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One-hit Wonder
- Author
- Lisa Jewell
- Narrator
- Antonia Beamish
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Publish Date
- 2 April 2020
- Run Time
- 13 hours 13 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
The emotional and intriguing story of life, love and loss from the No. 1 bestseller of Then She Was Gone, brought to you by Penguin.
After her number-one single, she was never heard of again . . .
Fifteen years later, Bee Bearhorn is found dead in her flat.
Shiver in fear when Pandora opens her jar of evil torments.
Ana Willis always day-dreamed about the exotic half-sister she hadn't seen in years.
When she comes to London to sort through Bee's possessions, she uncovers a life more surprising and mysterious than even she imagined.
Along with Bee's closest friends, Ana sets out to discover exactly what happened to her half-sister, Bee Bearhorn, the one-hit wonder . . .
Narrated by AudioFile Earphones Award-winning narrator Antonia Beamish, Lisa Jewell's compelling novel is brought to live with poignant and captivating narration.
'A compelling story packed with intriguing characters' The Times
'Inventive and moving, with definite charms and a real sense of poignancy' Sunday Times
'Moving and intelligent' Independent
Critics Review
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Sophisticated . . . Jewell can't help but tell a compelling story packed with intriguing characters
The Times
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Tackles serious issues with humour - proving that chick-lit can be intelligent, interesting and huge fun
Sunday Express
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Written with intelligence, verve and wit . . . a triumph
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Inventive and moving . . . a story with definite charms and a real sense of poignancy
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A perceptive, tears-trickling-down-the-side-of-your-nose-on-the-bus brilliant read
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Moving and intelligent
Independent
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A poignant tale of life, love and loss
Mirror
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Traditional, light-hearted romantic fiction at its best
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Poignant and humorous
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Details
- Author
- Lisa Jewell
- Narrator
- Antonia Beamish
- Duration
- 13 hours 13 minutes
- Release Date
- 2 April 2020
- ISBN
- 9780241387733
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Genre
- Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Modern and Contemporary romance, Narrative theme: love / relationships, Romance: wholesome / clean, Contemporary lifestyle fiction
Synopsis
The emotional and intriguing story of life, love and loss from the No. 1 bestseller of Then She Was Gone, brought to you by Penguin.After her number-one single, she was never heard of again . . .Fifteen years later, Bee Bearhorn is found dead in her flat.Shiver in fear when Pandora opens her jar of evil torments.Ana Willis always day-dreamed about the exotic half-sister she hadn't seen in years.When she comes to London to sort through Bee's possessions, she uncovers a life more surprising and mysterious than even she imagined.Along with Bee's closest friends, Ana sets out to discover exactly what happened to her half-sister, Bee Bearhorn, the one-hit wonder . . .Narrated by AudioFile Earphones Award-winning narrator Antonia Beamish, Lisa Jewell's compelling novel is brought to live with poignant and captivating narration.'A compelling story packed with intriguing characters' The Times'Inventive and moving, with definite charms and a real sense of poignancy' Sunday Times'Moving and intelligent' Independent
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