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Promising Young Women
- Narrated by: Tessa Coates
- Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
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Summary
Shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards - Newcomer of the Year
Jane Peters is an adrift 20-something by day and a world-weary agony aunt by night. But when an office party goes too far, Jane dissolves into the high-stakes world of being the Other Woman: a role she has the right advice for, but not the smarts to follow through on.
What starts out as a drunken mistake quickly unravels as Jane discovers that sex and power go hand in hand, and that it's hard to keep your head when you've become someone else's dirty little secret. And soon, her friendships, her sanity and even her life are put into jeopardy.
Critic reviews
"So brilliant...I highly recommend it." (Dolly Alderton)
"I loved it. The writing is whipsmart and so witty." (Marian Keyes)
"A future classic." (Jane Casey)
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- Susie
- 01-03-23
Slow and wonderful
I thought this was an absolutely brilliant book. The story was quite slow but delicately woven and frightening relevant.
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- Reluctant Reviewer
- 14-04-24
Good story good writing
Enjoyed this book but just a few two many themes raised without proper consideration/ exploration but that said I still liked it. I would read more by this author
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- AK240
- 23-08-21
Fantastic
The story I was expecting to me similar to the film of the same name - it was so unexpected and absolutely hilarious and brilliant
The narrator Tessa Coats has an amazing voice and sounded just like how I pictured the character
Loved it
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- J. D. Turner-Adkin
- 26-03-21
Radio 2 recommend
A great listen/read. Easy to take in with good content. I quickly bought into the main character Jane which I always feel is important with any story.
A ‘difficult to put down’ book.
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- MISS LA GOMEZ
- 16-09-21
Every women in 30s, 30s, 40s should read
loved it. how a man and keeping up with the 'rat race' can ruin career, affect mental health and friendships.
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- Hannah
- 29-10-23
Better than I was expecting
Actually really enjoyed this, didn't know what to expect but it was a good story
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- Luis Martins Soares
- 08-08-21
Exciting storyline from beginning to end..
Really well read! A story felt very real to society and to women in particular! The struggles of reaching success, but developing an identity in a man's world! This generation of writers will slowly bring down the patriarchy and I am looking forward to witness this.
The therapeutic male
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- Evie
- 12-08-21
Really liked it!
Really good :) good story, likeable main character and good narration, enjoyed it a lot would recommend
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- jberry1inamillion
- 29-11-23
Excellent!
This is the second book by the author I’ve listened to, and I’m really glad I did. It’s a very thoughtful novel and even for someone way past the age of the main protagonist I took a lot from it.
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- Amazon Customer
- 21-11-23
Addictive
I was really invested in Jane and her story and fear it’s an experience that many young women go through to an extent. Told in a fun and lively way, it dealt with serious issues that affect young women daily.
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