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The Turning Point
- Narrated by: Buffy Davis
- Length: 15 hrs and 28 mins
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Summary
Everyone deserves a new beginning. But sometimes fate isn't on your side....
Over one short weekend, when Canadian musician Scott Emerson and British children's author Frankie Shaw meet by chance, a profound connection is made. Their homes are thousands of miles apart: Frankie and her children live by the coast of North Norfolk while Scott's roots lie deep in the mountains of British Columbia. Against all advice, they decide to see where this might go.
Over oceans and time zones, they make sacrifices and take risks, discovering along the way new truths about love and family. For the first time in a long while, it seems life could be very good. But fate has a tragic twist in store, one that could destroy all that was hoped for.
Poignant, engrossing and moving, The Turning Point is a novel about the importance of seizing happiness and trusting that love will always find a way.
Critic reviews
Praise for Freya North:
“Brimming with emotional drama and packing a huge twist, this story will keep you guessing until the very end.” (Heat)
“I was gripped from the start and raced through to the end in one long sitting.” (Sara Lawrence, Daily Mail)
“A lovely read that keeps you anticipating a twist that is nicely unexpected...I couldn't put it down.” (Sarah Broadhurst, Lovereading.co.uk)
“A very telling and enjoyable take on contemporary life.” (Woman and Home)
“Skilfully written, and full of interesting characters.” (The Lady)
“If you like emotional family dramas with a twist you'll love this.” (Daily Express)
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- Miss M
- 28-06-15
Slow, sweet, sad and a little insipid
I have hugely enjoyed many of Freya North's previous titles - she has, as one of her characters says, 'a way with words where [she] can condense so much into powerful brevity'.
The Turning Point does nothing to diminish North's reputation as an accomplished, accessible wordsmith but, if you're after a bit of escapist oomph, it is rather missing the power aspect.
The pace and plot is rather plodding. It's a mild and thoughtful tale of a single-mother unexpectedly and wonderfully finding great love which deepens as the book continues. The sticking point is geography - she lives in Norfolk, he lives in Canada. The book centres around navigating, and to some degree, integrating their two worlds.
To avoid any spoilers - something irrevocable takes place about three quarters of the way through and the remainder of the book is a slow and gentle integration of this happenstance.
The characters are all likeable and well-drawn and I generally enjoy a gentle soulful exploration of human emotions but this certainly wasn't one to set pulses racing.
I am bed-bound and was listening to this during a particularly pain-filled and desperate stage of a long and frightening illness so I was in need of absorption and uplifting diversion. This didn't quite provide but I'm sure many will enjoy it as a tender, thoughtful, if slightly tepid, meditation on a deep love that encounters sorrow but endures nonetheless.
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- Liz
- 27-11-20
Lovely story
Overall a lovely story, love, happiness and tragedy, it just seemed to drag slightly in some places
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- Kbat
- 07-12-16
A short story, long!
Slow, lengthy and in the end a little boring!
Would have been a decent read if shorter and quicker paced-just too drawn out for me without substance of the storyline. I was 4 1/2 hours in before "the turning point@
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- R. Card
- 03-12-17
Oh! One of her best!
Literally just finished listening to this. What a story! Not at all what I was expecting and it didn't go where I was expecting either! But as a big fan of Freya North (I absolutely LOVE the McCabe sister books), this book really has to be right up there.
I'm less familiar with Frankie's location, but we had the most wonderful time in the area of Scott's location some years ago and could just see, feel and smell the locations as the descriptions were so accurate.
I definitely feel those "mourning" feelings you get when you finish a really good book with well described, genuine characters that you just want to hear more about. DEFINITELY recommend this book!
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- Kindle Customer
- 13-01-23
Turning Points-Think we all have them of some sort
Brilliant narrator brought it so to life! Absolutely loved it. Very emotive it made me cry. Well done Freya North 💕
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- MRS A Ward
- 04-02-24
Gorgeous story
I loved this book favourite places mentioned throughout.
Full of emotion I laughed and I cried and I loved every bit of it
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- Amazon Customer
- 18-08-22
slow
didnt finish very slow. disapointed really loved previous books. read over half and still didnt get into it.
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- Anonymous User
- 06-06-23
Disappointed
Having heard all about this author I was expecting this to be amazing and sadly I thought it was dull
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- Donna
- 25-06-18
not your typical Fraya North very disappointing
Fraya North is my favourite author and this book just didn't feel like her usual quirky engrossing reads. It made me very depressed.
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