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Cuckoo

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After Nancy’s father dies, she is faced with two life-changing revelations.

One: She has a half-brother she knew nothing about.

Nancy’s world is punched inside out at the discovery of a mysterious new sibling. But she can’t help but feel curious about Oliver, this stranger who shares her DNA. Her sister Rita, on the other hand, is furious and wants nothing to do with their ‘cuckoo’ brother.

Two: She’s pregnant.

The father – Nancy’s not-quite-boyfriend from her not-quite-relationship – doesn’t want to commit any time soon. He isn’t even in the same continent as her right now. And with her mother and sister in shock about Oliver, Nancy’s struggling to find someone to turn to for support.

In a tumult of grief, fear and hope, Nancy pushes herself into an uncertain future as she rethinks what really makes a family. But there’s one more thought in the back of her head…

Is there space in her family for two more?

© Nell Frizzell 2024 (P) Penguin Audio 2024

Critics Review

Smart and funny, it had me from page one
Meg Mason
Reliably compelling, always insightful and very entertaining writing from the wonderful Nell Frizzell
Clover Stroud
Cuckoo is so warm, tender and beautiful . . . This is a spellbinding story about love, families and what makes us truly grow up. I adored it
Daisy Buchanan
Carefully observed and sensitively described . . . poignant
Financial Times
This was stunning . . . a really different kind of 'found family' novel. I was so invested in the characters by the end that I kept picking up the book again to see if there was any more
Lauren Bravo
Nell has that special ability to write about the most true, most slippery parts of life in a deliciously frank, simple and frequently hilarious way - she'll make you laugh, cry and think
Alice Vincent
A frank and funny exploration of family
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Nell Frizzell is one of our funniest and most observant writers - how lucky we are to have her
Kat Brown
The wondrous Nell Frizzell does 'when ancestry,com goes wrong' (great premise) with very entertaining weird family results
Amy Liptrot
Funny and full of life and ideas, reading Nell Frizzell is like meeting a new friend
Josie Long
Author Nell Frizzell
Narrator Nell Frizzell
Duration 8 hours and 14 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781529904475
Format Audiobook
Publisher Transworld
Genre Family life fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss, Narrative theme: Love and relationships
Availability AU, GB, IE

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