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Where Have All the Boys Gone?

By: Jenny Colgan
Narrated by: Helen McAlpine
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Where have all the men gone? Faced with 25,000 more women than men in London and gleeful media reports that it's statistically more likely for single women to be murdered than get married, Katie has reached an all-time low. But all is not lost....

Another hilarious high-concept romantic comedy from Jenny Colgan.

While Katie's glad it's not a man's world anymore, she'd be quite pleased if there were more men in it - or at least single ones, anyway.

More likely to get murdered than married, according to gleeful media reports, Katie resigns herself to the fact there's no sex in the city and heads for the hills - or the Scottish Highlands, to be precise.

Despite the fact she's never been a girl for wellies and Fairlish is in the middle of nowhere, the tiny town does have one major draw: men. Lots of them. But while Katie relishes the chance to do battle with armies of admirers, she's not reckoned on going head to head with her grumpy new boss, Harry; shadowy developers intent on destroying the beautiful countryside; and Mrs. McClockerty, the least suitable hotelier since Norman Bates.

At least there's the local eye candy to distract her, including gorgeous newshound Iain. But he is at loggerheads with Harry, and Harry despises her. Life in the country might not be one big roll in the hay, but can Katie ever turn her back on the delights of Fairlish and return to city life?

©2016 Jenny Colgan (P)2016 Hachette Audio
Fiction Genre Fiction Romance Romantic Comedy Small Town & Rural Urban Women's Fiction Comedy Witty Funny Highlander
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I really enjoyed this book as I do all of Jenny Colgan's but I particularly loved Helen McAlpine's excellent reading of it. Sometimes I don't enjoy people doing voices, but hers and her Scottish accents are just brilliant and made me laugh as much as the story itself.

Made me laugh!

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You can tell this book was written a while back due to smoky bars and clubs etc. Not really what I expected from Jenny Colgan but still a great story.

Great story - quite dated now but still good

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I loved the premise behind the story, and the characters, some of whom were incredibly amusing. I loved the Scottish setting, and the descriptions of the big party. I didn’t know which fella she was going to end up with until very late on. However, the ending felt very rushed, and some of the ‘plot’ was seemingly glossed over/ very short. Still a very enjoyable and worthwhile listen, but not one of Jenny’s very best. The narrator was excellent, easily going between English and Scottish accents of all differing types, and just the right speed.

A great story but not Jenny’s best

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I love Jenny Colgan but this one did not seem to work as well for me. The ending seemed rushed and the characters did not have as much depth as usual.

A romp in Scotland

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the lady reading it make all the man in the book sound a bit stupid.....
she was awesome when reading girls though
love the book as all of Jenny's books

the book is awesome

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