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Just My Luck
- Narrated by: Louise Brealey, Kristin Atherton
- Length: 12 hrs and 50 mins
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Summary
The Sunday Times number one best seller!
What if winning means losing everything?
It’s the stuff dreams are made of – a lottery win so big, it changes everything.
For 15 years, Lexi and Jake have played the same six numbers with their friends, the Pearsons and the Heathcotes. Over dinner parties, fish & chip suppers and summer barbecues, they’ve discussed the important stuff – the kids, marriages, jobs and houses – and they’ve laughed off their disappointment when they failed to win anything more than a tenner.
But then, one Saturday night, the unthinkable happens. There’s a rift in the group. Someone doesn’t tell the truth. And soon after, six numbers come up which change everything forever.
Lexi and Jake have a ticket worth £18 million. And their friends are determined to claim a share of it.
Number one Sunday Times best seller Adele Parks returns with a riveting look at the dark side of wealth in this gripping take on friendship, money and betrayal - and good luck gone bad....
Critic reviews
"Adele Parks never takes her foot off the gas, every book is tighter, faster, better than the last. Just My Luck is a gripping story of greed, lies and dark family secrets. I read it in a two-day frenzy." (Lisa Jewell)
"A compelling take on one of those “what if” scenarios that we’ve all wondered about. Addictive, provocative and thoroughly relatable – a brilliantly crafted reminder to be careful what you wish for’ TM Logan ‘An absolute joy: gripping, shocking and surprising. A cautionary tale about what one couple’s sudden wealth can do to old friendships." (Jane Fallon)
"Stupendous! I read this totally compelling modern-day morality tale over a weekend – I couldn’t put it down. As ever, Adele Parks does not disappoint – you’ll love it." (Ruth Jones)
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- Mrs CJ
- 09-07-20
A Curate’s egg
I really enjoyed the plot but Lexie really got on my nerves by the end. And I thought the last chapter was completely at odds with the rest of the book. That said, I like this writer, the narrators were excellent, and it held my attention.
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- Mrs B.
- 21-05-20
Excellent
I absolutely loved this book!!great story line , excellently narrated. The best of Adele Parkes for me
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- Yuliya
- 23-06-20
easy listen
only errors it's in the reading , audio wasn't cut properly and narrator reads the same sentence 2ce or 3 times . Story line is good and easy going nothing to complicated
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- June Howley
- 16-02-21
Far fetched yarn.
Who wouldn’t like to win £18 million? The main character in this story, the one that bought the winning ticket, was such a misery throughout I almost gave up she was so annoying. Lots of twists and turns to the plot though and kept me listening right till the end when, without wishing to spoil it, I’m still left with a question. Would I recommend it? I don’t think I would.
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- TDB
- 02-07-20
Good read
ever wanted to win the lottery then read this to see the deceit and abuse money can bring. loved the book but found main narration very stilted.
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- Newmaks
- 03-07-20
Great read!
Thoroughly enjoyed this audiobook. Interesting subject and a nice twist at the end. Definitely recommend.
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- GEJM2
- 03-08-20
Predictable but still enjoyable
You work out the ending after a few chapters in, but still enjoyed it. A good listen.
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- Daisy71
- 09-07-21
Was a bit of a slog till the end
The best part was the twists at the end - didn’t expect a lot of it to happen. Didn’t really like any of the characters so found this book a bit hard going.
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- AnnieJuly
- 02-11-21
Decent
Enjoyable plot and interesting premise - though I confess there was a subplot that I found a little dreary. It was necessary as things turned out but I wish there’d been another slightly more interesting one woven in.
There were few likeable characters and only the female protagonist was drawn in more then two dimension. The others were mainly caricature.
But the plot moved nicely, the scenes were good and kept you wanting to move on to the next one. I didn’t consider giving up at any point.
Narration okay by Brearley - though she has a habit of putting the same stress on each syllable which can give her a slight speaking clock quality. The daughter narrator not so good - she was doing an older teen yet could lapse into ickle girl tones as though she were doing the voice of an 8 year old.
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- S S.
- 17-11-22
Very convincing story line
Felt my emotions running along with this story and was keen to keep dipping into the story. Extremely well narrated considering there were quite a few characters written into the story. This is one book I shall probably listen to again.
I’m keen to see what other audio books there are by this author
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