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Seven Days of Us
- Narrated by: Jilly Bond
- Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins
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Summary
The funny, sharply observed and life-affirming Radio 2 Book Club pick.
'Hilarious and touching' DAILY MAIL
'Warm, humane, funny and sad . . . Absolute pleasure reading' MARIAN KEYES
'Hilariously funny' ROSAMUND LUPTON
'Absorbing, insightful and immensely enjoyable' LAURA BARNETT
It's the holidays, and the Birch family is gathering for the first time in years.
Olivia, the eldest daughter, has returned from treating an epidemic abroad and must go into quarantine for seven days. Her mother has decided it's the perfect opportunity to spend some 'special time' together. Her youngest sister wholeheartedly disagrees. Her father isn't allowed an opinion.
When no one can leave the house and no one can enter, quaratine for the Birches feels like an eternity.
Especially when they're all harbouring secrets. One of which is about to come knocking at their door...
'One of the best family dramas you'll ever read' BEST
'I LOVED [it] . . . has all the makings of your classic rom-com, with characters that are both remarkable yet wonderfully relatable' THE UNMUMSY MUM
'Sharply observed by Hornak's satirical eye' GLAMOUR
'One of the best books of the year' HELLO!
'Expertly captures the joys and the tensions of spending any time with those who know you best. It thoroughly deserves to be this year's big Christmas hit' THE I
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- mitchell bell
- 02-01-21
Entertaining
An entertaining Christmas read. Particularly stirring for Christmas 2020 with quarantine and being maybe just a bit too close to family.
Would recommend for a warm cosy easy read
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- V Houghton
- 15-12-19
thoughtful fun with a lovely mix of characters
I am reading this book for my book club. Its been a lovely mix of characters, family challenges, realisations and good old fashioned story telling.
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- 29-12-20
so relevant to today and CV19
I found the book moving on many levels, particularly as I volunteer in Africa myself. Some of the story was A BIT contrived......surely as a doctor Olivia must have known she was pregnant for instance. I'm passing it on to friends.
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- Ann D
- 10-12-19
I loved it!
I really enjoyed listening to this book. I wonder if perhaps those who didn’t like it, wrongly expected a lighthearted Christmas tale. This is an original story of a family thrust together for a sustained period over Christmas. Personal issues abound. Each of the characters are well drawn and engaging. I have occasionally found Jilly Bond unsuitable as a narrator, but I think she is perfect for this book and she does a great job.
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- Mrs. Erica Edwards
- 20-12-21
Fabulous Story and Best Performance Ever
Jilly's performance is second to none - don't think I have ever enjoyed an actor's reading of an Audible book more. Loved the story and how all the characters changed. Also loved format of book with different characters' points of view being in each chapter. Found I was laughing out loud at the sarcastic and wry parts. Well done, Francesca - this is an excellent debut.
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- Jackie Ryan
- 03-10-18
sweet
This is just a lovely listen. A book that doesn't require thought. I just really enjoyed this book.
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- red
- 12-12-19
Great story but hard on the ears
I enjoyed the story but the narrating style detracted from my enjoyment of the book. Dubious accents and the characters of Emma and Phoebe sounded like preschool children. What a shame!
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- Hannah P.
- 14-01-20
A Fantastic Story
This truly was a fantastic story. A story of a family going through the hardships of accepting one another as they are, the ups and downs; that they are 'simply stuck with each other' and building upon that. Its heartwarming and thoroughly well written, pulling you in with delicious descriptive text making it an easy listen.
Highly recommend!
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- Jane Tee
- 15-12-20
So topical!
I enjoyed this book. The writing is intelligent and original and accessible. The characters are credible and likeable. The story is fresh though shockingly recognisable after this year of lockdowns. The reader kept a good pace and a lively tone, though some of the male characters were read with irritating , hardly believable voices. I’m glad I chose this book.
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- Rebecca
- 09-03-19
Such a brilliant story.
I thoroughly enjoyed this audiobook. I had a slow start with it and had to go back to it to properly enjoy it but it was well worth it!
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