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Five Winters

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Five Winters

By: Kitty Johnson
Narrated by: Bronwen Price
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A bighearted novel about motherhood, friendship, moving on, and love of all kinds.

Ever since Beth Bailey was a girl, she’s been in love with her best friend’s older brother, Mark. She’s continued to hold out hope that maybe, someday, he’ll love her back. But now Beth is thirty-five years old, and on the day of Mark’s wedding to another woman, she finally accepts the wake-up call she needs to move on.

Beth’s dream of marrying her first love may be over, but her other biggest desire is still within reach: becoming a mother. Having lost her own parents very young, there’s nothing Beth wants more in life, and nothing she’ll stop at to make her wish come true.

Over the course of five years, and with unexpected twists along the way, Beth will come to startling realisations about family, friendship, the meaning of love, and most importantly, herself on the winding path to happiness and, she hopes, to motherhood.

©2023 Margaret Johnson (P)2022 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. Family Life Fiction Friendship Genre Fiction Women's Fiction

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Critic reviews

“Kitty Johnson’s Five Winters features such a warm, relatable protagonist in Beth and is a wonderful story about finding yourself—and love, of course! I very much enjoyed this read.”—Emily Stone, author of Always in December

“This book is such a tonic. Entertaining characters, a heartwarming story line, and an ending guaranteed to make you smile.”—Imogen Clark, bestselling author of Impossible to Forget

“Told in a fresh and original voice, Five Winters is a moving and hopeful study of one woman’s quest for love and motherhood. Readers will adore Beth and cheer for her all the way. Kitty Johnson’s book follows the tradition of all the best Christmas books: it gives you that warm feeling that, if you try hard enough, you can make all your dreams come true.”—Anita Hughes, author of A Magical New York Christmas
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Lovely story with characters you really wanted to find out more about I found the narrator a little irritating but the story was worth preserving for.

Couldn’t put it down

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Emotional ups and downs will keep you gripped throughout. Kitty has an emotionally intelligent grasp on human nature, which makes it a beautiful read.

Can't put down book

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I think the narration took away from this book which at times was quite profound and will have struck many chords with many readers, despite being predictable. However, the one dimensional narration in which all characters of the same sex sounded the same, coupled with lack of intonation spoilt it for me. There were even times when I felt she was misrepresenting what the author meant.

An enjoyable, easy read

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Good story, well written,, but couldn't get on with the narrator, all characters sounded the same.

Great story

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This is my first book by Kitty Johnson and it definitely won’t be my last - she has a wonderful take on the ups and downs of human emotion and everyday life & angst. And Bronwen Price was an excellent choice for narration. I will be searching for more of Kitty’s books now….

Brilliant!

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I Thoroughly enjoyed this book was very well written and a good presentation on audio ..

Enjoyable read

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I liked the no nonsense approach to issues. light hearted but punchy. clever interweaving of past and present

reality

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Cannot stand the narrator’s voice! Had to quit! Just very disappointed and I’ve never stopped a book before!

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