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The Flip Side

By: James Bailey
Narrated by: Jonathan Bailey
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About this listen

Brought to you by Penguin

DIVE IN TO THE FEEL-GOOD ROM-COM OF THE YEAR.

It's New Year's Eve and Josh has a high-flying proposal planned.

An exclusive pod on the London Eye, with champagne, truffles and the ring.

It's perfect.

Until she says no.

And they have to spend the next 29 excruciating minutes alone together.

By the time Josh is back on the ground, his whole life is up in the air.

He's managed to lose his girlfriend, his job and his flat.

Realising he can't trust his own judgement, Josh puts his faith in fate.

From now on he will make every choice by flipping a coin.

It's reckless and scary, but Josh has tried the right way and look where he ended up.

And what if the girl of his dreams is just one flip of a coin away?

© James Bailey 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

 Clean & Wholesome Contemporary Contemporary Romance Literature & Fiction Romance Romantic Comedy Women's Fiction Comedy Feel-Good

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Critic reviews

James Bailey's debut novel takes the usual rom com formula and turns it on its head . . . refreshing, funny and heartwarming, we could not get enough of this
Utterly adorable and romantic. I feel uplifted! (Giovanna Fletcher)
The Flip Side is utterly charming, funny and very relatable! (Josie Silver, bestselling author of One Day in December)
A wonderful, feel-good gem of a book
A funny, sparky read that feels fresh and modern . . . this book is fab (Sophie Cousens, author of the New York Times bestseller This Time Next Year)
Really sweet, warm hearted story with some very funny moments . . . Thoroughly enjoyed it and it was a lovely way to start the new year (Carrie Hope Fletcher)
The ultimate rom-com . . . a much needed, feel-good read during a time of uncertainty
This is the book you need right now if you're looking for an uplifting, funny read . . . You will find yourself laughing out loud
Thoroughly enjoying ... perfect to kick off your 2021 reading year (Owen Nicholls, author of Love, Unscripted)
Bailey's lovely debut is the very funny tale of the hapless Josh who, after his marriage proposal goes very wrong, decides to make all future decisions by simply flipping a coin
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A sweet story with adorable narration. Believable characters and story, where you can imagine they are all your mates!

Cheesy but great

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A good story, very funny - made me laugh out loud at times. Well narrated but maybe would have liked a bit more characterisation. On the whole though this was an enjoyable listen.

Easy listening

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This story is about Josh, a 28 year old man who, after getting a few knocks in life, decides to let the flip of a coin make future decisions. The story is very funny with some laugh out loud moments.
The narration was first class.

Decisions….Decisions

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I started reading a physical copy of this book and wasn’t gripped, however in audiobook form it was hard to switch off. Jonathan Bailey has a natural talent for narration, and takes each role on with confidence and skill, making this such an enjoyable story. You’ll find yourself rooting for the protagonist, whilst also being so frustrated with him at times! I cannot recommend this enough.

Expertly Narrated

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never finished an audiobook so quickly! the plot was cheesy but so lovely. So nice to listen to a rom-com from a male perspective- it set it apart from similar vibe books and put me in mind of a Hugh Grant or Richard Curtis movie. the performance was top tier and it felt really immersive, the writing is really cheeky and witty in places, and I loved all the characters so much- I was grinning so often during this! whole heartedly recommend xxx

such a feel good book

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