Happy Medium

Author Sarah Adler
Narrator Mara Wilson
Publisher Quercus
Run Time 11 hours and 39 minutes
Format Audio
Genre Contemporary romance, Fantasy, Fantasy romance, Humorous fiction, Satirical fiction and parodies.

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What to expect

Perfect for fans of Emily Henry, Beth O'Leary and Tessa Bailey: the new romcom from the author of Mrs Nash's Ashes.

Fake medium. True love.

Fake spirit medium Gretchen Acorn is happy to help when her wealthiest client hires her to look into the unexplained phenomena preventing the sale of her bridge partner's struggling goat farm. Gretchen may be a complete fraud, but she's a beneficent one. So if 'cleansing' the historic property will help a nice old man get on with his retirement and put some much-needed cash in her pockets at the same time, who's she to say no?

Of course, it turns out said bridge partner isn't quite who Gretchen imagined - Charlie Waybill is young, hot as hell, and extremely unconvinced by Gretchen. Except, to her surprise, Gretchen finds herself face-to-face with Everett: the very real, very chatty ghost that's been wreaking havoc. And he wants her to help ensure Charlie avoids the same family curse that's had Everett haunting Gilded Creek Farm since the 1920s.

Now, Gretchen has one month to convince Charlie of the dangers that will befall him should he sell up. Unfortunately, hard work and honesty seem to be the best way to win over the stubborn farmer - not exactly Gretchen's strengths. She has to try though, because trust isn't the only thing growing between them. To save the goat farm, its resident phantom, and the man she's beginning to love, Gretchen will need to pull off the greatest con of her life: being fully, genuinely, messily herself.

EVERYONE LOVES SARAH ADLER'S ROMCOMS

'A sparky, bright, hilarious road-trip rom com with a heroine who is 100% pure sunshine' BETH O'LEARY

'Heartfelt and hilarious in equal measure' 5* READER REVIEW

'Sarah Adler nails the ultimate rom-com alchemy' CARLEY FORTUNE

'Beautiful and charming and poignant' 5* READER REVIEW

'I laughed. I sobbed. I loved it!' ASHLEY POSTON

'Sarah Adler's voice is hilarious and unique' 5* READER REVIEW

(P)2024 Penguin Audio

Critics Review

Adler dazzles yet again with a voice that leaps and twirls off the very first page. Equal parts hilarious, whimsical, and utterly unique in the best way, Gretchen, Charlie, Everett (and the goats) stole my heart and ran away with it

Amy Lea

Happy Medium is a sincere and sincerely funny romance populated by a higher-than-average number of goats and ghosts. I stayed up late to finish it, and fell asleep smiling

Alix E. Harrow

Hilarious! This is exactly the kind of rom com I love to read – the perfect alchemy of romance, humor and quirky originality. Gretchen is now one of my favorite heroines. This book is going to be huge

Sophie Cousens

It was a DELIGHT to watch morality-zigzagging Gretchen get herself into situations that – keep in mind that they would make anyone else sweat – excite her in a wily, hilarious way. She and Charlie have sizzling opposites-attract chemistry, and her interactions with the resident lovable himbo ghost are laugh-out-loud funny. Thanks to Adler’s signature sharp wit, I had such a good time with the two devils on Gretchen’s shoulders that I almost rooted for them to stick around

Sarah Hogle

I loved Happy Medium! Gretchen is such a great character, warm and witty and complex. I loved seeing her character grow and mature, and her chemistry with Charlie was off the charts!

Kate Johnson, author of HEX APPEAL

A total delight from the first sentence to the last, Happy Medium delivers an utterly winning romance, not to mention a chatty ghost and baby goats in sweaters. Like her good-hearted conwoman heroine, Sarah Adler knows how to spin a story that’s exactly what her audience wants – and needs – to hear

Laura Hankin

With voicey narration and whip-smart humor, Sarah Adler has concocted a delightfully original screwball romcom. This book had me at “fake medium helps a goat farmer with a ghost problem” – yes, please, and thank you

Megan Bannen

A funny and flirty tale of redemption, both in this life and the next. Somewhere between the sexy goat farmer, the spiritualist fraud, and the TV-addicted ghost from the roaring twenties, is a warmly addictive story of finding yourself and what you want in the most unexpected of places. Wrap yourself in your favorite sweater and enjoy this gem!

Sarah Goodman Confino

What an absolute delight. Happy Medium is quick, clever, and fantastically fresh. Sarah Adler just earned herself a spot on top of my auto buy list

B. K. Borrison

Happy Medium captivated me from the first page, with its refreshingly unique cast of characters, extremely fun plot, and writing that is both beautiful and witty. Sarah Adler is destined to be a force in romance, and I can’t wait for more

Tarah DeWitt, author of FUNNY FEELINGS

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