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The Kicking the Bucket List

By: Cathy Hopkins, Anne Dover
Narrated by: Juanita McMahon, Gabrielle Glaister, Anne Dover
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Summary

Mum always knows best....

The stunning debut for fans of Celia Imrie and Dawn French.

Meet the daughters of Iris Parker. Dee, sensitive and big-hearted; Rose, uptight and controlled; and Fleur, the reckless free spirit.

At the reading of their mother's will, the three estranged women are aghast to discover that their inheritance comes with very tricky strings attached. If they are to inherit her wealth, they must spend a series of weekends together over the course of a year and carry out their mother's bucket list.

But one year doesn't seem like nearly enough time for them to move past the decades-old layers of squabbles and misunderstandings. Can they grow up for once and see that Iris' bucket list was about so much more than money?

©2017 Cathy Hopkins (P)2017 HarperCollins Publishers

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"Warm, wise and full of heart.... I absolutely loved this book." (Lucy Diamond, author of Summer at Shell Cottage)

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very thought provoking!!

Loved it! Makes you think more about the way you live your life and what really makes you happy!

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Feel good book

I initially thought the book was a bit slow and was going to be just another candidate for a chick flick. However I stick with it and was immensely pleased that I did. Some lovely twists and turns.

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for elderly listeners

Narrator were good.. but the story is to slow and sad for me. not bad

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I grew quite fond of 'the flower girls'...

This was an easy listen; a charming little story... Although I wasn't gripped by it at first, I grew quite fond of 'the flower girls' Dee, Rose and Fleur, and their lovable, slightly crazy, late mother Iris. Well worth a listen to - I enjoyed it all the way through.

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fabulous

loved it ! great story ... will search for others by this author now ..

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Absolutely Heavenly

This is my first Cathy Hopkins book and I am glad about this choice. This book is like a bible of a sort. It's filled with too much than I can describe. I was immersed fully from the start.

I was really matters bed and guided by this story. Thank you Cathy Hopkins for letting the Universe speak through you in the novel. What a year my family and I are experiencing advice write.

I will remember this book. I am going to buy the hardcopy version to touch whenever I feel to. Thank you for writing do beautifully and soulfully.

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absolutely stunning

I loved it. My first book by Cathy Hopkins and it didn't disappoint. The narrative was absolutely stunning and even though I didn't know what to expect I was completely satisfied by it. Prewarning...you may need to get the tissues out.

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Loved this very much and I wish my mum had videoed herself with messages to keep and cherished before she was too poorly to do so.

Fun, sad, life’s lessons for happiness...

A great listen for anyone who’s lost or not.
Thank you Cathy Hopkins

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Emotional Familial Themes

This book described the tensions and emotions lying beneath every family. The three sisters’ characters are well drawn. The adventures were fun and engaging. Emotional especially if like me you also just lost your Mum.

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Totally enjoyed the book Great story , loved it would recommend narrators were very good

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