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Swimming for Beginners
- Narrated by: Helen Keeley
- Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins
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Summary
Loretta has life under control. She's good at avoiding things that make her uncomfortable, she's chasing a big promotion at work, and she’s marrying a man whose five-year plan aligns perfectly with her own. Children do not come into the mix. This all changes, however, when a stranger in an airport asks Loretta to keep an eye on her sleeping six-year-old, Phoebe.
The stranger never comes back. Loretta knows that Phoebe's life will change forever from that moment. But so will hers. This strange little person in fairy wings will turn Loretta’s world upside down and cause her to question everything she knows about herself.
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- Debbie Street
- 27-11-23
beautiful book
just such a lovely book, heart warming and so real in everyway. loved it
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- Chloe
- 06-01-24
So much depth
This completely took me by surprise. I thought I had it all figured out at the beginning and was pleasantly surprised when it went in ways I wasn't expecting. It was great at making you think it was about to fulfil some trope or other, and then shake its finger at you with a small smile.
The main character has a great way of putting things, and I found myself smiling and agreeing a lot. Phoebe is wonderful and the other characters are also brilliant, and so real!
I'm not ashamed to say this made me tearful at points. It covers topics such as grief, relationships, parenting, with such insight and sensitivity. I also laughed though. it paints such a full picture of life - warts and all.
Safe to say I love it, and the narrator is terrific at all the voices and performance. Just brill.
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- Patricia
- 11-11-24
The characters
It was so full of emotions sweet characters
I loved it. Will so recommend x
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- Hope
- 18-03-24
A wonderfully sad but mostly happy read
Wonderful story melted my heart made me laugh made me cry - beautifully told
Was so true to life that I didn’t want it to end I want more
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- ELE
- 26-11-23
An easy listen
I enjoyed listening to this story - great narration! A bit different to my usual choices but a heartwarming story that is worth a listen.
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- LiMaDo
- 12-03-24
excellent book
I loved this book. it was beautifully written. the narration was fab. a great read
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- Kitty
- 11-11-23
Great book!
I haven’t enjoyed a book this much for such a long time. Couldn’t wait to clip my dogs on their leads and get my headphones in to listen to the wonderful story of Loretta and Phoebe.
If you are looking for a heart warming yet not sickly sweet book to cheer you up, this is the book for you.
Excellent narration too:
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- Ringwood Tony
- 05-11-23
Excellent Story - Captivating
Once I started listening to this excellent recording, found it difficult to stop listening, was completely hooked. Highly recommend!
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- purdey3
- 21-05-24
Repetition and unlikeable character
I started to skip great chunks of it fairly early on having heard the same inner narrative over and over again about what am unlikeable character this unlikeable character was. I tried to listen on to find out what happened, but after a short while I found I just didn't care. I don't like to write negative reviews but I really wished I could have got a refund on this one.
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