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The Queen of New Beginnings

By: Erica James
Narrated by: Juanita McMahon
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Clayton Miller's life is a mess. His career as one of the country's best comedy script writers has stalled, and his long term girlfriend has left him for his ex best friend and ex writing partner. Just when he thinks his life couldn't get any worse, he commits a spectacularly public fall from grace, and with the press hounding him, his agent banishes him to the middle of nowhere until the dust has settled.

At a remote country house he meets Alice. Alice Shoemaker is a voiceover artist who habitually goes to great lengths to avoid telling the truth. After agreeing to help out a friend, by shopping and cleaning for the unknown man staying at Cuckoo House, she soon becomes suspicious that her strange and obnoxiously rude client has something to hide. But equally so does she. When they discover the truth about each other they form an unlikely friendship, but then Alice discovers Clayton has betrayed her in the worst possible way.

©2009 Erica James (P)2010 W F Howes Ltd Contemporary Contemporary Romance Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Romance Women's Fiction Feel-Good Funny Heartfelt Witty

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It is a well read, entertaining novel. Easy to listen.
Maybe it is not very high in literature value, but definitely a good choice for a long daily commute.
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Great characters and believeble story - loved every minute and fully finished story

Real and involved

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I enjoyed this book but I found the narrater to be not too good.

She seemed to pause in the wrong part of a sentence and the voice changes were on occasion annoying, this caused some displeasure and spoiled the listening of a good story.

Good book bad narrater

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I've loved everything about this book, the story and the narration were excellent. Sorry that it's come to an end 😥

Best book I've listened to for ages!

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I really enjoyed this story, I loved all the characters and really rooted for Alice. It was funny, sentimental and easy to listen to. Highly recommend

Funny & charming

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I enjoyed the first part of this book very much. However, sadly, this enjoyment did not last as I found the flashback stories of both main characters rather long-winded and slightly irritating - a good editor would have helped.

While the two main characters (Clayton and Alice) are fairly believable and likeable, 'George' is far too stereotyped and unlikely. Also, the story of Alice's family really does stretch credibility to the limit.

Having said all that, the story moves along at a good pace and, although two or three times I felt like giving up on it, eventually I listened to the end - hence the three stars. Incidentally, I found the narrator very good throughout.

But I do think it is probably a book that women would enjoy more.

Is it a man's book?

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A voice-over artist has returned to her childhood home town where she meets an author hiding out from some media scandal. They gradually get to know each other, and why they are both hiding out. Nice, wee, pick me up kind of book!

Cheery Chick Lit

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Very good story, quite a lot of comedy and brought to life by excellent story telling

Excellent narrator

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Absolutely loved this book. I think probably the best so far. Sooo made me laugh and cry. Brilliant story. Fab narrator. Recommend.

Brilliant. One of my favourite Erica books.

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