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The Beginning of Everything
- Narrated by: Eilidh Beaton
- Length: 10 hrs and 58 mins
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Summary
Beautiful, heartbreaking, often very funny and entirely unforgettable, The Beginning of Everything is an irresistible novel from the bestselling author of The Bookshop of Second Chances.
For fans of The Keeper of Stories, The Wisdom of Sally Red Shoes and A Thousand Roads Home, The Beginning of Everything is the story of Jess and Gethin, whose paths cross in the most unexpected way. Jess is running, leaving all she knows and everyone she loves behind her, with just a few treasured belongings in her rucksack. She’s escaping from the pain and trauma of a bad relationship with a bad man, gone very badly wrong. Gethin’s kindness and care takes her breath away. They become friends. But with so much hurt in her past, can Jess learn to love and live again?
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Critic reviews
'Raw, real and highly relatable, The Beginning of Everything is a keen observation on humanity and the tenuous nature of modern life. Jess and Gethin's gentle, layered friendship is at the wonderful heart of a warm, witty story about courage, kindness and love in all its forms. Uplifting, engaging and extraordinarily insightful!' JULIETTA HENDERSON
‘A gorgeous, grown-up romance, packed with relatable characters and written with Jackie’s hallmark warmth, wit and wisdom.’ IONA GREY
'Equal parts hilarious and sobworthy, it's a poignant tale of what it means to rebuild after losing everything.' JESSICA RYN
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- Mrs D
- 16-05-24
Nice easy listen
Good little story, went on a little but in places, but overall pleasant enough.
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- Grandma- Gateshead
- 27-10-23
A moving and unusual story
This is an beautifully written book which I really enjoyed and can thoroughly recommend.. A very sensitive and authentic depiction of the developing possible relationship between two forty something young people with their own back stories and hang ups. There is lots of lovely detail about contemporary life, houses, and Wales where the story is set.. it is a very satisfying and at times quite serious book although there are smiles too. The narrator seems Welsh as she is very comfortable with the accents and I like her voicing of Gethin. He seems so warm and charming. Would that we could all meet someone like him! She passed my personal narrator test in that you forgot about the reader and were absorbed in the narrative
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- Katharine Kirby
- 30-09-23
Pleasant undemanding listening
I do wish that a male narrator had been asked to speak Gethin’s part. Also I wish that the swear word Sh*t had been cut. It was overused and I found it annoying. Lots of tedious domestic detail and conversations at cross purposes. The story is slow but the message is clear. Kindness wins hearts.
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- LW
- 15-05-24
very obvious love story
this book started well and was intriguing. sadly though the characters were poorly developed with the main female lead being a very obvious victim. The male character was too good to be true, and lacked depth. I kept hoping for a twist or something to make the story more interesting, but it never came. The story just meandered gently until it became quite boring.
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