All the Lonely People
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Ben Onwukwe
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Mike Gayle
About this listen
Life is waiting to happen to Hubert Bird. But first he has to open his front door and let it in.
In weekly phone calls to his daughter in Australia, widower Hubert Bird paints a picture of the perfect retirement, packed with fun, friendship and fulfilment.
But Hubert Bird is lying.
The truth is day after day drags by without him seeing a single soul.
Until, that is, he receives some good news - good news that in one way turns out to be the worst news ever, news that will force him out again, into a world he has long since turned his back on.
Now, Hubert faces a seemingly impossible task: to make his real life resemble his fake life before the truth comes out.
Along the way Hubert stumbles across a second chance at love, renews a cherished friendship and finds himself roped into an audacious community scheme that seeks to end loneliness once and for all.
Life is certainly beginning to happen to Hubert Bird. But with the origin of his earlier isolation always lurking in the shadows will he ever get to live the life he's pretended to have for so long?
From best-selling author Mike Gayle, All the Lonely People is by turns a funny and moving meditation on love, race, old age and friendship that will not only charm and uplift, but also remind you of the power of ordinary people to make an extraordinary difference.
©2020 Mike Gayle (P)2020 Hodder & Stoughton LtdListeners also enjoyed...
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- John Wilberforce
- 04-08-20
Be more Hubert. Be more Ashleigh.
Wonderful book. Engaging and loving story about a redemptive relationship between 2 unlikely protagonists, that explores the changing attitudes towards both racism, and extreme poverty. But as the title suggests, the key theme is loneliness and how we deal with it.
Brilliant.
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- Anonymous User
- 08-03-21
An excellent book
I absolutely loved the narration, paced to perfection. Loved the characters, very thought provoking, without giving any of the plot away I did shed a few years.
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- Kat
- 11-08-20
Wonderful!
Was so sad when it ended. Beautiful story with a heartwarming message. Fabulous narration too!
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- Little-Lady
- 12-08-20
Do yourself a good thing and read this book
Oh Mike I don’t know how you do it but yet again I’ve been through the wringer with the most amazing array of characters and plots!
I was genuinely stopped in my tracks a few time’s and glad I was wearing sunglasses at others to hide to teary eyes. I got so invested in everyone within the story that I forgot weren’t real at times!
The narrator did a fantastic job with the accents and tones.
No complaints at all except now I’ve no new mike Gayle books left 😀
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- Nick
- 23-11-21
Fantastic, emotional, laugh out loud, sad, happy.
It's got the lot. So well written by Mike Gayle. I've read a couple of his earlier books years ago and can clearly see how much further he's come along with his writing. Great narration by Ben.
Had me in tears at various sad points and laughing at the funny moments. Well worth a read or listen.
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- liz velji
- 18-10-20
Great story
Having a partner of 35 years from the West Indies it brought back many memories of the early 80s..the reading was perfect
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- Amazon Customer
- 11-04-21
Like a warm cuppa
This was a lovely book- very apt for the current climate& a point so often trivialised.
I loved the main characters& the performance was excellent& really engaging- although the Welsh accent was a bit ropey at times (I’m welsh so particularly sensitive!).
Felt like a warm bath on a cold Sunday evening.
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- Aggi Wise
- 21-03-22
Fabulous
I very much enjoyed this book, have read quite a few Mike Gayle books, they are all great but this one goes places the others do not. I would thoroughly recommend.
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- Witty
- 03-08-23
Really enjoyed all of it
The narration was excellent and well paced. Beautiful story ❤️ truly engaging with lots of unexpected twists and turns.
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- Cazzey
- 08-04-23
Just stunning!
A beautiful story of love, racism and how deep loneliness can affect us. Just stunning story and the narrator was incredibly good.
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