 Isis Publishing Ltd
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"Achingly romantic." ( Heat)

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shame about the narrator

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I've always enjoyed this book and was excited to get it on audiobook. It's a nice light hearted tale of love

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Awful. Such a posh/upper class accent. It was painful to listen to at times. Ive read this book many times and never imagined any of the characters wit poh accents, let alone ALL of them.

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Narration spoils this audio book

Voice used for male parts very nasally and does get on your nerves. Spoils it for me.

Not one of Jill's best books

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Voices

I gave up with listening to this as the male voices were horrendous and I couldn't cope with listening to them. It's a shame as I would have liked to see how the book finally panned out

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Beautifully narrated

Patricia Gallimore is an amazingly clever narrator, she really brings the characters to life.
She tells this story with the same enthusiasm as all the other stories I've heard her read.
This was a great story, with a lovely unexpected ending.

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worst narration ever

I really liked the concept of this book, and thought the story line was a interesting idea.

I have tried hard to continue with it not being a quitter, leaving it a few days then going back to it, but the narration is awful. The narrator has a nice voice but then when she tries to be a male character it is the worst thing I have ever heard . Its dreadful.

So I am sorry to say I have given as i can not bare the assault on my ears and brain any longer.

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Terrible narration

Does Toby squeeze his nose when talking. Sounds hideous. Narration is so bad I almost almost gave up listening.

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Pity about the narration

I love all Jill Mansell books and usually such a brilliant listen. But the men sound awful except for the younger ones which is such a shame. The hero sounds old and totally unattractive. Don’t usually like to be so critical because it must be quite a difficult to do so many different voices

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Good story but the narration made it unbearable for me

I listened up until Chapter 8. I enjoyed the storyline but the narration really put me off! The voice artist makes Toby (the main Male character so far) sound like a constipated 85 year old. He’s supposed to be around 40. I just couldn’t bare listening to it, it’s hideous! I literally can’t imagine anyone fancying someone with that kind of a voice, it is just awful to listen to. That’s just my opinion. I returned the audiobook and I’ll get it on Kindle where I can read it (and in my head he’ll have a completely different voice). :)

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Lovely

I have enjoyed the book as well as the narration very much. Vivid characters. Perfect relaxation.

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Outdated and cringey

Many comments though out the book are extremely outdated and have sexist or homophobic under tones. A few times I was actually shocked by what was said- which in a positive way just shows how far we've come as a a society since 1998.

The voices for this book let it down. The men all sound like posh old men and it is hard to visualise them in any other way. The reader is really cringey.

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