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The Love of My Life

By: Rosie Walsh
Narrated by: Imogen Church, Theo Solomon
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Summary

A page-turning OMG love story, The Love of My Life is a bold, mysterious romance from Rosie Walsh, author of The Man Who Didn't Call.

I have held you every night for ten years and I didn’t even know your name. We have a child together. A dog, a house.

Who are you?

Emma loves her husband Leo and their young daughter Ruby: she’d do anything for them. But almost everything she's told them about herself is a lie.

And she might just have got away with it, if it weren’t for her husband’s job. Leo is an obituary writer and Emma is a well-known marine biologist. So, when she suffers a serious illness, Leo copes by doing what he knows best: reading and writing about her life.

But as he starts to unravel her past, he discovers the woman he loves doesn’t really exist. Even her name is made-up.

When the very darkest moments of Emma’s past life finally emerge, she must somehow prove to Leo that she really is the woman he always thought she was. But first, she must tell him about the love of her other life . . .

©2022 Macmillan Publishers International Limited (P)2022 Macmillan Publishers International Limited

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[A] compelling, painful romance, with the page-turning plot of a psychological thriller . . . Stunning (Daily Mail)
The Love of My Life is a dazzling supernova of a book, which picks you up on line one and doesn't let you go until the very end. Each chapter is filled with heart-breaking twists and revelations, and it's brimming with human warmth and intelligence (Lisa Jewell, author of The Night She Disappeared)
Fabulous! Unexpected, gripping and surprisingly heart wrenching. I couldn’t put it down (Jane Fallon, author of Just Got Real)

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Captivating, unpredictable and authentic - a book that explores the depths of what it is to be a complete human, and how to love

Never did I guess, at the start of this book, that the ending would be quite so deep, so profound and so rewarding.

This book explores womanhood, childbirth, being a mother, a lover and a wife, through the searching, challenging life of ‘Emma’. A book for anyone who has experienced challenges in how to really live, to be authentic, and how to love unconditionally.

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A heart wrenching rollercoaster!

I thoroughly enjoyed this, I was jumping to so many conclusions it was dizzying! Even when I was close to guessing something, two other plot lines bit me on the bottom to stop me from feeling complacent.

There are some emotive subjects covered in this book, and while part of me thinks it might benefit from some trigger warnings, I can’t imagine how you’d do that without revealing too much too soon.

I was near tears with empathy for multiple characters, and I almost wanted to listen to it again before I’d finished!

Thus would make a gripping film, or tv series.

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Gripping and loving

I was gripped from the start! Loved the different perspectives and twists along the way!

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loved this book

lovedcthis book as much as the man who didn't call looking farward to next one

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Was that it?

The story started out promising but the big reveal was an anticlimax. After which it was very predictable.

Emma, one of the main characters, was so annoying and immature. And despite being a mother myself, I just found her obsessive behaviour ridiculous.

I wouldn’t recommend.

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A Bit Boring but Nice Ending

Found the story a bit boring overall. characters were unmemorable. Had some nice moments. Loved the narration for the female character, but the narration for the main character was a bit flat.

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Beautifully written

So beautifully written with characters you loved from the outset. Perfect narration too, the scene setting really made you feel involved

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unbearable narration

I stuck with the book as I thought the story was good but it was a struggle with the awful mannered narration.

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Another epic listen from Rosie Walsh

I love Rosie Walsh’s books. They are so full of heart and joy and love, but they also carry the tension and pace of a thriller. An absolute joy and Imogen Church delivers another outstanding performance

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The second time listening enjoyed it just as much

This book with its brilliant story line told by actors with such soothing voices. I can’t recommend it enough

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