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That's Not How It Happened

Yazan: Craig Thomas
Seslendiren: Marli Watson, Cobie Smulders, Josh Radnor, Kevin Iannucci
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 “Funny and poignant... Craig Thomas is a big-hearted, empathetic writer who knows his characters inside and out." —Tom Perrotta, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Mrs. Fletcher and The Leftovers

“Funny, real and moving all at once...[A] wonderful, heartfelt debut.” –Lin-Manuel Miranda, Tony-Award Winning creator of Broadway’s Hamilton

From the Emmy-nominated co-creator and Executive Producer of How I Met Your Mother, this smart, funny, bighearted novel for fans of Kevin Wilson and Monica Heisey, follows a family turned upside down after Hollywood decides to make a movie version of their lives.

With Audiobook narration by Cobie Smulders and Josh Radnor

Paige didn’t set out to be a stay-at-home mom, but when her husband’s screenwriting career took off right before they had a son with Down syndrome, the decision was made for her. Now, with their children nearly grown and unsure what's next, Paige writes a memoir about the challenges of raising a child with a disability. When a major actress-turned-producer shows up at her door eager to make her “inspiring” story into a movie, she’s shocked, excited, and a little terrified.

This movie just might be the comeback opportunity her husband, Rob, desperately needs. His career has fizzled in recent years. But the movie is going to need a screenwriter, and who better to adapt his wife's memoir than him?... Meanwhile, their son, Emmett, doesn’t understand why people think his Down syndrome is the most important thing in his life (that's definitely his girlfriend, Amy)—but he hopes his newfound fame might somehow get him closer to meeting his idol, Eddie Vedder. Their daughter, Darcy, couldn't care less about the whole thing because she’s hardly even in their mom's book. The “normal” child who nobody ever worries about is feeling more forgotten than ever as her love life implodes and college decisions loom.

As their lives are chewed up and spit out by the Hollywood machine, triggering old resentments and launching new betrayals, will any of them even recognize the "inspiring" family in this film? Or will this "feel-good" movie be the end of them? Dark Humour Family Life Genre Fiction Literature & Fiction Evlilik Komik Samimi
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Well paced exploration of memory and its pitfalls. Thomas explores the unreliable narrator to comic effect

Moving story

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As a big HIMYM fan there was an 83% chance I would enjoy this book. And I did. There’s definitely some Easter Eggs for fans of the series. As I’m in the UK the book isn’t out here yet, but I was able to get the audiobook on Audible. I’m pleased I did, as the voices fitted well with the characters.
The story is well paced and enjoyable. Give it a listen if you are a HIMYM fan or a fan of authors like Marian Keyes.

Major Listening Binge

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Well worth reading, but if the book isn’t available where you are, this audiobook is perfection. Engaging, well performed, poignant and funny, it’s one you should add to the top of your list!

Brilliant

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