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The One You Really Want
- Narrated by: Sarah Barron
- Length: 14 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Romance
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Very Racist, not appropriate to be published
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Summary
The one you really want could be closer than you think....
The One You Really Want is a sweet, funny, romantic novel from best-selling author Jill Mansell. Not to be missed by listeners of Marian Keyes and Cathy Kelly.
It all starts with a shiny, red sit-on lawn mower.
When Nancy spies her Christmas present from her husband sitting on the lawn, she realises the jewellery she thought was for her must be on someone else. Her best friend, Carmen, isn't surprised (she never liked Jonathan) and persuades Nancy to leave Edinburgh and come and stay in her luxury London flat - far too vast for Carmen since her husband, millionaire rock star Spike Todd, died.
Soon Nancy's met gorgeous Connor O'Shea, who lives next door, and his daughter, Mia, is matchmaking - not least because she'd like to see the back of Connor's current pushy girlfriend. Meanwhile Carmen, who's always been certain she doesn't want another man in her life, feels a spark when a handsome charity worker called Joe calls round. But Joe's not quite all he seems....
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- mgjw78
- 23-09-16
Good book awful narration
I liked the book but found the awful Irish accents really off putting. Surely in 2016 you can get someone better than the leprechaun from the lucky charms ad to narrate, really spoiled the book for me
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- louise price
- 06-06-17
Just couldn't get into
Narrator rubbish bad accents , to many characters lost track of who was who love Jill Mansell😩 but not this book
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- Emj
- 02-03-17
Great book... shame about the narrator!
This is a great Jill Mansell story, however the narrators accents are so awful it's off putting.
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- Laoidhe
- 24-02-17
Most horrendous narrator ever!!!
This book was entirely ruined by the awful narrator, the accents were terrible and completely inconsistent which was a total distraction from an otherwise nice story.
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- Anonymous User
- 18-02-17
Horrendous
Dont waste your money, poor plot, terrible accents , very badly read with low imagination characters.
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- Gem
- 01-09-16
Lovely
A lovely story. Read very well. An easy and relaxing listen. I would recommend to my girl friends.
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- ANNE
- 28-10-16
Fantastic read
I loved reading this book, I didn't won't it to finish, I was laughing a lot and crying a bit. The narrator was brilliant at the way she spoke the words with the different accents and feeling to the words.
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- mrs christine clifford
- 27-09-16
Didn't want it to end
Easy listening. Totally engrossed didn't want it to end. Even if it was a bit predictable
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- Samantha
- 19-09-16
Super listen
Highly recommend, fun, easy going listen. Smiles and laughter along the way. Ideal relaxing book
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- Charlie Grace Day
- 16-03-22
Great story i think better being read on your own.
I'm sure Sarah Barron is a great Narrator? however the put on deep voice for the male part just ruined it for me, it got to the point where I just dreaded him entering the story. she made him sound like a Turtle!!
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- Terhi
- 10-01-22
Fun, light listen
I adore Jill Mansell's books. I wanted a funny romantic book and got it.
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- Kathryn @theBookDate
- 09-11-18
Full of Humour and a Great Narrator!!
This is one of those books that I am sure is enhanced by being narrated. And I really enjoyed the narrator's interpretation, she and of course Jill Mansell had me chuckling often as I listened. Full of varied characters with various but similar challenges, there was nothing to dislike and all to enjoy. With of course the perfect satisfying ending. Some might say predictable, but then that's what I like in a book! A happy ending.