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The State We’re In

By: Adele Parks
Narrated by: Ioanna Kimbook, Michael Fox
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What are the odds that the stranger sitting next to you on a plane is destined to change your life? Especially when they appear to be your opposite in every way…

The perfect read for fans of Ruth Jones, Jane Green and Sheila O'Flanagan, from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Just My Luck and Both Of You…

Jo is a hopeless romantic. Worried she let her soulmate slip away, she's chasing her past all the way to Chicago to break up her ex-fiancé's wedding.

Dean is a resolute cynic. After a brief (but not brief enough) trip to London, he's returning to Chicago, where he moved to escape his dysfunctional past.

In the time it takes to fly from London to Chicago, each finds something in the other that they didn't even realise they needed.

But it's only when they get off the plane that their true journey begins…

‘Brilliantly twisty… but is also so insightful about human nature. A triumph’ Lucy Foley

‘Chilling, gripping and entirely unputdownable’ Lisa Jewell

‘Kept me guessing and had me gasping at the twist’ Ian Rankin

‘Ambitious, nail-biting, darkly voyeuristic – I tore through it in two sittings' Louise Candlish

‘Addictive, provocative and thoroughly relatable’ T.M. Logan

‘An absolute joy: gripping, shocking and surprising’ Jane Fallon

©2013 Adele Parks (P)2022 HarperCollins Publishers Limited Contemporary Contemporary Romance Fiction Friendship Genre Fiction Romance Romantic Comedy Comedy Heartfelt Wedding

Critic reviews

"I’m not going to lie! Adele Parks takes you straight into the heart of her characters. Her twists about human nature form the icing on the cake." (Jane Corry)

"As always with Adele Parks this is an absolutely gripping read." (Richard Osman)

"Gripping, moving and elegantly written." (Marian Keyes)
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The story totally pulls you in and you find yourself wanting it to go a certain way for the characters involved.
It is so well thought out and shows life is full of twists and turns.
I cried at the end.

Amazing Read

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The story was very clever and the ending unexpected. The narration was done very well. I loved the characters and enjoyed the story immensely!

Very different to her usual books but loved it!

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I really enjoyed this book, great story and good narration. Only slightly annoyed by some sloppy editing, with occasional duplication including chapter 39 (Dean) which crops up twice! But otherwise I highly recommend

Loved this

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this was a great performance, and really pulled me in, great story line... very moving. would definitely recommend

I just loved this one...

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Story is fabulous. Absolutely loved the main characters. Narrative, was slightly gutted by ending but hey ho that's life. Was overall brilliant. The quality of the production was low tho. Some bits almost inaudible. Repeated lines, chapters repeated back to back. Bloody confused was I when the chapters started popping up again later on in the story. Would have been 5 stars if not for the products finish

Brilliant story poor on audible because of lack of quality

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Predictable on every turn, boring, waste of my credit, expected better read from this author.

very predictable story.

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Another great book by Adele, gripping story and really enjoyable read. love your feel good books

fab read

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Really enjoyed this book. Lovely story with great characters and well read on Audible. Good to hear a man’s voice read the male parts for a change

Great story

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So many mistakes and parts repeated in the narration. Off putting.
Apart from that, story was very good

Great book

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One of the most entertaining books from Adel. From laugh out loud moments to a very bitter sweet ending. Highly recommend if your heading to middle age and battling the dating scene. I guarantee you are going to find the characters very relatable.

What a ride!

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