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By: Sinéad Moriarty
Narrated by: Aoife McMahon
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From the No.1 bestselling author of About Us, Seven Letters and The Baby Trail

What's another branch on the family tree?

Things are finally looking up for Anna. Fourteen miserable years of marriage to man-child Connor have left her drained and ready for a new start. So when they separate, she couldn't be more thrilled to move in with James, a handsome lecturer who is everything her ex-husband is not: kind, thoughtful, and above all, reliable.

But Anna and James's kids hate living with the loved-up couple and the new set-up. Their teenage daughters - one a studious high achiever and the other a cool rich girl unbothered by grades or exams - have nothing in common. And Anna's wild football-mad eleven-year-old son declares war on bookish James.

Nobody said step-parenting was easy; Anna and James are about to find out exactly how complicated it can be. With exes, new partners-of-exes and money all in the mix, home life is fast becoming a minefield and their new-found happiness hangs in the balance. Do they have what it takes to make their blended family work?

© Sinéad Moriarty 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

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Sinéad Moriarty writes consistently EXCELLENT novels about contemporary life - Yours, Mine, Ours is her best to date. A thoughtful, nuanced exploration of the very real dilemmas of a blended family. There are no trite solutions but it's still a hopeful book, full of love (Marian Keyes)
A great read, lots of twists and turns, lots of humour (Claire Byrne)
A story filled with heart and wit. It's impossible not to root for the characters (Rachael English)
Empathy, humour and wisdom on every page. A terrific, though provoking, immersive read (Patricia Scanlan)
With her trademark wit and wisdom, Sinéad gets to the core of what makes a family, what breaks a family and what can put it back together. Thoroughly engaging and entertaining, a delightful read (Liz Nugent)
I really loved Yours, Mine, Ours. Sinéad is such a brilliant writer. It's utterly charming and life-affirming. Full of wisdom about love's imperfections and all of the everyday obstacles that can get in the way of love . . . very grown-up love story about finding love - and ourselves - as parents. I think people will really fall in love with Anna, as I did (Edel Coffey)
Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant. There is no living author who writes about the intricacies of family life quite like Sinead . . . It's funny and wonderfully well observed and gripping too - I was on the edge of my seat to know whether it would all work out in the end. Yours, Mine, Ours really is masterly and Sinéad is a true national treasure (Claudia Carroll)
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Brilliant book, great story and as usual littered with usual humour, sentiment and truth. Sinéad Moriarty has the amazing ability to make you laugh and cry at the most realistic of situations

Another brilliant book from.Sinéad Moriarty

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Really enjoyed this whole book, Sinéad Moriarty doesn’t disappoint. Narration by Aoife McMahon was amazing, hard to believe it was only her! Worth a listen for sure.

great story and well told

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very easy read highly recommend this author.
will definitely be reading more books from Sinead.
narrator was very easy to listen to.

Great Storyline

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predictable but an easy listen and nice story. I love Aoife mcMahon narating a story.

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A wonderful portrayal of the perils of blended families. When Anna's marriage to man child Conor ends, she begins a new relationship with a lecturer James. The antics begin when the two decide to move in together and battle the minefield of step-parent, step-child and step-sibling relationships. The consequences of coming together under the same roof produces some frustrating, hilarious and challenging times. James' daughter is highly spoiled and a undisciplined, Anna's 10year old son is rude and allowed to get away with poor behaviour, whilst Anna's studious daughter is torn between them all. Anna's ex continues to make circumstances worse by speaking out of turn about his ex and her new partner in front of the children. It is a constant battle that threatens to tear them all apart. It is a heart-in-mouth read as we wait with bated breath to see if they all come through it unscathed and together. #YoursMineOurs #SineadMoriarty #Netgalley #Irishwriters #blendedfamily #divorce #separation #stepparenting #stepchildren #stepsiblings #domesticchaos #eatingdisorder #stress #anxiety #familypressure #tension #karla_bookishlife

Funny and moving reflection of blended family life

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