
Whatever it Takes
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Narrated by:
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Jane Wymark
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By:
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Adele Parks
About this listen
Eloise Hamilton is a Londoner born and bred, so it is a momentous day when she reluctantly agrees to uproot to Dartmouth, leaving behind her perfect world so her husband can finally live in his. There are compensations, however. On tap fresh air, a bigger home for her family, her mother-in-law Margaret will welcome her with open arms, and besides, she can rely on best friend Sara to be her lifeline to London.
But both Margaret and Sara are facing their own difficulties, and thrust into unexpected turmoil, Eloise finds she is the one holding everything together for her loved ones - and by an ever-weakening thread. As her world implodes with the strain of being responsible for all around her, someone is bound to be overlooked. And the damage might be irreparable....
©2012 Adele Parks (P)2012 Headline DigitalCritic reviews
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The Hamilton family make the move from the city to Dartmouth, Mark's childhood home. Mark's usually capable and cheerful mother Margaret there is deteriorating, her illness is well researched and of course upsetting, scary and horribly recognisable. Think twice about reading/listening this if you are close to someone with early dementia...
The theme of infertility is the main course and so the plot of how to get Sara her longed for baby is the thing. There are reveals that surprise and dangerous situations but somehow it only occasionally got me absorbed, excited. The narration is fine, well done for both female and male voices with good sound effects for phone conversations. I heard it at normal speed, which often felt slightly hurried, so it might have been better to reduce it back one notch to stop the gabbling effect.
A reasonably enjoyable six hours but nothing special.
Never really lifts off
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Excellent !
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Good story but abridged so rushed
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Incredibly short
I couldn’t wait to finish and so relieved when I did
Tedious
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Kept waiting for it to get good
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