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The One Plus One

Discover the author of Me Before You, the love story that captured a million hearts

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Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Jojo Moyes's The One Plus One, read by Elizabeth Bower, Ben Elliot, Nicola Stanton and Steven France.

The One Plus One is the beautiful, poignant and utterly compelling new novel by the internationally bestselling author Jojo Moyes.

One single mum
With two jobs and two children, Jess Thomas does her best day after day. But it's hard on your own. And sometimes you take risks you shouldn't. Because you have to . . .

One chaotic family
Jess's gifted, quirky daughter Tanzie is brilliant with numbers, but without a helping hand she'll never get the chance to shine. And Nicky, Jess's teenage stepson, can't fight the bullies alone.
Sometimes Jess feels like they're sinking . . .

One handsome stranger
Into their lives comes Ed Nicholls, a man whose life is in chaos, and who is running from a deeply uncertain future. But he has time on his hands. He knows what it's like to be lonely. And he wants to help . . .

One unexpected love story
The One Plus One is a captivating and unconventional romance from Jojo Moyes about two lost souls meeting in the most unlikely circumstances.

Praise for Jojo Moyes:

'Majestic, utterly compelling, tremendous. A heart-stopping read' Independent on Sunday

'Truly beautiful. Made us laugh, smile and sob like a baby - you simply have to read it' Closer

'A triumph. Packs such an emotional punch, you'll need a box of tissues' Elle

Jojo Moyes is a novelist and a journalist. She worked at the Independent for ten years before leaving to write full time. Her previous novels have all been critically acclaimed and include The Ship of Brides, Foreign Fruit, The Last Letter From Your Lover, winner of Spring 2012's most popular Richard and Judy Book Club title Me Before You and most recently The Girl you Left Behind. She lives in Essex with her husband and their three children.

Contemporary Family Life Genre Fiction Romantic Comedy Women's Fiction Fiction Feel-Good Funny Heartfelt Witty

Critic reviews

The life-affirming novel will uplift your spirits and make you feel good
A love story, a road trip and family drama all rolled into one brilliant page turner. Jojo Moyes has triumphed again
Raw, funny, real and sad, this is storytelling at its best
A beautifully written modern love story from Britain's best contemporary female author
A funny, sweet and tender portrait of modern life in Britain, that covers some tough issues with the lightest of touches
Moyes is at the top of her game with this thought-provoking, emotional rollercoaster of a novel. It is astute, funny and ultimately, rather moving
Another beautifully written love story I relished
Compulsive reading
Quirky and memorable
A laugh-out-loud, rollicking good read and a very touching love story
All stars
Most relevant
Excellent book - brilliant story, each character is narrated by different actor and was done very well.

A contemporary story with a very dramatic but realistic plot.
Such a good book that I listened to it in one day!

Thoroughly Enjoyable.

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The story was pretty unbelievable and far fetched unfortunately, but it did have some good moments.

Not the best of JoJo

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What made the experience of listening to The One Plus One the most enjoyable?

The accents, the different point of views and voices. It was a very well read and written book.

Which scene did you most enjoy?

There are many to choose for but the one that made me teary was the one about the blog post and it's consequences (can't say more)

Any additional comments?

Such a fun listen. The narrators were perfect for each role. Ed's voice was the hardest to get used to but in the end I loved them all ..seeing them develop and seeing their relationships develop was beautiful.

Cute and familiar

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Really got into the narrative and the events that filled each characters life. Highly recommended.

A lovely story

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I love the story line, and it's nice to hear the story from the point of view of the children as well as the adults. Minus one story as I wasn't keen on the voice of Tansy. But if you read it that won't be a problem.

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