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The Split
- Narrated by: Imogen Church
- Length: 10 hrs and 26 mins
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Summary
'The Split has everything I love in a novel. It's hilariously funny, it's so uplifting, and its characters are irresistibly loveable' - BETH O'LEARY
'Full of humour, kindness, cake and a cat, this is the novel to turn to in difficult times' - KATIE FFORDE
'A warm, funny, comforting read with such loveable characters!' - RUTH JONES
Following a brutal break up, Ally flees to her dad's house in Sheffield with her ex's cat (who always preferred her anyway). When she realises Emily isn't coming to win back either her or the cat, Ally takes to the sofa to mourn the future she'd planned.
After a few days' grace, her dad calls in reinforcements - Ally's old friend and first beard, Jeremy. Reunited, the two find solace in each other's heartbreak and an endless supply of baked goods. But jacked up on sugar and mutual delusion, they concoct a plan to run the half marathon and win back their exes...
This seems like the perfect example of their ability to commit and better themselves. But will their exes be waiting at the finish line, or is there a whole new future on the horizon?
A brilliant, heart-warming and intensely funny story of love, heartache, friendship and family. Perfect for fans of Marian Keyes and Beth O'Leary.
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- Strawberry Thief
- 30-09-21
Enjoyable Lesbian Chick Lit
This book is a little gem. The story is very light, not a lot happens, but I looked forward to listening to it every day. It was a pleasure to escape into the day to day lives of the characters and read about them baking and drinking tea and gossiping. The main character is likeable and it was fun to watch her grow. Many of the characters are funny, with a deadpan ironic sense of humour. The relationships and sex scenes all felt realistic. There's not a lot of romance, there's more of an emphasis on friendship and family, but it's still very queer-affirming.
The narrator over-acted a bit at times, but her accents and character voices were great, so it was easy to forgive the occasional melodramatic line delivery. I would be happy to listen to her read something else.
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- Kindle Customer
- 09-04-21
lgbt slice of British culture
If I could rate this more than a five for performance I could. The narrator does an excellent job with the accents and the characters. Their individual personalities really pop come through. Would recommend to anyone, part of the lgbt community, or not.
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- FC51
- 27-03-21
Not hilarious but poignant with plenty of laughs
Laura Kay does a great job and The Split is a great listen, although it does have a slow start. It is worth sticking with the story, which I would describe as poignant rather than "hilarious" as some critics have said. However, there is plenty of humour and many laugh out loud moments to lighten the sometimes difficult subject matter. I really enjoyed the characters, all of them are real people living real lives, and the well written story is made richer by quirky English humour, plenty of irony and pathos, which is refreshing for a lesfic novel. And, the 'icing on the cake', you'll get it if you listen to the whole story, is Imogen Church's narration, which is excellent. Can't wait to find another listen from this author and narrator.
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- Katie Newnham
- 28-09-21
A great listen
Great characters, extremely relatable and funny! Very much enjoyed this book, will look for more by Laura Kay
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- Patricia
- 12-04-21
Loved it!!
I really loved this book. It was very easy listening,funny in parts. Didn’t want it to end.
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- BexB
- 06-03-21
So relatable
This is a really great story. The narrator does a fantastic job, loved the characters and it made me laugh a lot in places. Loved it.
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- Sciencetweacher
- 02-07-21
Good lesbian chick lit
Very easy to listen to, good narrator. Story was easy and unchallenging, not the kind of book to make you think, but a lovely lazy listen nevertheless.
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- Hannah
- 12-03-21
laugh out loud funny brilliantly narrated
I was sad this booked ended. Best book of year well done Laura kay on your first book. a real feel good book and very relatable characters.
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- oui
- 23-03-21
relaxing Sunday afternoon listen
Nice and likeable, bit like a Yorkshire brew, just not much happening really, took a little while to warm up.
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- Lucy Aslett
- 04-04-22
Funny and lighthearted with brilliant narration!
This is such a funny and easy listening story. I loved the characters and the fact it's about running but no mention of weightloss.
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