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Before I Met You
- Narrated by: Imogen Church, Sofia Greenacre
- Length: 17 hrs and 15 mins
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Summary
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London, 1920. Arlette works in Liberty by day and by night is caught up in a glamorous whirl of parties, clubs, cocktails and jazz. But when tragedy strikes she flees the city, never to return.
More than half a century later, in the grungy mid-'90s, her granddaughter Betty arrives in London.
She can't wait to begin her new life. But before she can do so, she must find the mysterious woman named in her grandmother's will.
What she doesn't know is that her search will uncover the heartbreaking secret that changed her grandmother's life and might also change hers for ever....
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- Amazon Customer
- 27-01-21
Addictive
Listened to this at every spare moment I had.
Brilliant intriguing story made all the better by the amazing narrators. Absolutely loved this book.
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- C. J. Richardson
- 31-08-20
Great story
Another winner from Lisa Jewell. Not dark but totally entertaining. If thoroughly enjoyed this book.
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- David M
- 24-11-22
An enjoyable listen
Lisa Jewel has an engaging way of writing that is enjoyable to listen to even when the story isn't that exciting.
In this one we follow Betty (aged 21) as she researches the life of her grandmother Arlette when she was a similar age. It turns out that grandmother wasn't always an old lady wrapped in a shawl, living in a big cold house in Guernsey.
Anyway, Grandmother left a sum of money in her Will to somebody called Clara Pickle. The suspense is waiting to see who this lady turns out to be,
As others have commented, the actor reading the parts from 1920 is absolutely awful and distracts the listener from the actual story, She puts on comic voices as if she is reading to a 3-year-old.
There's a lot of discussion about "the negro" in the 1920 sections, Doesn't sound very PC to modern ears.
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- Amazon Customer
- 11-01-24
Lovely story. beautifully read.
A story to get lost in - I loved the two worlds the author created. I loved both narrators.
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- Hazel Russell
- 14-10-22
Great book
A little different to some of her other stories but with great twits and interesting characters. I am growing to love Lisa Jewell!
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- 06-01-21
Before I Met You
The narrator was incredible, really good at telling the story. Took me a while to get into this book but keep at it! Such an incredible story line & now I feel a bit lost after finishing this so quickly, I was listening to it 24/7 by the end of it! One of my favourites by Lisa Jewell, would recommend for everyone to listen to.
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- Anonymous User
- 20-09-20
Loved it.
A truly beautiful listen. I loved the narration by both readers. Will keep buying Lisa Jewell books.
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- Sophie
- 14-04-21
Super story!
Loved this book! It was a little slow to start but once it got going Lisa had me emotionally invested in the characters. What a beautiful bitter sweet story ❤️
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- Wayne
- 02-12-22
Fabulous story , get it you won’t regret it
I could have cried when this finished I became so engrossed in Betty’s and arlettes story I could have listened to this book if it was hours longer , great narrators perfect story engrossing best credit spent in ages
I’m already on my second listen
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- Amazon Customer
- 27-11-23
Totally hooked
Loved every minute. Compelling listen. Great development of plot and characters. Didn't want it to end!
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