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  • Meet Me on the Beach

  • By: Hilary Boyd
  • Narrated by: Jenny Funnell
  • Length: 10 hrs and 36 mins
  • 4.0 out of 5 stars (35 ratings)

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Meet Me on the Beach

By: Hilary Boyd
Narrated by: Jenny Funnell
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Summary

When pillar-of-the-community Harry Stewart dies of a sudden heart attack, the whole village is devastated - except for his maligned wife, Karen, the only one who really knew the abusive alcoholic Harry had become.

Suddenly freed from this oppressive marriage, Karen is nonetheless wracked with guilt about her final argument with her husband and sees the presence of her spoiled stepdaughter, Sophia, as a suitable purgatory. Her only comfort in her grief and isolation is William, the sympathetic local vicar.

As Karen shares her burdens, William's listening ear soon becomes a shoulder to cry on, and before long Karen realises she is falling in love. But William has a wife and young children, not to mention a parish to watch over - and be watched by.

As the pressure becomes too much to bear, Karen flees to the seaside. But when a chance encounter brings William back into her life, can they persuade each other to take one final leap of faith?

©2015 Laurie Graham (P)2015 WF Howes Ltd
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"Boyd is as canny as Joanna Trollope at observing family life - and better than Trollope at jokes." (Daily Mail)

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One of the best books ever!

What an incredible book.

So well written, read and it will take you on an emotional rollercoaster.

This will not be the last book I read of Hilary Boyd, absolutely outstanding!

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Great story

Really enjoyed this book would recommend to all of my friends could not stop listening

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Very depressing. Couldn't wait for it to finish.

Full of death and illness.
Thursdays in the park so much better. Sorry Hilary Boyd.

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Poor.

Found this tedious, couldn’t cope with the main Character, not, the only thing that made this book worth listening to was the narration. But otherwise a waste of a credit

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