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The Life Impossible

By: Matt Haig
Narrated by: Joanna Lumley, Jordan Stephens
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Summary

The remarkable new Sunday Times bestselling novel from the author of the international sensation The Midnight Library

‘A beautiful novel full of life-affirming wonder and imagination' BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH


'What looks like magic is simply a part of life we don’t understand yet . . .'

When retired Maths teacher Grace Winters is left a run-down house on a Mediterranean island by a long-lost friend, curiosity gets the better of her. She arrives in Ibiza with a one-way ticket, no guidebook and no plan.

Among the rugged hills and golden beaches of the Balearics Grace searches for answers about her friend’s life, and how it ended. What she uncovers is stranger than she could have dreamed. But to dive into this impossible truth, Grace must first come to terms with her past.

Filled with wonder and wild adventure, this is a story of hope and the life-changing power of a new beginning.
©2024 Matt Haig (P)2024 Canongate Books Ltd
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Stunning. It's not only exquisitely written but has so much magic woven through it (Fearne Cotton)
Okay, folks, buckle up. Matt Haig, the wonder, is back (Lemn Sissay)

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I ❤️ this book

I love this book, it had me totally hooked, I binged on it and it went far to fast. I need friends to read it now so I can talk to someone about it!

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Another great story from Matt Haig

I loved The Midnight Library so much it made me very excited to listen to this and I was not disappointed. It’s a story that deals with love , grief , guilt and many other things. The narration by Joanna Lumley really brought the story to life and I see Joanna as Grace in a tv or film adaptation. The blurb for this novel does not give away where the plot goes and I couldn’t have imagined going the way it did and it was a great surprise. I highly recommended this book, another great book by Matt Haig.

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good story, think I would have liked it more if someone else had read it

while I LOVE Joanna Lumley I don't think she was right for fussy person narration of retired maths teacher from Midlands. story was engaging and personally I love a bit of magical realism

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What a beautiful and educational story

In a gloomy world with war, hunger and a climate crisis so severe that it looks impossible for humanity to survive, this wonderful novel offers a glimpse of hope and the famous light at the end of the tunnel.

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Impossible, or is it?

Matt delivers another life-affirming story, with just a pinch of the super natural.
national treasure Joanna Lumley really brings the protagonist, Grace, to life.

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Couldn't stop listening

Just fantastic with a great message about the magic of appreciation. I couldn't stop listening. I thought Joanna Lumley was perfect for the narration.

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Thank you.

… I can’t find the words. But thank you Mr. Haig - not for the first time, your words make me feel ‘a part of’.

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An unexpectedly wonderful and and imaginative book.

I loved this book from beginning to end. So beautifully brought to life by Joanna Lumley. Thank you for creating such a thought provoking, funny, tender and inspiring tale.

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Loved this book!

A great read, I could not stop listening. Touched my soul at a time when I really needed it!

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Just loved Joanns Lumley’s narrating and the intrigueing story - interesting plot using the voice of a sceptic, a realist to explore the unkown and the reason for being

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