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Lost for Words

By: Stephanie Butland
Narrated by: Imogen Church
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Loveday Cardew prefers books to people, and her job in a York bookshop is her refuge. If you look carefully, you might see the first lines of the novels she loves the most tattooed on her skin, but there are secrets Loveday will never share.

Into the bookshop come a poet, a lover, a friend and three mysterious deliveries, each of which stirs unsettling memories she wants to forget. Turning the pages of her past will be the hardest thing Loveday has ever done. Can she trust those around her? Can she right a heartbreaking wrong? And will she find the words to tell her own story?

©2017 Stephanie Butland (P)2017 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd Coming of Age Contemporary Contemporary Romance Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Romance Women's Fiction Heartfelt Tear-jerking Feel-Good

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This is such a wonderful book! Beautiful, thoughtful, marvellous characters and characterisation. The performance is perfect! Absolutely recommend! It is about love and forgiveness and friendship and I want to read/listen to it again.

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I loved the way this book was written - the use of language, the metaphors, the internalising dialogue of Loveday. I thought the storyline was a little idealistic towards the end. The narration by Imogen Church was exceptional - absolutely loved the voice she gave Loveday.

Unusually good book

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Loved the unravelling of the plot and characterisation. Highly recommended. Super performance by Imogen Church.

Loved it

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Brilliant story, beautifully read. I couldn’t get the story out of my head. Must read!

Ah so good

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This is a very good story and very well written and researched. Great empathy for Loveday.

Lost for Words

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This book captured my emotions from the first chapter. The characters unfolded throughout the book. The story was emotive, full of wit and irony, but sensitively told. The narrator bought the book to life. Outstanding in her characterisation and narrative. In case you hadn’t guessed, I loved it!

An enthralling novel

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I loved every second of this book, and particularly the narrator. A very touching, well-told story.

Inviting and comfortable

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I grabbed this without thinking when I saw it on daily deal but I was transfixed from the very beginning and can’t wait to discover more from this author! I even loved the acknowledgements at the end and the book group questions! Highly recommend for book lovers everywhere!

Absolutely wonderful book!

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For some this might have been a bit slow but I loved it. The characters were excellently crafted, even the smaller ones. The story is one of secrets, family and friendships. It is poignant at times. I love books, so the thought of Loveday having lines from her favourite books tattooed on her body was so significant.I loved Archie with his exuberance and kindness. For me one of the overriding themes is that friends can be as important if not more so than family. The characters are a mixed bag but full of warmth and humour. I will definitely be looking out for more by this author. The narration was good, particularly Loveday. The male voices were slightly off though.

I loved it!

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What a lovely audiobook! A well written moving story, well read and although sad at times it was anything but a misery filled listen. All the main characters were well developed and I really felt Loveday’s pain and her anger and hostility were so raw. But equally well described was the quiet, healing love of Archie, Nathan and Annabel. A few tears were shed towards the end but the final message was one of hope and love overcoming the most painful of situations. Definitely recommend this audiobook. It’s a keeper.

Lost for Loveday

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