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According to Yes

By: Dawn French
Narrated by: Dawn French, Jeff Harding, Jennifer Woodward, Kris Milnes, Tom Judd
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About this listen

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook addition of According to Yes, the hilarious new novel by Dawn French.

The Foreign Land of the Very Wealthy - otherwise known as Manhattan's Upper East Side - has its own rigid code of behaviour. It's a code strictly adhered to by the Wilder-Bingham family. Emotional displays - unacceptable. Unruly behaviour - definitely not welcome. Fun - no thanks. This is Glenn Wilder-Bingham's kingdom. A beautifully displayed, impeccably edited fortress of restraint.

So when Rosie Kitto, an eccentric 38-year-old primary school teacher from England, bounces into their lives with a secret sorrow and a heart as big as the city, nobody realises that she hasn't read the rule book. For the Wilder-Bingham family, whose lives begin to unravel thread by thread, the consequences are explosive. Because after a lifetime of saying no, what happens when everyone starts saying...yes?

©2015 Dawn French (P)2015 Penguin Audio Contemporary Contemporary Romance Fiction Literature & Fiction Romance Women's Fiction Comedy Heartfelt Witty Feel-Good New York

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Critic reviews

"A fantastic slam-dunk pageturner. Funny, enriching...page after page I laughed out loud." ( Mail on Sunday)
"A hilarious snapshot of family life in the 21st century." ( Sunday Express)
"Extremely funny." ( Sunday Times)
"Dawn tackles the big ones - love, death, grief, childhood, motherhood, parenthood - head on." ( Guardian)
"Makes you laugh on every page." ( The Times)
"A brilliantly observed, very funny novel of family life." ( Woman and Home)
"Funny, really enjoyable, highly recommended. A wonderful writer - witty, wise, poignant." ( Daily Mail)
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Each of Dawn French's novels have been a bit worse than the previous one. I loved " A Tiny Bit Marvellous." "Oh Dear Sylvia" was a bit slow in some spots, but was saved by its ending. "According to Yes" was a big disappointment The lead character comes across as a middle age slut. While she is funny and witty, I just couldn't warm to her character. While there is nothing inherently wrong by a liberal, sexually uninhibited heroine, I don't think this story is the right venue.

Not As Good as First novel

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I really enjoyed this book. I liked the characters in the book who developed really well throughout. This book worked well with different narrators. Worth a listen.

Yes to this

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Loved this book so much. Didn't want it to end. I wanted to find out what happens

Loved it!

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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I suppose this story is a wishful tale of someone who wants to break free. The main character has spirit and guile. I'm not sure about the relationship with one of the characters, it is a little odd and if you're prudish I would avoid this.

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

A little disappointed!

Which scene did you most enjoy?

There are lots of funny moments and dialogue that is thoughtful and sad.

Wishful thinking.

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It's slow to begin with, then just can't stop listening. Second half outcome was not what I expected.

Persevere

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Well narrated and easy to listen to. Good holiday audio. Lost enthusiasm part way through with far fetched story but stuck with it and glad I did. Some good life leasons.

Enjoyable, funny but a bit far fetched in places.

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Fabulous from start to finish. Love, humour, heartache and honesty. I felt I knew every character personally... Beautifully narrated.

Just wonderful

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What was lacking in story was made up for with superb narration. I liked that most of the characters were voiced by different people. I was definitely shocked by how raunchy this story was at times was not expecting that at all ha ha. Dawn French could give 50 Shades a run for its money 😂 I also had a bit of a love hate relationship with most of the characters. However, it was a very easy listen and the story did keep me engaged enough to get through it very quickly (for me).

Decent listen

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The story of According to Yes was quite enjoyable. The contrast of the British girl and the high-class American family was enjoyable to listen too.

Unfortunately I felt the performances were poor, particularly of the American characters. I felt that the voice didn't match the age of the characters very well or even in some cases the gender. I also felt that none of the performers conveyed much emotion in their speech making it all a bit 2 dimensional.

Story good with OMG moments but performance poor

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Amazing read and great voice actors too cracking book..I already have the hardback and wanted the audible too..so glad I did...so give it a go you wont be dissapointed

Wonderful as always

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