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The Holiday Cottage by the Sea
- Narrated by: Penny Scott Andrews
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Women's Fiction
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- Jean
- 23-08-18
narration aaaggghhh
sadly I will have to read it. the narrator's voice was the most annoying ever
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- bookaholic
- 19-08-19
awful narration
sadly, after 3 attempts I've not been able to finish this story as I couldn't bear the narrator's voice.
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- Lockes
- 29-06-19
Not a great book
Never seemed to get going. Awful voice. Didn’t enjoy it and gave up quite quickly.
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- snow
- 03-07-22
slow story not very good
not very good lots of talking but not much going on. no real content to the story I got bored of it
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- Shell Barrett
- 02-06-22
A Really Lovely Book
I love Holly Martin books. The story was good but I felt it was a bit rushed. This in turn spoilt it for me.
The narrator does have an annoying voice especially with certain characters.
I did get over these bits & managed to enjoy it in the end.
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- Sarah Blake
- 01-09-19
Potential but could have been better
The storyline is ok, it's a slushy essay listening story, however I found phrases of it so repetitive repeating parts of the storyline on many occasions, very novice.
Also was not overly taken with the whining voice of the narrator.
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- Karen
- 03-07-19
Loved this book
I loved this book, it was well written, the characters came to life and the humour was great. I laughed and cried. It is the first book I have heard by this author and am now going to look for more of her work.
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- Howeydude
- 27-06-19
great listen
this was a lovely book had me engrossed, made me laugh, a good easy listen.
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- E. James
- 15-03-19
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good story and carried on with reading on kindleCouldn’t carry in with this due to narrators voice- way too fast and not relaxing which I’m looking for and didn’t like voice in general
Could audible offer a choice of narrators - I just can’t listen to some people
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- Sossy
- 18-01-19
Narration not for me...
I’m part way through the story & the narration is so grating its making it difficult to continue & putting me off the story!
I usually love Holly Martins books! I feel bad cititicising but honestly the way the story is read especially when trying to differentiate between characters is cringing.
Perhaps I just prefer a stronger sounding voice with substance & I’m being fussy..... sorry!
I should have tried a sample before buying, so it’s my own fault.
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- Kindle Customer
- 01-09-18
Very funny
Those elbows. You always depend on Holly Martin for Laugh out loud funny moments and extolling the charms of small town life. It has serious themes of fear of loss and addresses them through conversation, like mature adults.
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- Julie Belle
- 11-03-19
Sooooo many things wrong with this...
beginning with the narrator - absolutely painful to listen. As the story was equally as horrible, I will not be buying another book by this author.