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Finding Henry Applebee
- Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
- Length: 11 hrs and 17 mins
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Summary
‘A simply heart-string tugging book that offers a ready escape route from these testing time’ Jon Gower, Nation Cymru
Here Henry was, once again in a bustling train station, ready to resume where he had left off all those years ago…
Finding Henry Applebee is a charming, tender and uplifting story about unlikely friendships, the power of love – and how it’s never too late to change your life.
Perfect for fans of The Single Ladies of the Jacaranda Retirement Village and The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry.
Eighty-five-year-old Henry Arthur Applebee has had a pretty good life. But one regret has haunted him for the last sixty-five years.
And so, on an ordinary December morning, he boards a train from London to Edinburgh. His goal is simple: to find the woman who disappeared from his life decades earlier.
But Henry isn’t the only person on a mission. Also bound for Edinburgh is troubled teen, Ariel. And when the two strangers collide, what began as one humble journey will catapult them both into a whole new world…
'A great book … I highly recommend it to those interested in a narrative that touches one's heart and soul' Peter Thabit Jones
‘Beautifully written, wonderfully warm’ bestselling author Zara Stoneley
‘An uplifting read … tender, beautiful writing and wonderful observations’ bestselling author Tracy Rees
‘An intricate, absorbing, sliding puzzle of a story about friendship, family and love’ bestselling author Iona Grey
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Critic reviews
"Beautifully written, wonderfully warm, a lovely, gentle, feel-good story perfect for this time of year." (Zara Stoneley, best-selling author of The Wedding Date)
"An absolute delight. It’s beautiful and elegiac and written with such a good heart." (BAFTA award-winning screenwriter and producer Russell T. Davies OBE)
"Charming, poignant and truthfully told." (Joanna Toye, author of the Shop Girls series)
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- J. Booker
- 28-08-20
Lovely
Such a sweet story of love and friendship. Beautifully written and well read, I listened to it in just a couple of days :-).
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- GNOME
- 20-08-20
Light and joyous
There is a light, well written and well read book. Zipped through this book but, very enjoyable all about life's misunderstandings and how they can change the pattern of a life. Lovely to read a book about someone at the end of their life and how relationships can still be made with young people - delightful. Perfect holiday reading.
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- Sally T.
- 09-04-24
I love the characters
The narration was really good. loved the story and although I guessed a lot of what would happen it didn't spoil it at all. Heart warming
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- Ian
- 09-10-20
loved.
I loved this book but the narrative wasn't the best; he read to fast for the nature of the story. Definitely worth listening to.
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- Paheyes
- 07-07-20
lovely story
I did love the characters, but found it a little far fetched in places.
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- Denty
- 22-11-20
I loved this book!!
This is the best book I've read/listened to for ages!! A fantastic story featuring beautiful intergenerational friendships
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- Ms Berghard
- 16-07-20
Shed a tear at the end..
What a touching novel and super narration. Gentle, emotive and heart warming AND breaking all at once.
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- SusanE
- 29-07-20
Glad I persevered
I nearly gave up on this book early on as it took me a while to get used to the narration, but really glad I didn’t, a charming story, really lovely.
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- C J Goslin
- 22-03-21
Heartwarming
I was a slow start but began to open up when the destination was in sight. Although the improbability factor was high, the heart, warmth and storytelling kept you with it. Left with a warm feeling.
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- Doodly Di
- 13-06-21
Such an array of interesting people but editors...
Celia has written a marvellous story of interesting people.
My issue has nothing to do with the book, it's with the broadcasting editors of these audible books. So so many of them start giving the credits the second the last word of the book is read. I find that so annoying. Please give us more time to absorb a book ending and all that can mean for us. The ending of this book is powerful yet it was tarnished by having the credits read too soon.
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