This Family
the compelling and beautifully written story of family drama and motherhood
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Narrated by:
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Lucy Paterson
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By:
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Kate Sawyer
About this listen
It is my dearest wish, that after so long apart, I am able to bring this family together for my wedding day.
This house. This family.
Mary has raised a family in this house. Watched her children play and laugh and bicker in this house. Today she is getting married in this house, with all her family in attendance.
The wedding celebrations have brought fractured family together for the first time in years: there's Phoebe and her husband Michael, children in tow. The young and sensitive Rosie, with her new partner. Irene, Mary's ex-mother-in-law. Even Emma, Mary's eldest, is back for the wedding - despite being at odds with everyone else.
Set over the course of an English summer's day but punctuated with memories from the past forty years of love and loss, hope and joy, heartbreak and grief, this is the story of a family. Told by a chorus of characters, it is an exploration of the small moments that bring us to where we are, the changes that are brought about by time, and what, despite everything, stays the same.
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- Sarah Trueman
- 03-09-23
A warm interesting family dynamic
I had no idea what to expect from this Audible recording but really enjoyed piecing together the story as it flips over the years and characters. The writer is good enough to keep it together and even without being able to flip back the pages I could keep up with the dynamics and enjoyed them coming together at the end. Would definitely recommend.
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- Sally Brown
- 23-09-23
A good listen
A slowly burning family saga which draws one in eventually , though it does take its time.
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- Jules
- 16-10-23
Enjoyable family saga
I did get a little confused by the large number of characters in this book at first, but as the story unfolded, I came to know them. An enjoyable family saga, made more so by the narrator’s good grasp of accents!
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- Amazon Customer
- 13-05-23
Gorgeous
This book is excellent. If you like books about the complexities of family relationships and love, you’ll love this.
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- Katherine Jarrett
- 05-04-24
ok book
it was a good book but not something I would have bought or will read again
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- Mrs F
- 23-07-23
Captivating, beautiful prose and well read
A thought provoking book about the complications of family. Beautiful prose? And really well performed, this was a pleasure to listen to.
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- Debbie Street
- 11-06-24
Moving
such a lovely, moving book. Read beautifully. the characters came to life from chapter one. Sunflowers 🌻
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- Jo Danan
- 26-06-23
Beautiful
I’m so made up that I chose this. I think I found a recommendation on Google. I usually go crime. This is not that. It’s compelling and touching. I wanted the book to continue. Highly recommend
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- Becky
- 20-06-23
Another great from Kate Sawyer
Fantastic book.
I thought it may be hard to follow the stranding which was one of my favourite books I’ve ever read, but this truly was an enjoyable read with lots of twists and turns.
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- Diana Sampson
- 05-04-24
So well written and the characters were beautifully drawn.
This is a great story. I really loved this book and I did not want it to end.
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