Here and Now
Failed to add items
Add to basket failed.
Add to wishlist failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
£0.00 for first 30 days
Buy Now for £17.99
No valid payment method on file.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
-
Narrated by:
-
Juliet Stevenson
-
By:
-
Santa Montefiore
About this listen
Faced with losing everything, all that matters is here and now....
Marigold has spent her life taking care of those around her, juggling family life with the running of the local shop, and being an all-round leader in her quiet yet welcoming community. When she finds herself forgetting things, everyone quickly puts it down to her age. But something about Marigold isn’t quite right, and it’s becoming harder for people to ignore. As Marigold’s condition worsens, for the first time in their lives her family must find ways to care for the woman who has always cared for them. Desperate to show their support, the local community comes together to celebrate Marigold and to show her that losing your memories doesn’t matter when there are people who will remember them for you....
Evocative, emotional and full of life, Here and Now is the most moving book you’ll read this year - from Sunday Times best-selling author Santa Montefiore.
©2020 Santa Montefiore (P)2020 W. F. Howes LtdWhat listeners say about Here and Now
Average customer ratingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- J. Graham
- 25-04-21
So Delightful
Heart warming and some heart renching moments this book is wonderful. A beautiful story, which I have no doubt to be so true is some families. The Love is palpable, deep and warming. From start to end I thoroughly appreciated the unravelling of Marigold, yet the keeping of love and the daughters futures was perfectly balanced. This could have been a sad tail, it is in parts, but cleverly entwined with joy, and the love. A real pleasure to listen to.
I found some of the narration difficult, the accents of characters getting muddled up, some females sounded male and vice versa but on the whole I was able to keep track of who's who.
I thoroughly enjoyed this story which could have been set from true events. Yet I end with a warm glow, a few sad tears, mixed with joyful tears. Thank you.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Amazon Customer
- 13-02-22
Going on a journey
Going on this journey with Marigold , Dennis , Daisy and Susie I laughed and cried . As the story unfolded I was captured in their worlds and made me reflect on what I have … In this pandemic era .. a journey of love and how life can adapt and finding positives …
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Amazon Customer
- 19-08-22
A moving story
This novel kept me interested all the way through, a family facing a heart-breaking illness, the love they shared is strengthened by compassion and respect for one another. Written with tenderness and understanding combined with excellent narration.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- jo
- 25-04-23
Beautifully written story
I struggled with the narration in the beginning and found the accents really annoying so almost returned it..Very glad I kept going! A lovely story sensitively written whilst dealing with Marigold's progressing illness and the love in her family.. Really enjoyed it...
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- bernadette starr
- 18-04-21
Hear and Now
Wow, this book is truly beautiful I cried true most of it. I highly recommend it.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- kaye
- 26-08-20
Too much cackling.
Sad but lovely story. Afraid I didn't take to all the 'cackly' voices, okay if only one but everyone was a bit too much.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Janeve
- 30-09-21
Wow.
This book had me laughing and crying when I was listening to this book and all should read it.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Jane Law
- 19-04-21
difficult topic compassionately tackled
This is such an emotive delicate topic dealt with in a very engaging way with credible characters, each with their stories which intertwined believable. Despite the inevitable sadness, this is actually a very uplifting tale showing the importance of every individual contribution to someone's life, and the ultimate value of someone even when they appear to have lost so much.
The only thing I did not like was the exaggerated screechy accents given to the women in the family, not pleasant to listen to snd I am not sure how authentic they were. I do like Juliet Stevenson and do not like to say anything negative about her, but those voice really grated.
I would still highly recommend this book.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Amazon Customer
- 28-03-21
Important subject, slow pace, terrible narration
The voices used by the narrator were terrible, and spoiled the story. The subject was dealt sensitively by the author and I appreciated the way it was handled. I didn’t warm to Tarryn - what an entitled character.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
2 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Mrs. I. Landless
- 06-06-21
Thought Proking
This story is beautifully written but as l am 73 it is a subject l may or may not have to deal with. l sincerely hope my friends and family would react the way they do in this story.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!