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The Words Shimmer

By: Jenn Matthews
Narrated by: Rachael Beresford
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About this listen

Yorkshire anatomy lecturer Ruby Clark considers her life low-maintenance. She teaches at the local university, has two well-behaved teenage daughters, and what she doesn't know about human anatomy isn't worth knowing. Unfortunately, that knowledge doesn't stretch to plants, and she's been asked to help out on a school garden project.

Being a paramedic doesn't do Melissa Jackson's back or knees any favors, so she's looking into university courses to try a less strenuous line of her work. But the brash, proudly out, down-to-earth woman's biggest challenge is keeping her dyslexia a secret. That, and living down the stigma that follows her when people find out.

A university open day throws the two women into each other's orbits. When Mel, an expert green thumb, makes a few helpful suggestions on Ruby's garden project, Ruby convinces her to team up to make it a success.

Personality-wise, they couldn't be less compatible. Mel's brazen attitude, cocky jokes, and affinity with earthworms immediately rub the hyper-professional, straight-laced Ruby the wrong way. Can they ever find common ground?

Contains mature themes.

©2019 Jenn Matthews (P)2019 Tantor Literature & Fiction Romance Funny

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This is a slow and gentle, very British kind of story. By that I mean there aren’t rich, talented and beautiful women everywhere but ‘real’ ones with real lives. Nothing wildly exciting happens but it is a nice listen.

Gentle

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Chatting story thats sadly quite british and forgettable. The narrator was once again good, fortunately

Forgettable

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The important message of inclusiveness woven into a really enjoyable read. Another for my ‘Favourite’s’ 🙏🙏🙏

The quality of all aspects, author, story and narration

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I enjoyed this book very very much for its Englishness. The various themes that went through were interesting : bigotry, LBBT + , institutional relationships, even the menopause, although, the latter seemed a bit last minute and thrown in. The interesting character of the female student with dyslexia seemed to have plot potential that was never developed. I enjoyed the performance of the book very much, thankyou.

A story of Everyday English

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I did enjoy this it's a slow easy listen, I enjoyed the addition subjects covered such as dyslexia and the menopause but in someways I feel they could have be covered a little more. All in all worth a read/listen if you after a gentle/easy romance.

Sunday afternoon listen

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