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* * * The New York Times bestseller * * *

If your life fell apart . . . could you start again?

How to Walk Away
is a heartbreaking, joyful story of learning to live and love again from internationally bestselling author Katherine Center.

Maggie Jacobsen is just about to step into the bright future she’s worked so hard and so long for: her dream job, a fiancé she adores and the promise of a perfect life just around the corner. But on what should have been the happiest day of her life, everything she worked for is taken away in a single catastrophic moment.

In hospital Maggie is forced to confront the unthinkable. First there is her fiancé, Charlie, wallowing in self-pity while demanding forgiveness. Then there’s her sister Kit, who shows up after pulling a three-year vanishing act.

Finally there’s Iain, her physical therapist, the one the nurses said was too tough for her. Iain, who won’t let her give in to her despair, who makes her cry, but also manages to make her laugh . . .

Maggie’s new life is nothing like she expected. But could it be more than she had ever dared hope for?

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'I can't think of a blurb good enough for this novel . . . poignant, funny, heartbreaking' - Jenny Lawson, bestselling author of Furiously Happy

'If you read just one book this year, read How to Walk Away' - Nina George, author of The Little Paris Bookshop.

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I can't think of a blurb good enough for this novel . . . poignant, funny, heartbreaking. (Jenny Lawson, bestselling author of Furiously Happy)
A story about survival that is heartbreakingly honest and wryly funny, perfect for fans of Jojo Moyes
If you just read one book this year, read How to Walk Away (Nina George, New York Times bestselling author of The Little Paris Bookshop)
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totally brilliant inspiring book. narrator was fantastic as Margaret so much feeling in her words but as Ian? ouch! scottish accent more like eastern block 😅 but that aside totally worth listening to. I even shed a tear at the end! download it now!

fantastic book!

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Laughed, cried and gasped (a lot).
Absolutely gripping. Loved it!
Big thanks to Brene Brown for recommending.

Incredible story

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My only criticism of this book is the narrators attempt at a Scottish accent, it was truly horrendous and took me out of the story.

sweet story with interesting characters

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I avoided this audiobook due to the reviews about the Scottish accent but while it’s not amazing, the rest of the book is so brilliant that it didn’t stop me from thoroughly enjoying the whole experience. It’s funny, poignant and realistic while still being swoony. Would totally recommend.

Incredible

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Nothing special I don't think. Got bored of the story towards the end and characters became irritating. The narrator also had an annoying voice and terrible Scottish accent.

Standard chicklit really.

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