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The Girl on the 88 Bus
- Narrated by: Annette Holland, Georgia Maguire
- Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
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Summary
When Libby Nicholls arrives in London, broken-hearted and with her life in tatters, the first person she meets on the bus is elderly pensioner Frank. He tells her about the time in 1962 he met a girl on the number 88 bus with beautiful red hair just like her own. They made plans for a date, but Frank lost the ticket with her number written on it. For the past sixty years, he's ridden the same bus trying to find her.
Libby is inspired by the story and, with the help of an unlikely companion, she makes it her mission to continue Frank's search. As she begins to open her guarded heart to strangers and new connections, Libby's tightly controlled world expands. But with Frank's dementia progressing quickly, their chance of finding the girl on the 88 bus is slipping away....
More than anything, Libby wants Frank to see his lost love one more time. But their quest also shows Libby just how important it is to embrace her own chance for happiness—before it's too late.
Critic reviews
"The characters are relatable and lovable; the story is uplifting and romantic, full of emotions and heart, celebrating the importance of making human connections and embracing our dreams. This book is my happy place!" (Ali Hazelwood, author of The Love Hypothesis)
"I loved it." (Hannah Tovey)
"Heartwarming, gorgeously written and I fell instantly in love with the quirky cast of characters." (Jessica Ryn)
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- Book Monitor
- 19-11-23
A Light and Entertaining Book.
The story revolves around Frank, Libby and the people in their lives. Frank is a man in his 80s who travels the 88 bus hoping to find the girl he met in 1962 who changed his life. When Libby meets him whilst staying with her sister following being dumped by her partner, she takes on the search for this woman and in due course finds new friends and new things about herself.
It was a lovely way to spend a few hours.
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- Ms. E. Allessendro
- 13-02-23
A lovely story of people coming together
A really nice story of people coming together and unlikely friendships. A good read with excellent narration.
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- Miss Ingrid Giovino
- 07-06-23
The 88 Bus
This is the first time I have read Freya Sampson and I really loved the story and the narration by both actors. I felt the story had a great heart to it, even though at times it felt saddening. At times just when I thought I had the story sown up, there was another twist. So impressed I am off to down load her other audio book.
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- Katherine
- 19-06-23
Really enjoyable
Lovely story, well read. Perfect for an easy listen that’s well written and narrated. Would recommend
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- Alex
- 19-06-23
Okay, but long winded
An okay book, the story was very long and meandering and quite twee. I genuinely thought it was nearly finished, looked and there were 4 hours left. It had some twists and turns but felt a bit like they were prolonging the story and there just so it couldn’t be called predictable but just served to make the whole thing a bit more unrealistic. Having said that I wouldn’t say it was dreadful if you like that sort of thing but not for my tastes.
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- Mary Catherine
- 14-01-23
A great start to 2023
Never judge a book by it’s cover?
I totally did … and I am very grateful that I did on this occasion.
I absolutely adored this book from the first word to the last!
So much so, I got myself on the 88 bus from Vauxhall and ventured to Hampstead Heath on New Year’s Day to experience the view from Parliament Hill.
I haven’t been in years, and I am so happy I done that.
It was an emotional day.
Thank you Freya Sampson for getting me venturing again.
The Narrators, Georgia McGuire and Annette Holland I give 10/10.
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- Sahdude26
- 16-08-22
Loved this story
I absolutely loved this book. The concept of the story and the all the characters. Highly recommended.
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- Anonymous User
- 18-09-23
Nothing bad to say about this lovely heartwarming tale!
The last few books I’ve read or listened to have been disappointing. So a thoroughly enjoyable read like this has come at the right time. I hardly realised I was listening to it, as is was perfectly passed and engaging the whole way through. Recommend it everyday and twice on Sunday !
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- Amazon Customer
- 03-01-23
Excellent book and narrator
I really enjoyed the storyline and likeable characters. It gave a superb description of London life and there were plenty of twists, turns and unexpected moments. Highly recommended!
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- jennilyn geronimo
- 24-06-22
Amazing analepsis!
After I read this book I bought this audio book straight away, I'm Peculiar,right? listen to the sample and you will see why I loved this book. The narrators were superb. The story was written diligently. lovelovelove..
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