The Things I Should Have Told You cover art

The Things I Should Have Told You

Preview
Get this deal Try Premium Plus free
Offer ends 29 January 2026 at 11:59PM GMT.
Prime members: New to Audible? Get 2 free audiobooks during trial.
Just £0.99/mo for your first 3 months of Audible.
1 bestseller or new release per month—yours to keep.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, podcasts, and Originals.
Auto-renews at £8.99/mo after 3 months. Cancel monthly.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection - including bestsellers and new releases.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, celeb exclusives, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
£8.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically.

The Things I Should Have Told You

By: Carmel Harrington
Narrated by: Aidan Kelly, Caroline Lennon, Emer O’Connor
Get this deal Try Premium Plus free

£8.99/mo after 3 months. Cancel monthly. Offer ends 29 January 2026 at 11:59PM GMT.

£8.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

Buy Now for £12.99

Buy Now for £12.99

LIMITED TIME OFFER | £0.99/mo for the first 3 months

Premium Plus auto-renews at £8.99/mo after 3 months. Terms apply.

About this listen

‘Anyone who loved the great Maeve Binchy will adore this gorgeous gem of a book’ – Claudia Carroll

The gripping new novel from Irish Times bestseller Carmel Harrington, shortlisted for Newcomer of the Year at the BGE Irish Book Awards.

Every family has a story…

Meet the Guinness family…

But for the Guinness family a happy ending looks out of reach. Olly and Mae's marriage is crumbling, their teenage daughter Evie is on a mission to self-destruct and their beloved Pops is dying of cancer. Their once strong family unit is slowly falling apart.

But Pops has one final gift to offer his beloved family – a ray of hope to cling to. As his life's journey draws to a close, he sends his family on an adventure across Europe in a camper van, guided by his letters, his wisdom and his love.

Because Pops knows that all his family need is time to be together, to find their love for each other and to find their way back home…

What readers are saying about Carmel Harrington:

‘Carmel Harrington…will make you see life in a different way’ – Woman’s Way

‘A wonderfully life-affirming, heart-warming book. Carmel Harrington writes with such honesty, you'd have to be made of stone not to laugh and cry’ – New York Times bestselling author Hazel Gaynor

‘I always feel a little richer for having read one of Carmel’s books…this inspiring and emotional family-centred read stole my heart’ – Between the Lines

Contemporary Contemporary Romance Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Holidays Literature & Fiction Romance Women's Fiction Comedy

Listeners also enjoyed...

Beyond Grace’s Rainbow cover art
The Woman at 72 Derry Lane cover art
The Life You Left cover art
A Thousand Roads Home cover art
My Pear-Shaped Life cover art
A Part of Me and You cover art
The Legacy of Lucy Harte cover art
Cold Feet cover art
Yours, Faithfully cover art
The Sandycove Sunset Swimmers cover art
The Last Week of May cover art
How Will I Know? cover art
Life's What You Make It cover art
Stand by Me cover art
The Restaurant cover art
The Book Club cover art

Critic reviews

‘Will make you see life in a different way’
Woman’s Way

‘Heartwrenching and heartwarming’
Evening Herald

‘Guaranteed to brighten your day’
Novelicious

‘Carmel Harrington has done it again! Brilliantly written … it surpasses all expectations’
Chicklit Club

‘A bittersweet, quietly brilliant novel that will make you cry, laugh and cry all over again’
Female First

‘Funny, poignant and bursting with heartfelt humour’
I Heart … Chick Lit

‘Completely stunning’
Reviewed the Book

‘It will stay with you well after, you have turned the last page’
Bleach House Library

All stars
Most relevant
Charming story about a family surviving grief, feeling adrift from each other, finding a way to communicate and get back on track. Explore, cry, laugh. Loved it.

charming story

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

I loved every inch of this book. A story of what real love should be. It made me laugh and cry and I am truly grateful to Carmel Harrington for the experience. Thank you.

Incredible

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

Although a little hard to get into. It was well worth the effort. A lovely heart warming story of family ups and downs.

Lovely story

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

another fantastic book by Carmel Harrington- I laughed and cried reading this book - thank you






the things I should have told you

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

This is such a beautiful story, I laughed, I cried loads, and I learned from it. Every family should either read or listen to this book. It is about family life, life’s struggles and teaching us to appreciate what we have and treasure it. It’s also a wonderful journey and insight to different countries and cultures. I was sad it had to end. This was my first Carmel Harrington book, but it definitely won’t be my last.

Absolutely wonderful

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

See more reviews