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Things I Wish I'd Known
- Narrated by: Suzy Aitchison
- Length: 12 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Romance
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Summary
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- Jane
- 31-08-16
terrible
I had hoped it would get better, but unfortunately it didn't. Both the reader and the story line were terrible!
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- Kirsten Carlyle
- 26-05-22
Enjoyed this
A brilliant read. Fab, relatable characters, great story and narrator good. Would highly recommend. Love Linda green.
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- Mrs Cole
- 01-03-22
Brilliant Story well told by FAB narrator!
I love this story, just the way it was told in the context of the 1980's & present day.
It was a story with a twist which made it different.
I loved how the narrator Suzy Aitchison brought the characters to life and made the story so believable.
This is the second Linda Green book I have listened to and I have loved them both. So yes I recommend this audio book😀👍
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- Ellen Lucius
- 15-12-21
Unable to listen
I really tried. Story/character/narrator just not my cup of tea. I did not enjoy anything about this book and abandoned it. Other people may well enjoy as it’s all down to personal taste.
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- Julie
- 19-03-13
Suspenseful - Great Plot
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This is one of my favorite audio books!
The timeline jumps back and forth between the 15 year old Claire in 1985 and 38 year old Claire in present day.
15 year old Claire has the rare privilege of meeting a local celebrity on whom she has a teen crush. That meeting sparks a turn of events that impacts the rest of her life as well as those around her. As the layers of the story unravel, you see how the events in her teenage life shape her as an adult. Now she has a chance to meet him again. Two adults on a more equal playing field. Fascinating dynamic.
It is a story of friendship, love, family, career, adolescent dreams, and the reality of adulthood.
Great plot - not predictable at all. The suspense is built skillfully... I couldn't wait to see what happened next. Great humorous moments. This is not a standard chick lit romance - much more substance.
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- Liesl
- 27-11-15
It was "ok"
Ok, so throughout the entire book I was gripped and LOVED it... but can the ending be so disappointing! It was overall a good listen, narrator was very good, but I really wished it ended differently.
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- Aimee
- 16-07-14
Things I wish I'd known
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Yes I would
Who was your favorite character and why?
I really liked the main character Claire
Any additional comments?
It took me a couple of chapters to get into it. Then it got good. I liked how it skipped back and forth 20 years, Claire as a teenager and Claire as an adult. It was a lovely story :)
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- Leisha
- 06-06-13
Bit slow @ first but ended up VERY ENJOYABLE
A nice story about friendship and relationships which are told as flashbacks. Always enjoyable - reading about a 30 year old and flashing back to her as a 15 year old with a few laughs in between.
As the description points out, Claire leads a normal life but when she reads a "Life List" she made as a teenager, she thinks she made have missed out on things. She sets out to fix this and hunts down her old best friend as well as an old flame.
The story was enjoyable, it just took me about an hour to really get into it. As always, narration by Suzy Aitchison is great.