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How to Find Love in a Book Shop
- Narrated by: Julia Barrie
- Length: 10 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Women's Fiction
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- Ms. Jayne Gruchy
- 13-07-16
relaxing and comforting
This book deals with grief and life. You know where it is going but it is a gentle journey. A perfect Christmas read as it finishes at Christmas time and therefore it would make you feel festive. I have just listened to it in the summer whilst gardening and it was perfect for that too
8 people found this helpful
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- Linda
- 22-06-16
Even a cynical old b***** like me can enjoy this
Do you know it does us all good to listen to book like this now and again. It was the bookshop part of the title that drew me in (as a twice divorced woman it certainly wasn't the love angle). Another reviewer's description of 'brain fluff' is probably right but amongst all the angst novels and dark thrillers this really is a lovely escape. Yes all the people are nice and yes there are lots of happy endings - but tramping with the dogs on the common after a tough day at work isn't it sometimes nice to get a nice warm glow when someone gets her man!
16 people found this helpful
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- Helen W
- 16-10-16
gentle and heartwarming
The narrator reads quietly and with empathy. The story unfolds as a gentle love story
4 people found this helpful
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- Kenneth Swan
- 03-09-16
Lovely
Another lovely book from Veronica Henry. This one will make you laugh, cry and cheer.
4 people found this helpful
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- SarahLou
- 02-07-16
not my favourite veronica henry but still worth it
not my favourite veronica henry book i have listened to alot but still worth a listen.
2 people found this helpful
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- Julie
- 01-07-16
Easy listen, comfy chick lit
A nice book to wind down with, right balance of romance, lifestyle and ambition.
Happy believable ending
2 people found this helpful
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- Becky Parker
- 25-06-16
Lovely Story, Terrible Narrator
Always fab to read a new VH & I enjoyed the story, although didn't feel it was one of her best.
The narrator was terrible, her voice was all wrong for the characters, most of the female characters sounded the same, so it was often difficult to tell who was talking, if no other indication had been made.
4 people found this helpful
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- C. Naylor
- 05-01-17
a twee story for the ladies
nothing much happened except the bath overflowed. but it had a happy ending and Alice saw the light
1 person found this helpful
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- Amazon Customer
- 13-10-21
Beautiful story of love, loss and friendship
Wonderful escapism. Delicately woven stories of several individuals in a small town all connected to a charming bookshop. Makes me want to visit my local bookshop and capture the magic of it all in real life. A lovely read, great clear narration with different nuances for each character. I was rooting for a happy ending as soon as I got to know the characters.
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- Candyguk
- 18-07-21
Beautifully enchanting
Such a lovely story. It made me laugh, smile and cry. I had to keep sneaking in an extra 5 mins as I wanted to know what happened next. Maybe a bit predictable and nice, but it's so nice to just have a story with a happy ending.
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- smaller
- 14-06-20
so very English...small village...slow...
Thought I'd never get thru...sweet story...positive...hopeful..too slow, did not like narration, but she suited story.
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- Kathryn @theBookDate
- 24-10-18
Delightful
Delightful very English story. Lots of characters but everything really centred around the bookshop as each person interacted and came to fully understand and know themselves and their own minds. Well done as an audiobook.