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Out of Practice

The Larkford Series, Book 1

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Out of Practice

By: Penny Parkes
Narrated by: Anna Bentinck
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About this listen

 The winner of the RNA's Romantic Comedy of the Year Award 2017

‘A wonderful setting, characters you care about, a page-turning plot, laugh-out-loud funny. I loved it’ Katie Fforde

Out of Practice is based around a large country medical practice, which proves to be a hotbed of rivalry, resentment and romance - and that's just the doctors. Think James Herriot meets House.

Meet married mum of two and successful GP Holly Graham as she relocates her family to join the team at The Practice at Beckerford, hoping to find the peaceful life she craves, despite the chaos that comes with her two year old twins and the troublesome state of her marriage. It will certainly be a challenge to keep her private and professional lives separate in such a tight-knit community.

Her colleagues have their own issues to contend with. The gorgeous Dr Dan Carter is struggling with to focus on work and the last thing he needs is any more stress; having his ambitious ex-girlfriend Dr Julia Channing working alongside him isn't really helping. Thankfully, the rather delectable Dr Taffy Jones is on hand to distract Holly from the escalating situation at home.

Feisty octogenarian and resident celebrity, Elsie Townsend, is Holly's favourite patient and saving grace. Elsie's inspirational Life Lessons come at the perfect moment, as The Practice is suddenly under threat of imminent closure and Holly rediscovers her voice and her priorities just in time …

'Delightfully warm' Jo Thomas©2017 Penny Parkes (P)2017 Simon & Schuster Audio UK Animals Contemporary Romance Fiction Friendship Genre Fiction Romance Romantic Comedy Women's Fiction Feel-Good Funny

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A real insight to life and loves in today's world. Don't judge a book it's cover. certainly the charectets were brilliant. Highly Recommended

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I listen to books whilst travelling with work, I have actively looked forward to each journey to see what happens next.
I was disappointed when it finished and would love to know what happens next for the characters.

Easy to listen to and well narrated.

Easy to listen to and great story

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in parts. but it becomes quite predictable. I would not have another one her books.

alright

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What made the experience of listening to Out of Practice the most enjoyable?

A great story revolving around a small town GP's practice, add in an eccentric faded screen star a useless selfish unfaithful husband, an even more self centered friend and a gorgeous fellow doctor as the love interest and you have a great story. Add in a pinch of underhand plotting by one of the other doctors and the result is a great summer read (or listen). I loved this book and wish there was a sequel

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loved it do much listened to it twice it's a really good book thumbs-up great

it's a great story

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