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Queen Bee
- Author
- Ciara Geraghty
- Narrator
- Angeline Ball
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 2 February 2023
- Run Time
- 10 hours 16 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Lay on the couch for a brief nap. Woke up an hour later, the witch trials book I’m reading stuck to one side of my face. Pretending not to be menopausal is exhausting.
When fifty-year-old Agatha Doyle starts keeping a diary, it records only the ways she doesn’t know who she is any more. Her glorious empty nest is full of people. And her head is full of brain fog. All it takes to tip her over the edge is a pair of red velvet heels and a man who won’t stop talking.
Standing up for herself, Agatha unwittingly becomes a heroine for midlife women everywhere.
But with a distant husband, and an even more distant sex life, can she also become the heroine of her own life?
Readers LOVE Queen Bee!‘I haven’t laughed this hard in years!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Agatha became my hero’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘A complete hoot’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Agatha Doyle is the poster girl for a new generation’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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‘Laugh-out-loud funny with a spikily endearing heroine who runs full tilt at the menopause with a baseball bat in her hands . . . Fast-paced and hilarious’ CATHY KELLY
‘Bridget Jones meets menopause . . . sharp, funny and real’ CECELIA AHERN
‘I loved this book. Hilarious, perceptive, empathetic. Readers will utterly identify with and adore the superbly drawn Agatha’ PATRICIA SCANLAN
’Witty, poignant and a complete page turner’ SINEAD MORIARTY
’Agatha is a marvellous creation – that voice is so compelling, so snappy, so real – and I’ll miss her ROISIN MEANEY
’What a book! Timely, laden with humour . . . it has everything – female friendship and empowerment, family relationships with all their fun and tragedy’ FIONNUALA KEARNEY
‘Funny, searingly honest, at times tender and poignant. World, meet Agatha, you’re going to love her’ CARMEL HARRINGTON
‘So funny and smart and warm … honestly all women will love this book’ ANNA McPARTLIN
Critics Review
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‘One of my absolutely favourite authors’ Sheila O’Flanagan
‘Slick, witty writing, laugh-out-loud funny, sometimes heart-wrenchingly sad’ My Weekly
‘Wonderfully witty’ Woman’s Weekly
‘A must-read […] Very witty!’ Closer
‘Really funny and relatable, you’ll want to be more Agatha by the end’ Heat
‘Laugh-out-loud, poignant and life-affirming’ Woman
‘So funny and so relatable’ Fabulous
‘Written in a deliciously dead-pan tone, this hilarious, heartfelt novel will appeal to readers at any age’ Irish Times, ‘25 Great Holiday Books’
‘Hilarious, poignant and life-affirming’ Woman & Home
Praise for Ciara Geraghty:
‘A fabulous read … [the] characters are so real … you’re immediately immersed in their stories’ Sheila O’Flanagan
‘Tender, emotional and uplifting…I loved it’ Lucy Diamond
‘Rules of the Road had me laughing and crying on the same page…such a talented writer.’ Patricia Scanlan
‘Very funny, very moving and utterly unsentimental’ Irish Times
‘A genuine feel-good hit […]Geraghty's tightly wound adventure is as touching as it is entertaining’ Independent
‘A book to be shared, a book to be cherished … an homage to the strength of friendship and a celebration of life in all its colours’ Mairead Hearne, Swirl and Thread
‘Tender, funny, and heartbreaking… Ciara Geraghty is a wonderful writer’ Hazel Gaynor
‘Infused with warmth, humour and human understanding. An homage to life and fantastic friendships, this book will warm the cockles of your heart.’ Justine Carberry, Sunday Independent
‘Funny, gentle, compassionate and wise’ Anne Cunningham, Meath Chronicle
‘A superb writer… the Irish Jojo Moyes. Her books are beautifully written, and infused with warmth, humour and human understanding.’ Irish Examiner
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Details
- Author
- Ciara Geraghty
- Narrator
- Angeline Ball
- Duration
- 10 hours 16 minutes
- Release Date
- 2 February 2023
- ISBN
- 9780008496494
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Contemporary lifestyle fiction, Family life fiction / Stories about family, Humorous fiction, Narrative theme: love / relationships, Modern and Contemporary romance, Menopause
Synopsis
‘Bridget Jones meets menopause…sharp, funny and real’ Cecelia Ahern Lay on the couch for a brief nap. Woke up an hour later, the witch trials book I’m reading stuck to one side of my face. Pretending not to be menopausal is exhausting. When fifty-year-old Agatha Doyle starts keeping a diary, it records only the ways she doesn’t know who she is any more. Her glorious empty nest is full of people. And her head is full of brain fog. All it takes to tip her over the edge is a pair of red velvet heels and a man who won’t stop talking. Standing up for herself, Agatha unwittingly becomes a heroine for midlife women everywhere. But with a distant husband, and an even more distant sex life, can she also become the heroine of her own life? Readers LOVE Queen Bee! ‘I haven’t laughed this hard in years!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Agatha became my hero’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A complete hoot’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Agatha Doyle is the poster girl for a new generation’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ‘Laugh-out-loud funny with a spikily endearing heroine who runs full tilt at the menopause with a baseball bat in her hands . . . Fast-paced and hilarious’ CATHY KELLY ‘Bridget Jones meets menopause . . . sharp, funny and real’ CECELIA AHERN ‘I loved this book. Hilarious, perceptive, empathetic. Readers will utterly identify with and adore the superbly drawn Agatha’ PATRICIA SCANLAN ’Witty, poignant and a complete page turner’ SINEAD MORIARTY ’Agatha is a marvellous creation – that voice is so compelling, so snappy, so real – and I’ll miss her ROISIN MEANEY ’What a book! Timely, laden with humour . . . it has everything – female friendship and empowerment, family relationships with all their fun and tragedy’ FIONNUALA KEARNEY ‘Funny, searingly honest, at times tender and poignant. World, meet Agatha, you’re going to love her’ CARMEL HARRINGTON ‘So funny and smart and warm … honestly all women will love this book’ ANNA McPARTLIN
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