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You Be Mother
- Narrated by: Kristin Atherton
- Length: 14 hrs and 35 mins
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Summary
What do you do when you find the perfect family...and it's not yours?
The only thing Abi ever wanted was a proper family. So when she falls pregnant by an Australian exchange student in London, she cannot pack up her old life in Croydon fast enough, to start all over in Sydney and make her own family.
It is not until she arrives, with three-week-old Jude in tow, that Abi realises Stu is not quite ready to be a father after all. And he is the only person she knows in this hot, dazzling, confusing city, where the job of making friends is turning out to be harder than she thought.
That is, until she meets Phyllida, her wealthy, charming, imperious older neighbour and they become almost like mother and daughter.
If only Abi had not told Phil that teeny tiny small lie, the very first day they met....
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"Rare and delightful.... A beautifully crafted novel about female relationships. I couldn't put this book down." (Marie Claire)
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- Mrs
- 03-07-22
Absorbing listen
This is a wonderfully easy but absorbing story. My only criticism would be the narrator’s strange and at times incorrect pronunciation of relatively normal words.
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- Evelyn Lawless
- 03-08-22
Soul felt
Yes I really enjoyed this book. It made me feel something..like a beautiful song that sticks once every so often. I cried for Abbey..more than once..
overall 9/10
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- Dr R.
- 10-02-23
lovely book, good listen
Heartwarming. strongly recommended. read beautifully too. beautiful characters, well thought out and developed very nicely
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- Rika
- 08-12-23
Enjoyable listen
It took several attempts to get into this book, but I think that was more down to my concentration than the story. I wasn’t sure what to expect. It was a heartfelt story though I felt the main character’s personality could have been developed more, early on, as many aspects of her felt unfinished/unexplained although in some respects the sense created by this reflected her character well. It was a curious mixture of a happy, cozy, humorous story mixed with devastation, dire consequences and misery. Overall a memorable and enjoyable listen.
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- Maggie M.
- 20-04-22
Great book, well narrated
This book is beautifully observed and beautifully written. As others have said, it takes a really interesting look at female relationships. However, my reason for writing the review is to strongly disagree with an earlier review of the narrators performance. I am 57 and visually impaired. I have been listening to audiobooks since I was 10 and I am a very harsh critic of narrators. I thought this one did a really good job.
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- Amazon Customer
- 07-08-22
Brilliant read
Took a few chapters to get into it, but was so beautifully written, and really moving. Had me gripped, listened to the whole thing in days despite it being so long. Highly recommend.
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- Rachel C.
- 07-12-23
Emotional connection
I felt a real emotional connection to the characters in this well formed story. The narration was excellent and brought the characters and story to life.
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- Anonymous User
- 28-05-22
So amazing
Meg Mason must never ever stop writing. I loved this one just as much as Sorrow and Bliss and cried and laughed in equal measure. She is so talented.
I thought the auditor of the book was incredible and the accents perfect. Love love love
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- Lainey
- 02-02-24
Good story and excellent narrator!
I enjoyed this book very much. The narrator was so good throughout and the story was interesting.
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- Penny Kelly
- 28-09-22
Brilliant!
First one of Meg Mason’s books I’ve read (or rather absorbed) and I loved it! Every part of human nature given attention. Rich, complex relationships beautifully portrayed plus some funny bits. Can’t wait to read another.
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