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Homes and Experiences

From the writer of hit BBC shows Ladhood and Pls Like

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Homes and Experiences

By: Liam Williams
Narrated by: Chris Harper, Liam Williams, Nneke Okoye
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About this listen

This audio edition read by the author, comedian, writer and actor Liam Williams

Mark is going on the trip of a lifetime: a summer touring Europe in the pay of the travel company he works for.

For his plus one, he turns to his idolised cousin, Paris. Everything Mark's not, Paris is a man of the world with a thirst for adventure - even his name is better than Mark's.

But after a catastrophic argument, Mark finds himself setting off alone on his voyage, instead emailing an unresponsive Paris from the road. A cocktail cruise on the Seine, mindful pastry making in Foix, a graffiti tour in Barcelona: Mark will be forced to engage with life and strangers as he never has before, with poignantly recognisable results.

But questions remain: will he ever be able to have an authentic interaction? Will Paris ever reply to his emails? And crucially, will he manage to write SEO friendly copy for every place he visits?

After all, it's not the destination that counts: it's the homes and experiences you encounter along the way.

©2020 Liam Williams (P)2020 Hodder Headline Limited Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Literature & Fiction Fiction Comedy Funny Witty Celebrity Sailing

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Critic reviews

"One of the finest comic minds of Generation Y." (The Times)
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Tragic, funny, comforting and uplifting.

The writing is rhythmic and entertaining.

Really nice... Really wonderful.

A really moving millenial story

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I am a fan of a lot of Liam Williams' work and so probably would've had to truly hate this to not enjoy it. Thankfully, it's really good. I was completely addicted, amused and surprisingly moved throughout. It's incredibly well-observed and has that scary thing of feeling like someone is reading your own thoughts, the ones you'd never share with anyone else, aloud and in a semi-familiar voice. Would highly recommend to anyone who has wasted hours and hours of a holiday wondering if you're having a good time or could be doing something better. Or just if you want to read something funny that has something genuinely interesting to say about society without being over-bearing about it.

I've never really listened to an audio book before but enjoyed this and felt like it added something extra so would recommend that also.

Adrian Mole if Adrian Mole had read Adrian Mole

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I wish I had Liam’s expansive vocabulary for this review but I don’t. But fuck me, this was good. How often do you read a book where you learn new things about places you’ve previously visited or that makes you want to go and see the meh view in Toledo? It’s also a book that can wow you with multiple love stories (Mark and Paris being the greatest one). I love how Liam mixes the Leeds sweary vernacular with a flowery, often OTT, vocabulary. I’m a bit obsessed with Liam’s voice and can’t quite explain why but if you listen to this book, you will be too.

Original, sublime, just wonderful

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It was a toss up between this and a Ram Dass book on conscious dying.

I'm glad I plumped for this title instead as it sated me spiritually and prepared me, through northern mettle, for the grim reaper in under half the time.

In essence Homes & Experiences makes life in and outside of lockdown obsolete which for me is the hallmark of money well spent. Funny as well.

funny this

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Beautiful story, very funny and moving often at the same time. Perfect book. Loved it

Perfect escapism

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