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All My Mothers
- Narrated by: Polly Edsell
- Length: 12 hrs and 21 mins
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‘One of those rarest of books: so beautiful I almost couldn’t bear it, and so moving I was reading through tears’ STACEY HALLS
‘Uniquely witty, beautifully observed, intricately woven’ MIRANDA HART
‘A truly glorious life-affirming book, in which love, hope and friendship trump sorrow’ DINAH JEFFERIES
‘Had me absolutely sobbing – a beautiful, beautiful book’ JO BROWNING WROE, bestselling author of A TERRIBLE KINDNESS
‘Worth every tear’ WOMAN & HOME
‘Exquisitely tender, powerfully compelling’ SARAH HAYWOOD
‘One of my new all-time favourite books – an absolute joy’ JULIETTA HENDERSON
‘Thoughtful, warm and engaging’ CHRISTINA SWEENEY-BAIRD
‘Honest, heartfelt and hopeful’ MARIANNE CRONIN
‘A joy to read’ ANNE YOUNGSON
‘A love song to women everywhere’ ERICKA WALLER
MEET EVA MARTÍNEZ-GREEN, AN ONLY CHILD FULL OF QUESTIONS ABOUT HER BEGINNINGS.
Between her emotionally absent mother and her physically absent father, there is nobody to answer them. Eva is convinced that all is not as it seems. Why are there no baby pictures of her? Why do her parents avoid all questions about her early years?
When her parents’ relationship crumbles, Eva begins a journey to find these answers for herself. Her desire to discover where she belongs leads Eva on a journey spanning decades and continents – and, along the way, she meets women who challenge her idea of what a mother should be, and who will change her life forever…
‘A glorious journey into loving & longing’ ANSTEY HARRIS
‘Heartrending and heartwarming’ CELIA ANDERSON
‘Exquisite’ JESSICA RYN
‘A deep delight of a book that vibrates with love and longing’ HELEN PARIS
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Praise for Joanna Glen’s debut novel, The Other Half of Augusta Hope:
‘A therapeutic dose of high-strength emotion’ GUARDIAN
‘Entertains and moves in equal measure’ DAILY MAIL
‘Keep the tissues close’ GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
‘An irresistible message of redemption and belonging’ RED magazine
‘Heartening and hopeful’ JESS KIDD
‘Mesmerizingly beautiful’ SARAH HAYWOOD
‘An extraordinary masterpiece’ ANSTEY HARRIS
What listeners say about All My Mothers
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- Mrs P.
- 01-12-22
Gripping and engaging story, sensational narator
A wonderful gripping story. I felt as if I was listening to a true story based on real events, not fiction. It was so cleverly written and the sensational narrator just brought all the characters to life and I found myself immersed in the story not wanting it to stop. Polly Edsell, the amazing narrator, not only made me experience a cocktail of emotions during her reading but I actually had a lump in my throat on more than one occasion and ultimately shed real tears of sadness as well as tears of joy and laughter. It all felt so real. 5 stars throughout!
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- Mc
- 01-08-22
Fantastic
Brilliantly narrated and a wonderful story; made me laugh and cry out loud. I would certainly recommend a listen
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- K. English
- 03-07-22
Beautiful
Loved this! Excellent characters, plot and narration. An easy read with substanxe. Keep your tissues at hand.
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- Elizabeth Skewes
- 23-08-22
Entertaining
Got me at the beginning, lost me at the middle, but recovered nicely at the end.
(Main character made me really angry more than once)
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- lilacthehood
- 23-07-23
Another fantastic book from Joanna Glenn
Another fantastic book from Joanna Glenn, from start to finish I loved it and the narration was beautiful
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- Mrs Stevens
- 31-05-23
Beautifully written, beautifully read
A wonderful book which has kept me company on many hours of dog walking, and left me bereft now it’s over. Now one of my all time favourite, poignant audible purchases
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- Rachel Redford
- 18-08-21
An absolute, must, must listen!
I just loved this second novel from Joanna Glen, even more than her first, The Other Half of Augusta Hope (reviewed on my My Listener page on 6/7/19).
It’s a wonderful, wonderful story which follows Eva from birth to middle age so that at the end you feel as though she had been your best friend since childhood. Little Eva (pronounced ‘ever’) always knew her cool, tense mother wasn’t her real mother . Why is there no baby photo for her to take into school like all the other children? Her Spanish father is no help (apart from reading her Peter Pan), disappearing and suddenly re-appearing one Christmas as Father Christmas to stay just a few hours and then disappear again for good. At school she bonds with a best friend, Bridget ,and Bridget’s perfect loving mummy - and Bridget’s brother whose love she is destined to crave. Eva and Bridget swear to love each other for ‘eva’ and ‘eva’, and so they do over the decades weathering so much I can’t say without spoiling the story but including separation, tragedies and Eva’s ‘perfect’ boyfriend and his apparently perfect (but oh so not) family.
The creation of Eva’s life experiences is staggeringly skilful drawing you in to every heartbeat and every facet of an increasing set of real-people-characters – and, too, the different locations as England moves to Cordoba which Eva learns is her place of birth. In The Other Half of Augusta Hope the author didn’t quite avoid a slightly less than satisfying fairy tale element towards the end. All My Mothers moves in that direction but she manages to create a fabulous ending planted firmly enough in real life to work. There’s plenty of painful tragedy to cry over which will resonate with many listeners, but it never dominates. What you’re left with is an exhilarating, uplifting story where love isn’t found where it is sought, or the kind which was long yearned for, but which is found in abundance in all kinds of unexpected places and forms.
The narration is excellent – subtle, nuanced, so much in character and mood – and some authentic- sounding Spanish!
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- JACQUI
- 22-03-22
Wow
loved it.
So many ways of loving and caring.. leaving ong lasting impressions on your life and character.
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- Annie Keightley
- 02-10-21
An enjoyable listen
Well narrated interesting story, heart warming if a little predictable at times. Some of the the characters could be more developed
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- Becky-Ann D
- 18-06-22
Story of the bonds of family and friendship.
Beautiful and thoughtful life story.
Absorbing sense of place.
Very human characters. Explores the bonds of family and friendship and the complex dynamics of relationships.
Listened to it quickly and I was submerged in their world.
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