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This Must Be the Place

By: Maggie O'Farrell
Narrated by: Thomas Judd, Penelope Rawlins
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An addictive and unforgettable novel of a marriage in freefall, shortlisted for the Costa Novel Award 2016.

A Richard and Judy Pick 2017.

A top 10 best seller, This Must Be the Place by Maggie O'Farrell crosses time zones and continents to reveal an extraordinary portrait of a marriage.

A reclusive ex-film star living in the wilds of Ireland, Claudette Wells is a woman whose first instinct, when a stranger approaches her home, is to reach for her shotgun. Why is she so fiercely protective of her family and what made her walk out of her cinematic career when she had the whole world at her feet?

Her husband Daniel, reeling from a discovery about a woman he last saw 20 years ago, is about to make an exit of his own. It is a journey that will send him off-course, far away from the life he and Claudette have made together. Will their love for one another be enough to bring Daniel back home?

©2016 Maggie O'Farrell (P)2016 Headline Digital Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Marriage Heartfelt
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"A complex, riveting novel of love and hope that grips at the heart." (The Sunday Times)
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I'm a Maggie o Farnell fan anyway but I particularly liked this one. Little things happen that seem true to life. By the end I felt so involved in their family. The author has an annoying quirk of making a comment and then repeating the same thing with different words but otherwise it was great. I thought the narrators were OK, less good when they were doing people's voices, some of which were bad and I didnt like his claudette but it didn't really detract.

loved this

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Loved all the different characters voices that were portrayed made it feel like an audio play!

Great story

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I've been a fan of Maggie O'Farrell for years but this is up there with her best. Great story amd characters - didn't want it to end.

Loved this book

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I cannot believe how good this was ! I did find it hard going at times, with audio you don't realise what a big book it was. As a male I found Daniel infuriating, I wanted to scream at him for his stupidity ( I , myself, have never made a poor decision or, indeed, any errors of judgement).

This has been my 3rd Maggie O'Farrell audiobook, I am a fan and would like her to come to tea with my wife and I at a time convenient to her.

Absolutely wonderful

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For me a little disappointing as there seems to be too much movement both in characters, time and locations.

Not her greatest

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