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The Second Child

By: John Boyne
Narrated by: David McFetteridge
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 Alison Clarke returns home to her father's house in rural Wexford with her movie star boyfriend, Nick. It is the first time she has been home in years. Her father does not approve of her boyfriend or her pregnancy, and Alison's mother is struggling to keep them from fighting. There is a lot of tension in the house. Will father and daughter ever make up?©2008 John Boyne (P)2009 WF Howes Ltd Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Women's Fiction
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I really enjoyed this short audio book and have listened to it several times since I bought it. I thought the narration was good and really made it enjoyable to listen too.

I didn't think the length of the audio book was bad at all, when you listen to the story you don't even think about it. I also like to have audio books that aren't always long as its a nice length to listen to in one sitting.

I really enjoyed this book and would happily recommend to others. If you like Chick Lit & Romance then I am sure you'll like this. The other authors I have listened are Jane Green, Cecelia Ahern, Freya North for example and I would say if you like them you'll probably enjoy this as well.

Enjoyable short story

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Disliked spending £7.99 on Audible for a book that lasted 55 minutes total waste of money. Disgusted

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