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  • Welcome to Your Life

  • By: Bethany Rutter
  • Narrated by: Ell Potter
  • Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (43 ratings)

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Welcome to Your Life

By: Bethany Rutter
Narrated by: Ell Potter
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Summary

Heart-warming, hilarious and unputdownable. You won’t want to miss this year’s stand out romantic comedy.

This is a love story…

Serena Mills should be at her wedding.

Instead, she’s eating an ice cream sundae and drinking an obscenely large glass of wine in a Harvester off the M25.

She’s left the man everyone told her she was ‘so lucky’ to find–because she’s realised that she wants to find love. Real love.

So she sets herself a challenge: 52 weeks. 52 dates. 52 chances to find real love.

But sometimes even the best laid plans don’t work out. And it’s the people that take you most by surprise who can really sweep you off your feet . . .

EVERYONE LOVES WELCOME TO YOUR LIFE

©2022 Bethany Rutter (P)2022 Harpercollins Publishers

Critic reviews

"Welcome to Your Life is a wonderfully fresh, funny and inspiring romcom about being bold and not compromising on the life you really want." (Cressida McLaughlin)

"Bethany Rutter’s adult debut is a piece of perfection. I loved Welcome to Your Life, not least because I'm at least 90 per cent Serena Mills. I think most women would relate to this character and will embrace her journey! Five big fat stars from me!" (Katy Little)

"The romance of my dreams! Sharp, exuberant and gorgeously written, it is a must-read for 2022." (Katie Lowe, author of The Furies and The Murder of Graham Catton)

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Captured me straight away with its relatability

Wow!!!! I adored this book. Everything about it, from the narration (excellent) to the story. It was funny, reflective and meaningful. Plus sized characters are to few and far between and is so what is needed, for fat women and for non fat women to know what it is like… and the author really hits the nail on the head a number of times. I love a love story and this was that as well as finding self love! Honestly one I had to listen to all times, washing up, driving, walking to car, cooking tea, lunch breaks - that is the testament of a good book.

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Brilliant

This story went at a great pace, the narration was spot on and I think it a very relatable book for so many. Highly recommended.

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Just what I needed

I’ve been meaning to read/ hear this book for soo long. It absolutely didn’t disappoint, how refreshing to have a plus size figure be the leading lady and it not be all doom and gloom. Thank you Bethany, keep writing. Can’t wait for the next!

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Brilliant

Aw loved this book! The story captured my heart, simple but still enough twists to keep me coming back for more and read really well and easy to listen too.

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BEAUTIFUL story

Absolutely loved this book! It’s not completely my normal genre but it popped up a few times so I thought I’d try it & im so glad I did!

It had me laughing out loud, feeling emotional & feeling on top of the world all at the same time!

Beautiful story & absolutely brought to life in perfection by Ell porter who done an amazing job of narrating! Highly recommend x

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Utterly predictable but heartwarming

This was promoted to be Bethany Rutter’s first book for the adult market. I hadn’t read any of her young adult fiction but this book seemed like a book for teenagers too.
An excellently written story, well paced, well narrated, and an easy and enjoyable listen. You could listen to this novel in one sitting when you need a rom com sort of weekend. In fact this plot line would be perfect for a film.
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Great

I really loved this book! It’s a modern rom-com with really relatable, well fleshed out characters and the narration is perfect!

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Loved it!

I loved this book. LOVED it. I read it in a few days. I really liked and related to Serena. I felt the representation was great in it and I loved the details. It was delicious to read!

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Must Read!!

loved every word of the book and I finished it in less than two days. The narrator is sooo good! Worth every penny!

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Fatastic!

Loved this story! Related to the main character in so many ways. A fun, beautiful illustration of modern dating I couldn’t wait to finish.