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The Most Fun We Ever Had

Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2020

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The Most Fun We Ever Had

By: Claire Lombardo
Narrated by: Laurel Lefkow
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Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2020

The New York Times best seller.

Meet the Sorenson Family.

Marilyn has somehow fallen into motherhood and spent four decades married to

David, who's pretty certain he loves her more than anyone has ever loved another person.

Wendy, their eldest, a cause for concern, soothes herself with drink after being widowed young,

while Violet, lawyer-turned-stay-at-home-mother, is disturbed by the reappearance of a son placed for adoption 15 years earlier.

Liza, a professor, is pregnant with a baby she's not sure she wants by a man she's not sure she loves

and Grace, their dawdling youngest daughter, lives a lie that no one in her family suspects.

©2019 Claire Lombardo (P)2020 Orion Publishing Group
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Critic reviews

"A gripping and poignant ode to a messy, loving family in all its glory." (Madeline Miller)

"A moving, immersive, often very funny study of family and sisterhood."(Sunday Times)

!Like Meg Wolitzer. A forensic dissection of family past and present, I loved it. If you like reading about relationships, this one is for you." (Pandora Sykes)

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Outstanding Read

I chose this randomly as I fancied something a bit different, and was hooked from the start. I loved getting to know each character and the emotional rollercoaster of their stories. It’s a gentle listen to get lost in, not a fast paced action thriller. Some laugh out loud moments and some deeply sad moments, it was a joy to listen to.

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This story enveloped me ......

I loved every sentence of this book! The characters are so well drawn and realistic. The narrator, Laurel Lefkow, is wonderful at bringing the characters to life with her clever voice changes and accents. Thank you Claire Lombardo for writing such an expansive, interesting, beautiful story.

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Listened to this twice and loved it

A wonderful look at an American family with a captivating narrative that allows multiple points of views, giving all characters full depth and range. Loved how the intricacies of complex family dynamics evolves, slowly reveals, and a realistic, clever take on sibling rivalry (that you may not even see coming). Loved the voice narration, overall, enough to listen to in long journey in car with husband's first listen, and my second. Was able to pinpoint some parts of the story again and ponder the whole. Great writing. A real talent.

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Loved this

I loved this book so much ! Everything about it was enjoyable and comforting. A well observed family saga about parental, sibling and romantic relationships.

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Brilliant!

If you like books about families and what makes them tick you will love this!

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I wanted a bit more to happen

Well written and great characters but not much happens, and it’s a long book for not much to happen.

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The relationships were a little “over the top” for me

I enjoyed the listen although it was a bit too sweet and sorry to say “American” for a British gal, and although I quickly got in to it I then needed it to move on about a third of the way through. It felt a little like the Waltons (showing my age here!) wish I could think of the more modern version in my mind.
Still it’s worth a listen if you like a fairy tale story of being part of a large family.

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Great family saga

A great story of a couple and their four daughters told over a generation, with some great one-liners from Wendy!

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Great read

I thought the characters were great, very entertaining and the story gave a good account of family dynamics and drama!

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Flows beautifully

The story's that intertwined and the relationships between characters kept you entranced until the end.

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