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Seeing Other People

A heartwarming novel from the bestselling author of ALL THE LONELY PEOPLE

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Seeing Other People

By: Mike Gayle
Narrated by: David Morley Hale
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About this listen

 The brilliant new novel from everyone's favourite chronicler of family, relationships and life as a modern man.

From My Legendary Girlfriend to Turning Forty, Mike Gayle's bestselling novels have taken his millions of readers through many key times for the modern man - friendship, courtship, stag weekends, marriage, work, holidays, significant birthdays - but THE DIVORCED DADS' CLUB is perhaps his most compelling, engaging and bittersweet novel yet.

When Joe Clarke writes a feature for his newspaper on the guys called the Divorced Dads' Club, he doesn't think he'll ever see this sorry bunch of losers again. Why would he? He's happily married to Penny, his university sweetheart and he is the father of two lovely children that they both dote upon.

Joe has never strayed from his marriage vows . . . until one drunken night which leaves his life in ruins, and Penny showing him the door.

He is still in love with Penny and still crazy about his kids, who can't understand why their lives have been turned upside down, but Joe knows he deserves to be cast out into the world of bedsits and baked beans. And it soon becomes clear that as far as Penny is concerned, there is no way back.

Joe feels totally alone. And then he bumps into none other than Van, lead singer of West London's most famous Van Halen tribute band and leading light of the Divorced Dads' Club.

Could this motley crew of fathers, all in some way separated from their children but determined to support each other, help Joe get back together with Penny and the kids?

Not if his first meeting with Penny and her new boyfriend is anything to go by . . .

Funny, heart-wrenching and totally page-turning, THE DIVORCED DADS' CLUB is a rollercoaster ride of emotion. By its end, Joe Clarke will be a very different person.

(P)2014 Hodder & Stoughton Limited©2014 Pizza FTD Ltd Contemporary Contemporary Romance Fiction Literature & Fiction Love, Dating & Attraction Relationships Romance Marriage Comedy Witty Funny

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Critic reviews

Praise for Mike Gayle
Wise, witty and wonderful . . . a triumph!
Not just readable, fresh and witty, but sophisticated in execution . . . funny but also poignant.
Unique, funny and full of drama . . . Genius!
A funny and frank account of a hopeless romantic.
Mike Gayle has carved a whole new niche out of the male confessional novel.
Wise, witty and with endearing characters, this is a feel-good-read with lots of laughs.
All stars
Most relevant

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

Not really. It was way too sentimental and yeuky for me. I only got it because it was on offer.

What will your next listen be?

Something entirely different.

What three words best describe David Morley Hale’s performance?

Bit Julian Clary

Did Seeing Other People inspire you to do anything?

Force myself to keep listening so I would get it finished and could move on to something new.

Any additional comments?

Don't bother unless you like sentimental, daft stories in which you don't mind people who take the path clearly marked 'Stupid'.

Want To Slap Him Round The Face With A Wet Fish

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bit predictable but still good. narrator wasn't quite what I expected but got there in the end

bit predictable but still good

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I only discovered Mike Gayle’s books a few months back and have listen to 5 so far, every one has AMAZING and this was no exception!!

Another fantastic listen!!

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You will love it. The characters are brought to life by one of the best narrators I've ever listened to.

I was late for work many times!!!

What a great story and narrator!!!

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Interesting but a slow starter, I liked the ending sometimes a bit of a drag

Slow starter

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