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The Six Loves of Billy Binns
- Author
- Richard Lumsden
- Narrator
- Richard Lumsden
- Publisher
- Headline
- Publish Date
- 24 January 2019
- Run Time
- 11 hours 30 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
At 117 years old, Billy Binns is the oldest man in Europe and he knows his time is almost up. But Billy has a final wish: he wants to remember what love feels like one last time. As he looks back at the relationships that have shaped his life - and the events that shaped the century - he recalls a life full of hope, heartbreak and, above all, love.
(P)2019 Headline Publishing Group Ltd
Critics Review
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Richard Lumsden's first novel is full of surprises and sentiment
Sun
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A novel with enough warmth for the chilliest of Januarys . . . lovely
Grazia
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The Six Loves of Billy Binns is extraordinary. Funny, heartbreaking, wise and so very uplifting, it's a beautiful story of life, love and redemption. Richard Lumsden is a natural, magical storyteller, weaving joy and pain through the life of a protagonist you can't fail to love. It's a book you read with your heart in your mouth and your breath held. It will stay with me for a long time. I loved it!
Miranda Dickinson
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Magical
Sir Tom Courtenay
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A book I would like to have beside me as I grow old to remind me of what's important in life and what is not
Jenny Quintana, author of 'The Missing Girl'
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This uplifting and powerful debut is beautifully written, full of emotion and will tug at your heartstrings
Sarah J Harris, author of 'The Colour of Bee Larkham's Murder'
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Moving
Bella
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A big, assured, accomplished work
Sunday Independent
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Lumsden's powers of invention and his sympathy for the human condition mean the novel never runs out of steam . . . quietly riveting
Irish Examiner
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An emotional journey
Daily Express
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Embraces the epic sweep of a century
RTE Guide
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Details
- Author
- Richard Lumsden
- Narrator
- Richard Lumsden
- Duration
- 11 hours 30 minutes
- Release Date
- 24 January 2019
- ISBN
- 9781472256713
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Headline
- Genre
- Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Fiction: literary and general non-genre, Contemporary lifestyle fiction
Synopsis
THE SIX LOVES OF BILLY BINNS is a deeply moving debut set in London against the backdrop of the changing 20th century. it is reading group fiction perfect for those who loved the quirky pathos of Gail Honeyman's ELEANOR OLIPHANT IS COMPLETELY FINE and the warmth and humour of Rachel Joyce's THE PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY.At 117 years old, Billy Binns is the oldest man in Europe and he knows his time is almost up. But Billy has a final wish: he wants to remember what love feels like one last time. As he looks back at the relationships that have shaped his life - and the events that shaped the century - he recalls a life full of hope, heartbreak and, above all, love.(P)2019 Headline Publishing Group Ltd
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