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Before I Met You

By: Lisa Jewell
Narrated by: Imogen Church, Sofia Greenacre
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Brought to you by Penguin.

London, 1920. Arlette works in Liberty by day and by night is caught up in a glamorous whirl of parties, clubs, cocktails and jazz. But when tragedy strikes she flees the city, never to return.

More than half a century later, in the grungy mid-'90s, her granddaughter Betty arrives in London.

She can't wait to begin her new life. But before she can do so, she must find the mysterious woman named in her grandmother's will.

What she doesn't know is that her search will uncover the heartbreaking secret that changed her grandmother's life and might also change hers for ever....

©2012 Lisa Jewell (P)2020 Penguin Audio Fiction Historical Fiction England

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Listened to this at every spare moment I had.
Brilliant intriguing story made all the better by the amazing narrators. Absolutely loved this book.

Addictive

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Another winner from Lisa Jewell. Not dark but totally entertaining. If thoroughly enjoyed this book.

Great story

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Lisa Jewel has an engaging way of writing that is enjoyable to listen to even when the story isn't that exciting.
In this one we follow Betty (aged 21) as she researches the life of her grandmother Arlette when she was a similar age. It turns out that grandmother wasn't always an old lady wrapped in a shawl, living in a big cold house in Guernsey.
Anyway, Grandmother left a sum of money in her Will to somebody called Clara Pickle. The suspense is waiting to see who this lady turns out to be,
As others have commented, the actor reading the parts from 1920 is absolutely awful and distracts the listener from the actual story, She puts on comic voices as if she is reading to a 3-year-old.
There's a lot of discussion about "the negro" in the 1920 sections, Doesn't sound very PC to modern ears.

An enjoyable listen

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A story to get lost in - I loved the two worlds the author created. I loved both narrators.

Lovely story. beautifully read.

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A little different to some of her other stories but with great twits and interesting characters. I am growing to love Lisa Jewell!

Great book

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I absolutely LOVED this book. Oh my goodness Lisa Jewell, I just lost 2 days of my life because of you, but it was worth every wonderful listening moment! I feel too emotional that its over to write any more. If you're unsure whether to download this but want a beautifully written story with excellent narration please, please, please do... you won't regret it.

So upset it had to end!!!

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I really enjoyed this book. There was very little time that I felt bored.
It is a sensual love story, I recommend it.

Sandy Beach and Arlette

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Thoroughly enjoyed this book from start to finish. Great story and great narrator. Love this author

Great story

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Kept me hooked I loved it fantastic narrator very good definitely one to listen too.

Great listen

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At the beginning, I didn’t think I was going to like this turned out I loved it. I didn’t want it to end. Beautifully written and narrated.

Stunning

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