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The Words Shimmer
- Narrated by: Rachael Beresford
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
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Summary
Yorkshire anatomy lecturer Ruby Clark considers her life low-maintenance. She teaches at the local university, has two well-behaved teenage daughters, and what she doesn't know about human anatomy isn't worth knowing. Unfortunately, that knowledge doesn't stretch to plants, and she's been asked to help out on a school garden project.
Being a paramedic doesn't do Melissa Jackson's back or knees any favors, so she's looking into university courses to try a less strenuous line of her work. But the brash, proudly out, down-to-earth woman's biggest challenge is keeping her dyslexia a secret. That, and living down the stigma that follows her when people find out.
A university open day throws the two women into each other's orbits. When Mel, an expert green thumb, makes a few helpful suggestions on Ruby's garden project, Ruby convinces her to team up to make it a success.
Personality-wise, they couldn't be less compatible. Mel's brazen attitude, cocky jokes, and affinity with earthworms immediately rub the hyper-professional, straight-laced Ruby the wrong way. Can they ever find common ground?
Contains mature themes.
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- Caroline Astell-Burt
- 04-11-23
A book of instruction
Although the characters were attractively drawn I am not sure about the intention of the writer- it seemed to be a manual on manners and mores: dyslexia, menopause, lgbt prejeudice, education, growing up with a gay mum, and then an excruciatingly anatomically description of lesbian lovemaking! I write as a gay woman.
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- Angela
- 05-11-23
Gentle
This is a slow and gentle, very British kind of story. By that I mean there aren’t rich, talented and beautiful women everywhere but ‘real’ ones with real lives. Nothing wildly exciting happens but it is a nice listen.
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- Andrea
- 26-05-24
Sunday afternoon listen
I did enjoy this it's a slow easy listen, I enjoyed the addition subjects covered such as dyslexia and the menopause but in someways I feel they could have be covered a little more. All in all worth a read/listen if you after a gentle/easy romance.
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- BD
- 31-10-24
The quality of all aspects, author, story and narration
The important message of inclusiveness woven into a really enjoyable read. Another for my ‘Favourite’s’ 🙏🙏🙏
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